Myanmar: Two Reporters Injured, Arrested By Military Forces While Covering Anti-Regime Protest
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Ma Hmu Yandanar Khet Moh Moh Tun, a video journalist, were critically injured and subsequently arrested by the military forces.
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Canada: Judge orders Amber Bracken’s release, three days after her arrest by RCMP from Gidimt’en camp
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A British Columbia Supreme Court judge ordered the release of photojournalist Amber Bracken.
Read MoreCanada: CFWIJ condemns RCMP’s arrest of Amber Bracken as situation at Gidimt’en camp heightens
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested at least one media member nd established an exclusion zone from where they stopped journalists from reporting.
Read MoreIran: CFWIJ condemns journalist Rahil Mousavi’s unexplained arrest
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Freelance photojournalist Rahil Mousavi was arrested on November 9, 2021 over unspecified charges and has remained in state custody since.
Read MoreRwanda: CFWIJ is concerned at Yvonne Idamange’s conviction
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Yvonne Idamange, a 42-year-old YouTube commentator and a survivor of the 1994 genocide, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Read MoreChina: CFWIJ joined 44 human rights organization to urge Chinese President Xi Jinping to release Covid-19 reporter on hunger strike
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On September 17th, 45 human rights NGOs urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to exonerate and release Covid-19 reporter Zhang Zhan.
Read MorePalestine: CFWIJ condemns the forced detention and physical assault against Givara Budeiri
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Givara Budeiri, Jerusalem correspondent for Al Jazeera Arabic was assaulted and arrested by Israeli forces.
Read MoreUnited States: CFWIJ condemns the unlawful arrest of Ayano Nagaishi and Alison Cutler
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Ayano Nagaishi and Alison Cutler, watchdog reporters associated with The News Leader were arrested on Wednesday, May 19.
Read MoreBelarus: CFWIJ denounces the constant and arbitrary detentions against journalists in Belarus
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Reporter Lyubov Kasperovich was sentenced to 15 days of detention over a charge of participating unauthorised demonstration.
Read MoreBangladesh: CFWIJ condemns the unlawful arrest of journalist Rozina Islam and demands her immediate release
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Rozina Islam, a senior correspondent Program Alo newspaper, was arrested after spending almost five hours in confinement at the Health Ministry Secretariat.
Read MoreVietnam: CFWIJ demands journalist Tran Thi Tuyet Dieu’s immediate release
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Independent journalist Tran Thi Tuyet Dieu was sentenced to eight years in prison over charges of writing anti-state stories on her social media accounts.
Read MoreUnited States: CFWIJ highly condemns the police assault against Carolyn Sung
/Carolyn Sung, an Asian-American CNN producer, was pushed to the ground after identifying herself as press while covering the Daunte Wright protests.
Read MoreTurkey: CFWIJ welcomes journalist Beritan Canözer’s release
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Jin News reporter Beritan Canözer was released after four-day detention.
Read MoreTurkey: CFWIJ demands justice and an immediate release of imprisoned journalists Şehriban Abi and Nazan Sala
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CFWIJ calls upon the Turkish state to end inhumane torture against imprisoned journalists Şehriban Abi and Nazan Sala.
Read MoreRussia: CFWIJ condemns the arrest of blogger Malika Dzhikayeva
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The Chechen Supreme Court upheld the verdict of Malika Dzhikayeva, sentencing her to three years in prison.
Read MoreTurkey: The Coalition For Women In Journalism calls upon journalism organizations and human rights defenders to stand with Ayşegül Doğan
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We the undersigned; demand that the charges against Ayşegül Doğan, who is an impartial and fact-based journalist whose only hope is to live in a better, democratic and civilized country to be dropped.
Read MoreUnited States: CFWIJ condemns the arrest and trial of Andrea Sahouri demands she be released immediately.
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Andrea Sahouri was arrested ìn May 2020 while covering a Black Lives Matter protest.
Read MoreIran: CFWIJ demands journalist Saba Azarpeik’s release immediately
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Journalist Saba Azarpeik was reportedly arrested by The Iranian Cyber Police (FATA) on February 7 for unknown reasons.
Read MoreChina: CFWIJ condemns the arrest of Australian journalist Cheng Lei
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The Chinese government has officially arrested journalist Cheng Lei after almost six months of detention on charges of "illegally supplying state secrets overseas".
Read MoreRussia: CFWIJ condemns arrest of journalists Elena Kostyuchenko and Valeria Savinova
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Russian journalists Elena Kostyuchenko and Valeria Savinova were among the dozens of journalists detained at the protests demanding the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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