News and Press Releases

Veteran editor-in-chief of Iran-e-Farda magazine, Kayvan Samimi, began his three-year prison term on 8 December, after being jailed for "inflaming…

To mark the International Day for Human Rights on 10 December 2020, the IFJ, the largest organisation of professional journalists with 600,000 members…

Israel’s systematic targeting of journalists working in Palestine and its failure to properly investigate killings of media workers are a violation of…

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has suspended the broadcasts of local network Nalia Radio and Television (NRT) for one week from December 7…

L'accès à plusieurs médias en ligne a été bloqué le 2 décembre en Algérie, une situation qui s'est déjà produite plusieurs fois cette année. La…

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…

Iranian journalist Vida Rabbani was arrested by security forces on 22 November and remains in detention, reportedly over tweets over the nationwide…

Black Friday, celebrated every November 27, is a date that e-commerce platforms like Amazon usually take advantage of to obtain strong income due to…

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…

The IFJ tips to report harassment and abuse on social media platforms.

A TV journalist and his interviewee have been sentenced to two years in prison for spreading false news that claimed that five members of an Emirati…

Prominent columnist Ishaq Ahmed Fadlallah was arrested on 12 November after writing an article criticizing the practices of a member of the…

As part of its 2020 campaign to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the IFJ has sent on 16 November a letter to the Yemeni Prime Minister…

Impunity occurs when those who threaten, attack and kill journalists walk free.

Pakistani authorities suspended satellite transmission of television channel News24HD from October 19 after it allegedly aired an opposition party…

Mohammed Baayou, the head of Libya’s state-owned Media Corporation, was arrested on 20 October in Tripoli. The International Federation of Journalists…