Saleck Zeid, an investigative journalist in Mauritania, was arrested on April 19, 2023, for his Facebook posts about recent criminal activities in the country.
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Cairo- In its most recent report, published on April 12, 2023, Women Journalists Without Chains assessed Egypt's state of freedom of expression and opinion. The report reveals a deeply rooted environment of oppression under military and security leaders, making Egypt one of the worst countries in terms of press freedom. The organization documented over 112 violations against journalists in 2022, including around 20 Egyptian female journalists who were subjected to various forms of mistreatment, such as imprisonment, assault, torture, and termination of employment.
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.
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.
The journalist Noureddine Boutar serving as the director of the radio station and news website Mosaique FM has been arrested in Tunisia for reasons related to the radio’s editorial policy, according to his lawyer Dalila Mosaddeq.
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.