News and Press Releases

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…

Elena Milashina: “Sometimes I get threats and we just have to deal with it”

Elena Milashina was in Brussels on Friday, 3rd May, to receive the honoris causa doctor title awarded by Brussels University to mark World Press…

Ukraine: IFJ condemns violent attack on journalist Vadym Komarov

Investigative journalist Vadym Komarov is in a coma after being assaulted by an unidentified person on 4th May. The International Federation of…

Droit voisin : la FIJ, la FEJ et leurs affiliés en France demandent un partage égal du revenu entre auteurs et éditeurs de presse.

Adoptée par le Sénat en janvier, la proposition de loi créant un droit voisin au bénéfice des acteurs de presse en France sera examinée par…

World Press Freedom Day : IFJ stands up for safe and independent elections coverage

To mark World Press Freedom Day on 3rd May, journalists from across the world are joining forces to launch tips for safe and fair coverage of…

Ukraine: pressures on investigative journalists during the electoral campaign

After Ukraine elected its new president on 21 April, Sergiy Tomilenko, chair of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) describes the…

France: mobilisation syndicale autour du journaliste Gaspard Glanz

[Mis à jour le 29 avril] La FIJ, la FEJ et leurs affiliés français (SNJ, SNJ-CGT et CDFT) ont tiré la sonnette d'alarme après que plusieurs…

L’influence des élections sur le travail des journalistes

À l’approche des élections du 26 mai 2019, les journalistes belges sont confrontés à une série de défis, mais peuvent compter notamment sur…

Northern Ireland: Freelance journalist Lyra McKee shot dead during riots

[Updated on April 23rd] Journalist Lyra McKee was shot dead while she was covering the riots at the Creggan housing estate in the city of Londonderry…

Slovakia: IFJ and EFJ support journalists’ call for action in Ján Kuciak murder investigation

[UPDATED ON APRIL 15, 2019] Slovak journalists are demanding for action in the murder investigation of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancee…

Belarus: IFJ condemns search of Belsat TV premises over a defamation investigation

Premises of TV Channel Belsat were searched on April 9 by the Investigative Committee of Belarus as part of a criminal investigation of a defamation…

Italy: Journalist attacked at work in Vicenza

An Italian reporter for the daily newspaper Il Giornale di Vicenza, Valentino Gonzato was attacked in the northern city of Vicenza. The assault…

Hungarian authorities seek to pressure Slovenian publication

The Hungarian Embassy in Ljubljana complained to Slovenia's Foreign Ministry after the weekly Mladina published a story it disliked. The International…

Russia: IFJ Voices Concerns over New Law on Fake News, Respect for State, Officials and Society

The International Federation of Journalists (IJF) today expressed serious concerns over the new Russian law on "fake" news and the "lack of respect…

New safety tool for news organisations launched

The International Federation of Journalists, together with a number of other organisations, is launching the News Organisations Safety…

Open letter to Slovakia's President-elect Zuzana Čaputová

After lawyer and civil rights activist Zuzana Čaputová was elected as Slovakia's first female president on 30 March 2019, the International Federation…

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