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 stands in absolute solidarity with Adina Florea, a reporter for BIRN and former VICE Romania journalist.

Spanish journalist and author Ruth Baza has accused French film star Gérard Depardieu of raping her nearly 30 years ago.

American journalist Jean Carroll has sued former US President Trump for "sexual assault” and “defamation”.

In what seems to be a case of the long arm of justice being served and a resolution after 15 years, a court ordered the Nagasaki city government to pay 19.75 million yen ($156000) to a female journalist.

A video has gone viral in which a male passerby can be seen harassing News 12 journalist Noelle D Lilley as she reports from the streets of New York. Noelle took to Twitter to express her discomfort and rage at the incident and received support from her colleagues. Several women journalists shared that they have faced similar incidents, shedding light on how prevelant sexual harassment of women journalists in the field is.

Holly Henry, a reporter based in Christchurch, took to her social media to report the harassment and abuse she faces as a field reporter. The nature of the abuse is expectedly gendered. However, it was disheartening to see women also add to the harassment she had to face. Holly received support from her followers but there was little response from the relevant authorities despite the fact that the matter needed urgent redressal.

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights held the Colombian state responsible for the abduction, rape, and torture of journalist Jineth Bedoya in 2000. The court claimed that officials of the state were not only directly responsible for the torture Jineth suffered but institutions enabled the sexual assault by not taking the threats against Jineth seriously despite earlier complaints. The courts believed the negligence was a result of gender discrimination and ordered that those involved should be given adequate punishment.