On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Women Journalists Without Chains joins the global community in honoring women’s immeasurable contributions to building just, resilient, and dignified societies. This day stands as a universal reminder of both the progress achieved and the urgent challenges that remain in the struggle for equality.

Beirut — More than 300,000 people have been displaced within less than 100 hours in Lebanon following a wave of Israeli airstrikes and evacuation orders issued across southern Lebanon, the southern suburbs of Beirut, and other populated areas, according to Lebanese authorities.

Baghdad, March 6, 2026 - Women Journalists Without Chains expresses its profound shock and unequivocal condemnation of the assassination of prominent Iraqi human rights activist and women’s rights defender Yanar Mohammed, Co-founder and Director of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI).

February 28, 2026 – Women Journalists Without Chains has expressed grave concern over the large-scale military escalation launched on Saturday by United States and Israeli forces against multiple targets inside the Islamic Republic of Iran, followed by Iranian retaliatory strikes against targets in several countries across the Middle East.

Authorities in Morocco have intensified arrests and prosecutions of young activists, imposing severe prison sentences and pursuing charges that directly affect the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

Jerusalem, February 26, 2026 – Israeli authorities have banned several Palestinian media platforms operating in Jerusalem, invoking security legislation to designate them as “prohibited” entities, in a move that press freedom advocates say further restricts the shrinking civic space in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Grave concern arises over the continued appointment and reassignment of security leaders in Aden who face credible evidence of serious human rights violations. Authorities continue these decisions without conducting independent,