WPF expresses deep concern over the escalating legal pressures on journalists in the Netherlands, as highlighted in recent research by Free Press Unlimited.

De Volkskrant reporter and former China correspondent Marije Vlaskamp receives threats of Chinese origin.

Dutch journalists Sara Berkeljon and Renate Beense were detained while reporting a climate change protest despite wearing press jackets and identifying themselves as journalists.

Investigative journalist Stella Braam has disclosed that Dutch intelligence agencies surveilled her for 31 years.

In a finalized settlement, the Dutch state will pay damages to journalist and CFWIJ fellow Ans Boersma. Ans was unjustifiably deported from Turkey on January 17, 2019, after Dutch intelligence reportedly shared information with Turkish authorities alleging the journalist had links to a terrorist organization. Ans was working as an economy editor for Het Financieele Dagblad when police raided her home on January 16, 2019.

Reem Abdellatif, an editor and writer at Skift, recently spoke about the threats and hate she faces online. Reem, a celebrated journalist, was targeted with hate and discrimination after she published her first column in the Israeli daily newspaper, Haaretz. She recounted that the online accounts bombarded her with hateful comments, and a few ex-colleagues criticized her choice of platform to publish her work. Online trolls threatened Reem and warned her to stay away from Saudi Arabia. The journalist was subjected to sexual advances and accused of manipulation against Muslim brethren. CFWIJ reiterates its condemnation of online attacks against Reem. We demand the executives of social media platforms to acknowledge the dangers of such online attacks for their potential to present physical attacks.