Press Releases

The global observance of World Press Freedom Day 2026 comes at a critical and somber juncture for the Middle East and North Africa.

Women Journalists Without Chains strongly condemns the Bahraini authorities' recent decision to revoke the citizenship of 69 individuals and their families.

Women Journalists Without Chains expresses its profound concern regarding reports that Syrian authorities may extradite Emirati activist and dissident Jassim al-Shamsi to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Women Journalists Without Chains has documented the assassination of prominent Yemeni educator and member of the Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah), Dr. Abdulrahman Abdulwahab Qassem Al-Suhaibi, known as “Al-Shaer,” who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Saturday morning in the city of Aden.

A Lebanese journalist was killed and another injured in a sequence of Israeli attacks that escalated from direct targeting to the obstruction of rescue operations in the town of Al-Tayri, southern Lebanon, on Wednesday, April 22.

Women Journalists Without Chains expresses deep alarm over the escalating pattern of Israeli violations in southern Syria, particularly in Quneitra Governorate, where ground incursions, raids, arbitrary detentions, and attacks on civilians have sharply increased.

Women Journalists Without Chains condemns the ongoing enforced disappearance of Yemeni politician Mohammed Qahtan, describing it as a continuous and grave violation that underscores a profound failure in the enforcement of international law and accountability mechanisms.

Women Journalists Without Chains expresses grave concern over the continued use of arbitrary detention and the issuance of harsh judicial rulings in Egypt,

Women Journalists Without Chains expresses grave concern over the accelerating deterioration of fundamental freedoms and judicial safeguards in Kuwait, as authorities continue the arbitrary detention and prosecution of internationally recognized journalist Ahmad Shihab al-Din.

Women Journalists Without Chains strongly condemns the death of 32-year-old Bahraini detainee Sayed Mohammed Al-Moussawi while in the custody of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA),

A coordinated defamation and smear campaign has been launched against journalist Hanan Faza’a, a presenter at Al-Mahriya TV, across various media outlets and social media platforms.

Geneva, April 12, 2026 — Women Journalists Without Chains condemns a series of airstrikes carried out by Israeli occupation forces in Lebanon that have killed two journalists and a prominent poet,