In a notable step, the Egyptian government has granted freedom to Hisham Abdel Aziz, a prominent journalist affiliated with Al-Jazeera Mubasher, much to the elation of Women Journalists Without Chains. While expressing their delight over this decision, the organization also urges the authorities to demonstrate a commitment to press freedom by releasing all other journalists who have been detained.

Saleck Zeid, an investigative journalist in Mauritania, was arrested on April 19, 2023, for his Facebook posts about recent criminal activities in the country. 

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.

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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.