Belarus: CFWIJ condemns detention of former journalist Ksenia Lutskina over charges of tax evasion
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A former journalist, Ksenia Lutskina, was detained over accusations of tax evasion.
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Belarus: CFWIJ condemns prolonged detention of journalists Katsyaryna Andreyeva and Darya Chultsova
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Journalists Katsyaryna Andreyeva and Darya Chultsova are behind bars since November 2020 for live streaming a protest.
Read MoreBelarus: CFWIJ condemns the unjustified imprisonment of journalist Alla Sharko
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Alla Sharko, a human rights activist and program director of the Press Club of Belarus was arrested on December 22, 2020, along with her colleagues.
Read MoreSyria: CFWIJ calls upon all militant groups to release journalists immediately
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Syrian journalist and human rights defender Nour al-Shalo, who was detained by the militant group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), was released
Read MoreTurkey: CFWIJ condemns three reporters’ detention while they were covering women's protest
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Jinnews reporters Habibe Eren, Öznur Değer and journalist Eylül Deniz Yaşar were detained while following the women demonstration in Ankara.
Read MoreTurkey: CFWIJ demands immediate release of journalist Zeynep Durgut
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Reporters from the Mesopotamia Agency (MA) and Jin News, Zeynep Durgut, Rojda Aydın and Derya Ren, were detained in Şırnak.
Read MorePoland: Photojournalist Agata Grzybowska detained at protest site despite showing her press card
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Agata Grzybowska, a photojournalist for RATS agency, was detained while covering a recent protest in the capital city.
Read MoreRussia: Journalist Yana Toporkova was detained, her home raided and equipment confiscated.
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Journalist Yana Toporkova was detained as a part of an investigation into the spreading of "false information".
Read MoreMexico: Journalist Lizbeth Hernández was attacked and detained while covering a women's rally.
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Journalist Lizbeth Hernández was detained and battered while following women's protests in Mexico.
Read MoreBelarus: At least nine journalists were detained while reporting the civil unrest across the country
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After the controversial elections won by President Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus, tens of thousands of people continue to flood the streets despite harsh police measures.
Read MoreIsrael: Journalist Bushra Al-Tawil arbitrarily detained for the fifth time by Israeli authorities.
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Israeli authorities arrested journalist Bushra Al-Tawil yesterday while she was passing through a bridge checkpoint.
Read MoreIsrael: Journalist Christine Renawy interrogated over allegations of defying Interior Security minister’s memo.
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Journalist Christine Renawy of Palestine Television briefly detained and interrogated by Israeli authorities.
Read MoreGreece: German documentary journalists arbitrarily detained in Samos island
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On 19 October 2020, a German media crew making a documentary about climate-induced migration on the Greek island of Samos were detained for seven hours.
Read MoreEgypt: One year of injustice for woman journalist Esraa Abdel-Fattah
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Journalist Esraa Abdel-Fattah as of today has spent one year in pre-trial detention pending case no. 488\2020.
Read MoreBelarus: Seven women journalists detained, three remain under custody for reporting protests
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16 journalists were detained in Belarus, seven of them being women.
Read MoreTurkey: Mesopotamia Agency’s Van bureau is raided among four detainees are two women journalists from Jin News
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Mesopotamia Agency's (MA) Van Bureau and the homes of many journalists were raided in the morning.
Read MoreEgypt: Journalism deemed a crime. Journalist Basma Mostafa abducted and detained for covering a story.
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Journalist Basma Mostafa was abducted and later detained for covering the murder of a citizen in the Luxor Governorate at the hands of a national security officer.
Read MoreTurkey: Journalist Selda Manduz is detained along with members of Kars Municipality
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While many politicians and representatives of non-governmental organizations were detained within the scope of the operation, Democrat News reporter Selda Manduz was also among those detained.
Read MoreEgypt: Oppression escalates by putting another woman journalist in jail. Journalist Naglaa Mohamed is in pre-trial detention in Egypt.
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After a week of enforced disappearance, journalist Naglaa Mohamed of Daarb news website appeared in the supreme national security Prosecution office.
Read MoreTurkey: Imprisoned journalist Müyesser Yıldız is charged with 20.000 TL for “insulting” the Minister of National Defense
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The Coalition For Women In Journalism condemns the pre-trial detention of Müyesser Yıldız, who is at risk under pandemic conditions. It is further unacceptable that the imprisoned journalist.
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