Jerusalem, February 26, 2026 – Israeli authorities have banned several Palestinian media platforms operating in Jerusalem, invoking security legislation to designate them as “prohibited” entities, in a move that press freedom advocates say further restricts the shrinking civic space in the occupied Palestinian territory.
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Grave concern arises over the continued appointment and reassignment of security leaders in Aden who face credible evidence of serious human rights violations. Authorities continue these decisions without conducting independent,
February 24, 2026 – Women Journalists Without Chains reported a sharp escalation of grave violations against civilians in Al-Bayda Governorate, central Yemen, since the beginning of 2026.
Geneva – February 2026 – Women Journalists Without Chains strongly condemns the ruling issued on February 7, 2026, by Branch One of the Revolutionary Court in Mashhad against Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent human rights defender Narges Mohammadi.
The arrival of the holy month of Ramadan comes at a time when the file of prisoners, detainees, abductees, and forcibly disappeared persons in Yemen remains stalled, despite its status as one of the country’s most urgent humanitarian priorities.
Recent measures undertaken by the Tunisian authorities, including the arrest of dismissed judge Hisham Khaled, the imprisonment of Member of Parliament Ahmed Al-Saidani,
Women Journalists Without Chains strongly condemns the arrest of prominent lawyer and human rights defender Majid bin Abdullah Al-Ruhaili by Omani authorities, describing the measure as arbitrary, retaliatory, and incompatible with Oman’s obligations under international human rights law.
Women Journalists Without Chains expresses grave concern over the mass transfer of approximately 5,700 detainees suspected of affiliation with ISIS from camps and detention facilities in northeast Syria to Iraq since late January.
February 13, 2026 — Women Journalists Without Chains has strongly condemned the death of Palestinian paramedic Hatem Ismail Rayan while in Israeli detention,
The continued detention of lawyer and human rights defender Ahmed Souab, alongside appeal proceedings held on February 12, 2026, on terrorism‑related charges linked to statements made in the course of his professional duties,
The arrest of France-based activist Zineb El Kharroubi upon her arrival at Marrakech airport on February 12, 2026, marks a troubling escalation in the targeting of peaceful expression and digital activism in Morocco.
Reports compiled by Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) indicate a severe deterioration in the human rights situation across Iran since the beginning of 2026, with thousands of protesters reportedly killed,
For years, civilians in Yemen have endured a sustained pattern of grave abuses linked to the Houthi militia’s conduct of hostilities. Through routine sniper fire and the widespread planting of land and naval mines in civilian areas,

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