WPF stands with Ia Sartania and condemns the violent and homophobic assault she endured on the Tbilisi metro.

WPF condemns the prosecutor's decision to pursue charges against journalist Asena Tunca for allegedly "opposing the law on meetings and demonstrations" following her violent detention by law enforcement while covering a protest against the government's handling of the February 2024 earthquakes.

Razzaq was subjected to a series of threats warning her against continuing to report on the Baloch women's protest.

Istanbul’s 23rd Criminal Court of First Instance imposed fines and prison sentences on journalist Şehriban Alkış, along with six other women activists.

Journalist Matilde Alcaraz and cameraman Toni Polit from Á Punt were attacked while reporting live by far-right protestors mobilized by the political party Vox.

In a troubling escalation of violence against the press in Madagascar, journalist Finoana Razafijaonimanana was injured by a stun grenade during a clash between police and demonstrators in Antananarivo.

Violent mob viciously attacked journalist Daniela Valdez of Radio Cepra as she reported a protest at a municipal office in Sucre.

Channel 13 journalist Noga Nir Neeman was reporting on demonstrations demanding judicial reforms to be pushed through parliament when protestors blocked her car and started banging on her vehicle.

CFWIJ is alarmed by increasing assaults on press covering demonstrations and urges police to respect journalists

Police throw tear gas canisters at journalists Halima Mohamed and Elizabeth Mutinda covering anti-government demonstrations, forcing them to run for safety.

Special Unit officer repeatedly threatens and harasses Kurdish journalist Nazila Maroofian after her release from prison in January, 2023.

We are extremely disturbed by the growing violence against women journalists in Iran, who are one of the primary target of arrests and detentions.

Iran has wrestled with waves of protests after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained and beaten by the so-called “morality police” for violating the country's hijab law on September 16, 2022.

Russian Police have detained hundreds of people and at least 18 journalists across the country in recent days, including five women journalists.