Press Releases

The return of displaced Palestinians to Gaza has unveiled a harrowing truth: the depth of the humanitarian catastrophe is also the indelible signature of a genocide. As documented by Women Journalists Without Chains

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) has condemned what it described as an intensified and systematic crackdown by the Houthi militia against freedom of expression and public participation in areas under its control.

Human rights and media activist Hamssa Jasim was assassinated in cold blood on October 6, 2025, when unidentified gunmen opened fire on her vehicle in the Al-Amiri district north of Kut, the capital of Iraq’s Wasit Governorate.

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) expresses its deep concern over the arrest and continued detention of South Sudanese journalist and political commentator Samuel Peter Oyay,

An Israeli drone strike on Monday killed a Lebanese couple and injured a third person when two guided missiles hit a civilian vehicle traveling on the Zebdine–Nabatieh road, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) commemorates the seventh anniversary of the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, renewing its call for genuine international accountability and warning that impunity for his killers continues to endanger press freedom worldwide.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and head of Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC), Tawakkol Karman, has strongly condemned Israel’s assault on the Global Freedom Flotilla, describing it as a “flagrant crime” and a blatant violation of international law.

Women Journalists Without Chains expresses its deep concern over the violent measures taken by Moroccan authorities against peaceful protests held on September 27, 2025.

The Mediterranean has become the latest battleground in Israel’s protracted war on Gaza. This time, however,

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) expresses its deep concern over the storming of the Aden Al-Ghad newspaper headquarters on Saturday morning, September 27, 2025, and the arrest of its editor-in-chief, journalist Fathi Bin Lazraq, who was released later the same evening.

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) strongly condemns the abduction of journalist Majed Zayed by members of the Houthi militia in the capital, Sana’a, and his subsequent transfer to an unknown location.

A Yemeni journalist has entered his fifth year in prison in Saudi Arabia, drawing renewed condemnation from rights advocates who say his detention reflects a wider crackdown on free expression in the kingdom.