Press Releases

Khalifa Al-Qasimi, a Tunisian journalist held in detention since September 3, 2023, is currently experiencing a decline in his health attributed to the ongoing denial of essential medical treatment by Tunisian authorities.

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) voiced strong disapproval for what it characterized as collaboration between the Egyptian authorities and the Israeli government in enforcing a media blockade on the Gaza Strip —a region enduring a relentless conflict for over 70 days.

In the tumultuous aftermath of an Israeli monitoring organization's damning accusations against international media, implicating them in collaboration with the Hamas movement's attack on settlements within the so-called 'Gaza envelope' on October 7, the journalistic landscape finds itself at the epicenter of a heated controversy.

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) voices profound concern as Iranian authorities escalate violations against journalists and media workers, particularly with the approaching first anniversary of Mahsa Amini's tragic death. Amini, aged 22, died in police custody on September 16 after being arrested for wearing a t-shirt deemed "inappropriately" violating hijab norms.

With profound sorrow, the organization "Women Journalists Without Chains" has closely monitored the heinous assault on journalist Mujali Al-Samadi, director and proprietor of "Voice of Yemen Radio," as a group of five individuals intercepted him during his return to his residence in the  Al-Safia neighborhood of Sana'a on Thursday, August 24th, 2023, in the evening.

Jordanian journalism is currently enduring a distressing ordeal characterized by mistreatment and obstacles. A striking example of this occurred on August 9, 2023, when the Court of First Instance, acting in an appellate capacity, authorized the imprisonment of Ahmed Hassan Al-Zoubi, a prominent journalist, for a duration of one year.

The authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan have a long-standing practice of utilizing the judiciary system to stifle critical voices, exemplified by the recent incarceration of journalist Sherwan Sherwani.

Women Journalists Without Chains has expressed its concern over the recent court ruling in Lebanon, which sentenced journalist Dima Sadek to a year-long imprisonment. This was in response to an article she wrote defending a victim of assault by supporters of a political group in 2019. 

Algeria has shown a strong desire to silence the independent media, as evidenced by the recent ruling against journalist Ihsane El Kadi, who was given a seven-year prison sentence. This decision was based on his social media posts, which were deemed to be against the public interest, as well as allegations of receiving foreign funds. The press community was taken aback by this verdict.