News and Press Releases

Kenya: Union mobilises journalists for support to colleagues affected by the COVID-19 crisis

Journalists in Kenya are mobilising resources to support their colleagues who have been affected by the crisis of Covid-19. The International…

Somalia: Journalist stabbed to death in Mogadishu

Journalist Said Yusuf Ali, working for the privately owned Kalsan TV, was stabbed to death in Mogadishu’s Hodan district on May 4. The International…

Somalia: IFJ commends declaration to decriminalise journalism and freedom of expression in Somalia

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has welcomed the announcement by Somalia’s President to repeal harsh laws which criminalised freedom…

Uganda: Union fights Covid-19 pay cuts

The Uganda Journalists Union is threatening legal action to fight pay cuts of up to 60% imposed on journalists by New Vision Publishing.

IFJ in the news !

Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is…

Exposed: The crisis facing journalism in the face of Covid-19

Three in four journalists have faced official restrictions, obstruction or intimidation in reporting on Covid-19, according to a major new survey of…

#WPFD Togo: “Media independence means the ability for journalists to work without fear”

AGBOKA Koffi Agbévavi is a web journalist and director of Empreinte News. He is a member of the Union of Independent Journalists of Togo (UJIT). A…

#WPFD Global journalists stand up for press freedom

What is your biggest concern for press freedom in your country? What are your daily challenges as a journalist? What are the most important stories…

#WPFD Nima Hassan Abdi: “Access to information from relevant authorities does not exist”

Nima Hassan Abdi is a Somali journalist who has worked in the media sector for 16 years, mainly in the electronic media, where she had both…

Somalia: Journalist arrested for reporting rape

UPDATE 23.04.2020 Voice of America (VOA) reporter Mukhtar Mohamed Atosh was arrested by police on 20 April in Baidoa for reporting on the death of a…

IFJ in the news !

Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is…

Yemen: IFJ letter to UN General Secretary condemns death sentence against 4 journalists

After a Houthi Court in Yemen sentenced four journalists to death on charges of treason and spying for foreign states, the International Federation of…

Burundi: Media freedom at stake ahead of presidential elections

A series of attacks against journalists in Burundi have raised concerns over increased threats to media freedom in the country. The International…

Covid-19 ravages Kenya’s media industry

"Just a month after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Kenya, three leading media houses have effected between 20 and 30 per cent pay cut for…

Somalia: government recognises media as essential service in the Fight Against COVID – 19

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has called on the Federal Government of Somalia on 12 April to classify the media as essential…

FAJ calls for heightened protection for frontline journalists and improvement of their conditions of work amid COVID-19 tragedy

The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the Pan-African regional organisation of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), salutes and…

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