Safa al Ahmad is known for advocating for the freedom of press, and she has won awards for her outstanding documentaries. She does mostly freelance work and has created several documentaries about the uprising in the Middle East. Safa Al Ahmad is praised for her dedication and risk taking while capturing footage for her documentary Secret Uprising. Not only was she a women traveling alone in Saudi Arabia, but the footage of the protests she obtained could pose as a threat to the government and could result in her arrest. In her most recent work, Safa Al Ahmad has been one of the few journalists reporting to international news stations from Yemen during a crisis between Houthi rebels. Safa Al Ahmad continues to advocate for the freedom of press.