News and Press Releases

Bosnia and Herzegovina Radio and Television (BHRT) is facing catastrophic financial difficulties and risks being shut down, leaving 800 employees with…

Azerbaijan is facing a worrying wave of arrests and repression against independent journalists and media outlets. Since November 2023, 10 journalists…

The Croatian Parliament began on 18 January 2024 reviewing amendments to the criminal code tabled by the government to criminalise the unauthorised…

Ukrainian investigative journalist Yurii Nikolov said on Monday that he received a visit from unidentified people threatening him. The International…

Global Media Group (GMG), one of the largest media organisations in Portugal, is facing severe managerial difficulties impacting the future of the…

On the evening of 10 January, a Russian missile attack damaged the Park Hotel in Kharkiv, injuring Anadolu reporter Davit Kachkachishvili,…

Some 50 freelance writers at Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) have long been in negotiations with management about their fees. A demonstration supported by the…

Russia launched two massive attacks in Ukraine between 29 December 2023 and 2 January 2024, which injured three journalists and damaged four…

Furkan Karabay, editor for the independent news website Gerçek Gündem (“The Real Agenda”), was taken into custody by the Istanbul police on 28…

The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) are concerned about the political battle between the majority and opposition…

On 24 December, several journalists and media workers were targets of insults and physical violence while reporting on protests in Belgrade that…

The International and the European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) condemn the repeated interference of political parties from all sides in the…

Ali Kişmir, president of the Cyprus Turkish Journalists' Union (Basin-Sen) will face on 28 December a trial for an opinion article he published on…

La FIJ et ses organisations syndicales en France appellent à une manifestation dimanche 17 décembre, place de la République à Paris à 14 h 00 pour…

[UPDATED 04.04.2024] On 18 October, Prague-based journalist Alsu Kurmasheva working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was detained by Kazan…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) in strongly condemning the request by seven…