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

WPF calls on broadcaster to overhaul its leadership and culture to guarantee equitable and dignified treatment for employees.

The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (PPS) secretly wiretapped a confidential meeting between prominent journalists and suspects in a high-profile corruption scandal.

Dutch journalist Ingeborg Beugel has been forced to leave the country due to increasing threats to her safety.

Dutch journalist Ingeborg Beugel faced a vicious online harassment campaign after a heated exchange between herself and the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was televised. Ingeborg had pointedly questioned Mitsotakis regarding the Greek denial of their illegal treatment of refugees, in response to which the Prime Minister responded visibly angrily. Upon the exchange becoming public Ingeborg was accused of being an anti-state propagandist, and her professional credibility was put to task by state supporters online.

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.

Egyptian journalist Reem Abdellatif was targeted with an online threat over her journalistic coverage. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) is utterly dismayed by these organised trolling campaigns against journalists. We demand Dutch authorities to ensure the journalist’s safety. Escalating online threats against journalists could cause severe consequences.

Davanın profesyonel olmayan ve pervasız bir şekilde ele alınması, Hollanda basınının acele ve yanlış bilgilendirilmesi ile birleştiğinde, masum olduğunu düşündüğümüz bir kadın gazetecinin adil yargılanmasına engel oldu.

The unprofessional and reckless handling of the case, combined with the rushed and misinformed covering by Dutch press, has risked a fair and just trial of a woman journalist, whom we deem innocent.

We condemn the detention and deportation of Dutch journalist Johanna Cornelia Boersma, who also goes by Ans Boersma.