Women Press Freedom stands in strong solidarity with journalist Tara Das, who has endured two instances of violent sexual assault, harassment, victim-blaming, and blackmail during her twenty-year career in the media industry.

WPF is relieved that Pandey was released, we demand law enforcement discloses the purpose behind the unjust detention and why she faced aggressive interference on the job.

WPF denounces the attack on journalist Chinmayee Sahoo and her Argus News colleagues by former minister Das Raghunandan in Bhubaneswar.

WPF condemns the utterly reprehensible casteist abuse targeting The Print’s photojournalist Manisha Mondal.

WPF condemns the violent manner in which CNN News18 reporter Yesha Kotak was attacked by a police constable in Mumbai.

WPF is deeply troubled by the growing misuse of deepfake technology to impersonate and exploit journalists, as highlighted by the recent incident involving Pooja Shali, a respected journalist with India Today and Aaj Tak.

WPF vehemently condemns the threats and harassment faced by Neha Purav, a distinguished journalist with over 25 years of experience, following her report on a union minister’s election campaign.

WPF condemns the forced departure of Avani Dias, an Australian journalist and the South Asia correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

WPF vehemently denounces the incident involving British-Kashmiri Professor Nitasha Kaul, who was denied entry into India upon her arrival at Bengaluru Airport on February 25, 2024.

WPF firmly stands against the malicious use of deepfake technology in media and the consequent threats it poses to the safety, dignity, and professional integrity of journalists, particularly women.

CFWIJ and WPF denounces the Indian Home Ministry threatening to deport French journalist Vanessa Dougnac two years after revoking her work visa.

Women Press Freedom condemns the charges against Desai, demands authorities stop using such baseless tactics to silence critical voices

CFWIJ and WPF denounces the reprehensible online sexual harassment targeting Indian journalist Haseena Shaik.

VG’s is not the first case of legal harassment of journalists in India, as several journalists have recently been booked by the police for merely doing their job.

CFWIJ and WPF expresses deep concern over the Karnataka High Court in India granting bail to one of the accused in the murder case of Gauri Lankesh, a renowned journalist brutally murdered outside her home in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017.