News and Press Releases

Afghan journalist Khaled Qaderi has been tried and sentenced to one year in prison by a Taliban military court for social media posts criticising the…

La reportera de Al Jazeera Shireen Abu Akleh fue asesinada a tiros por el ejército israelí mientras cubría una redada en la ciudad ocupada de…

A cuatro días de crimen contra Luis Enrique Ramírez Ramos, las periodistas Yesenia Mollinedo Falconi y Sheila Johana García Olivera fueron asesinadas…

Attacks against Pakistani media workers continue to escalate, with senior journalist, Zia-Ur-Rehman Farooqi fatally attacked by ‘land-grabbers’ in the…

A pocos días de haberse celebrado el Día Mundial de la Libertad de Expresión, ayer fue localizado el cuerpo del reportero Luis Enrique Ramírez Ramos,…

Francisca Sandoval, periodista de Señal 3, recibió un disparo en el rostro en las protestas realizadas en Santiago por el Día de lxs Trabajadorxs el…

To mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) has been awarded the Difference Day Honorary Title for its…

To mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), on behalf of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network…

Los casos de espionaje a periodistas y trabajadores/as de los medios de comunicación a través de programas de vigilancia se han multiplicado en los…

Many IFJ affiliates are taking action to mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May. Here is a non exhaustive list of their initiatives.

The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) has been awarded the 2022 UNESCO Guillermo Cano Prize. The Award Ceremony will take place on 2 May in…

Billionaire Elon Musk reached agreement with the board of Twitter board on 25 April to buy the social network for a deal valued at $44 billion and is…

Legal submissions alleging that Israel’s systematic targeting of journalists working in Palestine and its failure to properly investigate killings of…

On Wednesday 27 April 2022, the Platform to Promote Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists will launch its report “Defending Press Freedom…

Hong Kong’s largest journalist union, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), has announced to members that it will hold a special meeting to…