News and Press Releases

Sri Lanka broadcaster Swarnavahini TV fired 15 employees for union activity on March 18. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its…

Radyo Natin Gumaca in the Philippines has struggled to secure its permits following continued harassment by Gumaca Quezon mayor. The International…

El domingo 17 de marzo un hombre disparó y mató en la vía pública a Leonardo Gabriel Hernández, periodista crítico de las autoridades locales y el…

Representatives from governments in every continent today joined the IFJ, journalists unions, editors groups, public broadcasters and media…

El 16 de marzo fue asesinado en su domicilio Santiago Barroso Alfaro, quien había denunciado el día anterior la presencia de personas vinculadas a la…

A group of around 100 anti-government protesters stormed the building of the Serbian national broadcaster RTS in Belgrade on Saturday 16 March,…

Afghan journalist Sultan Mohammad Khairkhah was shot and killed as he drove to work on March 17 in Khost, south eastern Afghanistan. The International…

During a visit to Indonesia, the Timor Leste Press Council signed several agreements with local organisations to promote press freedom in Timor Leste…

El Sindicato dos Jornalistas Profissionais do Município do Rio de Janeiro y la Federação Nacional dos Jornalistas (FENAJ) denunciaron este lunes 11 de…

En la tarde del lunes 11 de marzo, el periodista radial Luis Carlos Díaz fue detenido por funcionarios del Sebin luego de que su casa fuera allanada.…

Sabina Inderjit is the General Secretary of the Indian Journalist Union and senior vice president of the IFJ.

The editor and a publisher of Shillong Times were fined for contempt of court, while another journalist was threatened with legal action over their…

Several journalist groups in Malaysia have come together to urge thorough consultation on the establishment of a press council in Malaysia. The…

Shirley Yam is the vice president of the Hong Kong Journalists Association