Press Releases

Beirut – April 8, 2026 — A rapidly intensifying pattern of Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon is driving the systematic degradation of the country’s health sector,

Taiz – April 8, 2026 — A renewed surge in sniper attacks by the Houthi militia has intensified alarm over the deliberate targeting of civilians in Taiz Governorate,

Geneva - April 2026 - An intensifying wave of military escalation across the Gulf region and Iran—driven by a U.S.-Israeli military campaign targeting Tehran and extending to critical Iranian infrastructure—has triggered growing international alarm,

Geneva— April 4, 2026 — Flooding triggered by heavy seasonal rains in late March has displaced landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) across several areas in Yemen,

On the occasion of the International Day for Mine Awareness, grave concern raises over the persistent failure to scale up effective public awareness on the dangers posed by landmines and unexploded ordnance across several conflict-affected contexts.

Women Journalists Without Chains expresses its profound shock at verified reports from Qezel Hesar Prison in Alborz Province confirming that Iranian authorities have carried out a secret and sudden wave of executions within the past 24 hours (30–31 March 2026).

Geneva / Occupied Jerusalem — April 1, 2026 — Women Journalists Without Chains expresses its profound alarm and unequivocal condemnation of the dangerous trajectory taken by the Israeli authorities following the Knesset’s final approval,

Yemen – March 31, 2026 - A growing pattern of abductions, assaults, and intimidation against legal professionals, human rights defenders,

The assassination of journalist Abdul Samad Al-Qadi in Taiz, under the control of the internationally recognized government, represents a tragic event that has raised deep sorrow and grave concern.

March 29, 2026 – Lebanon - Women Journalists Without Chains has strongly condemned the killing of three journalists in southern Lebanon, describing the incident as part of a systematic pattern of targeting media professionals amid ongoing regional escalation.

Geneva – March 27, 2026 – Israeli forces arrested Palestinian journalist and writer Lama Khater during a raid on her home in the occupied West Bank on March 23, raising concerns over the targeting of media professionals and the shrinking space for free expression.

Egypt - March 24, 26 - Women Journalists Without Chains expresses profound alarm at the continued rise in deaths inside Egyptian prisons and detention facilities, a pattern that reflects deep structural failures and long‑standing human rights violations.