It began with the smell of burning fabric. Inside the walls of Badr 3 Correctional and Rehabilitation Center—where silence is enforced by surveillance cameras, constant light, and isolation—a group of detainees set fire to their prison blankets. It was not an act of violence, but a desperate cry.

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest of Yemeni journalist Awad Kashmeem by security forces in Hadhramaut Governorate.

On Sunday, April 13, 2025, a horrifying incident unfolded in the southern Yemeni governorate of Abyan, where Counter-Terrorism Forces affiliated with the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) committed an appalling act.

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) voices deep concern over the ongoing judicial persecution of political detainees in Tunisia, particularly those held in connection with the so-called “conspiracy against state security” case—one of the most serious and politically charged legal cases since 2023.

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) expresses grave alarm and unequivocal condemnation of the heinous atrocities perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in North Darfur, particularly in Umm Kadada and the Zamzam and Abu Shouk displacement camps.

On Thursday, April 10, 2025, the Houthi militia committed a horrific crime in al-Hodeidah Governorate, launching a drone strike that targeted a civilian home in the village of Bayt Bish, north of Hays district.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has intensified its use of the death penalty as a political tool, leveraging executions to stifle dissent and project control.