On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed annually on August 30, Women Journalists Without Chains reaffirms that enforced disappearance remains one of the gravest crimes of our time.

Yemeni human rights activist Mujahid Hassan Ali al-Qab survived an assassination attempt late Tuesday after an unknown gunman opened fire on his home in the al-Qahifa area of Dhuban, north of al-Turbah in Taiz Governorate, according to information obtained by Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC).

Saudi authorities have arrested Yemeni journalist Mujahid al-Haiqi at Jeddah International Airport without providing reasons for his detention, according to Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC).

Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) calls for the urgent and unconditional release of Egyptian translator and activist Marwa Arafa (32), whose health has reached a life-threatening stage after more than five years of unlawful detention.

The death of Syrian detainee Osama al-Jaour inside Lebanon’s notorious Roumieh Prison has ignited widespread alarm over the plight of thousands of prisoners enduring inhumane conditions in the country’s overcrowded detention centers.

Shocking allegations of abuse inside Yemen’s Political Security Branch in Marib Governorate have surfaced following testimony from former detainee Manea Suleiman, prompting calls for an urgent investigation.