WPF is deeply troubled by the circumstances surrounding the dismissal of Helen Fares from Südwestrundfunk (SWR), which highlight a concerning trend of threats and character attacks against the journalist.

WPF vehemently denounces the recent deepfake audio featuring Susanne Daubner, Jens Riewa, and other Tagesschau journalists during a demonstration in Dresden, Germany, on February 26, 2024.

WPF strongly condemns the verbal abuse and insults directed at Petra Sorge and other NTV reporters, as they sought to report on Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck's visit to a chocolate factory in Seligenthal.

WPF voices grave apprehension about the escalating hostility and threats targeted at Alexandra Föderl-Schmid, the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Süddeutsche Zeitung, in light of plagiarism accusations put forth by right-wing media in an attempt to besmirch her reputation.

CFWIJ and WPF is deeply concerned about the escalating threats and assaults against journalists covering protests in Germany.

American-Russian journalist Masha Gessen receives the prestigious Hannah Arendt Prize after the Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBS) had initially withdrawn its support following Gessen's essay in the New Yorker, where they compared Gaza to Jewish ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism expresses grave concern and stands in solidarity with the Russian dissident authors Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan in light of the recent legal actions taken against their work.

Increased threats and blackmail followed exiled journalist Su Yutong reporting at a Hong Kong protest.

Wiebke Hüster, a dance critic with the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) was attacked by Marco Goecke, chief choreographer and director of the Hannover State Ballet.

Head of Meduza, Galina Timchenko, reveals her phone was hacked with Pegasus while in Berlin.

A labor court in Berlin ruled in favor of Palestinian-Jordanian journalist Farah Maraqa, ordering German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) to reinstate the journalist and pay compensation for the amount of time she spent dismissed on unreasonable “anti-semitism” allegations.

Photojournalist Masrat Zahra alleged that the police assaulted her father in order to intimidate her. Currently, based in Germany, Masrat took to her Twitter account to post pictures of her injured father after the police denied allegations. Upon further questioning a member of the law enforcement agency even went on to say that they were unaware of Masrat’s connection with the family when they assaulted the man, otherwise their actions would have been more severe.

Journalist Natallia Kazei was forced to leave Belarus for Germany with her family after she was threatened with a criminal case by her employer organization and state broadcaster ONT. Journalists at the ONT called a strike before the presidential elections following which they were threatened by state officials including new president Alexander Lukashenko. Several journalists have been called in for interrogation since and now face a possible criminal charge for speaking up against the unfair practices at the Belarusian state media.

Katherin Grabener and Antonia Yamin associated with Kan News and RTL news network were attacked by demonstrators at a pro-Palestine protest in Berlin on May 15. The news team was recording the demonstration when the fireworks were thrown at them. As the journalist narrated something in Hebrew she was attacked. Protestors threw water bottles and pelted stones at the journalists. They also accused RTL news of propagating fake news and calling them out, to tell the truth. Thankfully the crew was unharmed in the violent attack. CFWIJ stands in solidarity with Antonia and Katherin and offers them our support. We believe that no journalist should be targeted while they are performing their job. We demand Berlin's law enforcement authorities to catch the perpetrators behind this heinous attack against women journalists.

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.