Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) released a report on March 16, 2023, revealing that the Tunisian president, Kais Saied, has imposed a state of emergency in the country since July 2021, resulting in a significant decline in press freedom. The report titled "Kais Saied Pushes Tunisian Press Towards Police State Environment" highlights how the president has taken measures to suppress media since the parliament was frozen in July 2021, and a new constitution was adopted, despite low voter turnout.
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On March 8, International Women's Day, we at Women Journalists Without Chains urge the immediate release of female journalists and political prisoners
Journalist Hanane Bakour is still being harassed by Moroccan authorities, who have yet again scheduled her trial for April 10, 2023.
Yesterday morning, March 01, 2023, the Security Belt militia in the governorate of Aden stormed and seized the building of the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate, terrorizing the administrative body and its staff, in a flagrant attack on trade union and civil work and a flagrant violation of trade union freedoms in Yemen.
Egyptian authorities continue to prevent the detained journalist, Hisham Abdelaziz, from access to necessary medical care as his health worsens, amid growing fears of the risk of his vision loss after becoming deaf, in a flagrant violation of local laws and international conventions.
The Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) has strongly condemned the arrest of women journalists Malika Hashemi, Saeeda Shafie and Mehrnoush Zareiand and their transfer to notorious Evin Prison.
The Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) has denounced the imprisonment threat from a cabinet minister to the Sudanese journalist Abdelrahman El Ajeb for reasons related to his journalistic work.
Amid a nonstop crackdown on journalists and media professionals since last year, the Iranian authorities has recently arrested another female journalist called Malika Hashemi.
The Saudi specialized criminal court issued an 8-year prison sentence against Ziyad Al-Sufiani, an journalist and Wikipedia editor, on charges that violate his right to express opinion, according to Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC).
The Yemeni journalist Marwan al-Muraisi has been forcibly disappeared by the Saudi authorities so far.