Amid growing fears that new laws in Tunisia will be used to impose more restrictions on rights and freedoms across the country since President Kais Saied came to power in October 2019,

Women Journalists Without Chains called on the Saudi authorities to reveal the fate of journalist Turki Al-Jasser, and to allow his family and lawyer immediate access to him.

The Moroccan authorities continue to use the judiciary to undermine the work of journalists in the country, said the Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC).

The Egyptian security forces arrested the former editor-in-chief of Al-Midan newspaper, Ahmed Fayez, on Thursday, November 10, for reasons related to his critical writings and views on the regime of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, according to the Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC).

At a time when the regime in Egypt is seeking a better image before the world by hosting global events like the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27) from 6-18 November, its authorities have arrested the 61-year-old journalist Manal Ajrama, stated WJWC. 

Female and male Journalists in Iran continue to be subjected to a relentless crackdown and defamation by the regime in flagrant violation of its commitment to respect the right to freedom of expression, according to the Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC).

October 30, the Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) stated that the Moroccan authorities have developed new ways as a means to find journalists guilty for exercising their profession in Morocco as part of the latter's crackdown on freedom of opinion and expression.