Press Releases

Women Journalists Without Chains unequivocally condemns the arbitrary and violent re-arrest of prominent human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi by Iranian security forces on Friday, 12 December 2025, in the city of Mashhad, northeastern Iran.

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) reported that forces affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC), backed by the United Arab Emirates,

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) has issued a sweeping and urgent condemnation of widespread violations committed by forces affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen’s Hadramaut Governorate,

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) warns that the continued failure of the international community to take meaningful action to halt the crimes committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan—particularly in Kordofan and Darfur—now amounts to complicity through inaction.

On International Human Rights Day, observed on 10 December, Women Journalists Without Chains reaffirms that human rights are the product of a long and arduous struggle shaped by sacrifice, resistance, and moral clarity.

ALGIERS – Prominent Algerian poet and activist Mohamed Tadjadit is set to stand trial on November 30, 2025, alongside 12 other pro‑democracy activists, facing severe state security charges that carry penalties up to life imprisonment or the death sentence.

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) strongly condemns the enforced disappearance of Emirati citizen Jassim Al‑Shamsi by Syrian authorities. The Syrian government bears full responsibility for his safety and well‑being.

A recent Israeli airstrike on the Syrian town of Beit Jinn has killed 13 civilians, including women and children, and wounded two dozen others, drawing fierce condemnation from monitoring groups who have labeled the attack a war crime and a blatant violation of international law.

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Women Journalists Without Chains pays tribute to women across the globe.

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) has strongly condemned the death of Emirati businessman and prisoner of conscience Ali Abdullah Fath Ali Al-Khaja, who died at the age of 58 in Abu Dhabi’s Al-Razeen prison after more than thirteen years of severe mistreatment.

A formal complaint submitted by the family of Malek Mohammed Abdullah Ismail al-Yaqubi has prompted strong concerns over persistent impunity in Yemen,

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) expresses its profound concern and unequivocal condemnation of the systematic smear and incitement campaign launched by Sheikh Abdullah Al-Udaini against journalist Ahd Yassin, a presenter at Republic Channel.