Press workers in Somalia faced a wave of violence and intimidation as they covered protests in Mogadishu, among the women targeted are Nimo Muhidin and Safa Osman. Both were subjected to intimidation by the Somali police as they attempted to report from the scene.

WPF strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest of journalist Josie Serseña, who was detained for not attending a court hearing as a witness in an anti-drug operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).

Women Press Freedom denounces police harassment and unjust restrictions targeting independent media reporting on exhumations at a cemetery in Mogadishu.

Police officers harassed freelance journalist Louise Bihan while she covered an ecological demonstration, highlighting a disturbing trend of law enforcement hostility toward journalists covering climate actions in France.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism expresses deep concern for well-known reporter Marina Nizovkina who has made a public appeal for protection following intimidation by police.

Journalist Mariam Laham arrested, detained for 11 hours, during which her home was searched and her laptop was tampered with.

Federal Security Services (FSB) officers raid home of journalist Oksana Asaulenko in connection with a criminal case against Sergei Ukhov, the former coordinator of Alexei Navalny's Perm headquarters.

Iryna Novik, a project editor for Hrodna.life, was detained by the Belarusian police over a photo she released. She posted a picture of a Ryanair plane with a logo of a Telegram channel banned in the country. The photo remained on the channel’s feed for five hours, though Iryna reports that when the error was noticed, the post was removed. She was detained for two days before she was released. CFWIJ condemns the unjustified crackdown on press freedom in the country. We stand in solidarity with Iryna and denounce the attack against the journalist.

Kim Winkler, a photojournalist based in Berlin, was targeted online by police via Twitter on May 3. CFWIJ is dismayed by the gratuitous targeting of the journalist. We demand Berlin police officials to conduct an inquiry into that matter. It is highly unethical for a public security institution to harass journalists, whether online or in the field.