News and Press Releases

A parliament minister has brought defamation charges under Timor Leste’s Penal Code against journalist Francisco Belo Simões da Costa, following…

In a further harsh restriction to Afghanistan’s media, the Taliban have issued a decree instructing all women television anchors and broadcast…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) and International Center of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP)…

Multiple media workers were attacked during protests by members of political party Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) on May 25 and 26 in several cities…

Local and international media access was heavily restricted at the Chinese foreign minister’s visit to Solomon Islands on May 26, with only select…

Journalist Maung Maung Myo has been arrested and charged by Myanmar’s military junta under the nation’s Counter-Terrorism Law. The International…

Hong Kong journalist, Eric Wu Ka-Fai, was sentenced to 1 month in prison for disorderly behaviour at West Kowloon Magistrates Court on May 23. The…

On Friday 27 May, at 10am, the International Federation of Journalists will join the ICJP's international press conference at Doughty Street Chambers,…

El 31º Congreso Mundial de la Federación Internacional de Periodistas (FIP) se celebrará del 31 de mayo al 3 de junio de 2022 en Mascate (Omán). Más…

Journalist Subhash Kumar Mahto was shot dead near his home in Sakho village in the Begusarai district of Bihar on the evening of May 20, allegedly for…

Las nuevas miembros del Consejo de Género de la Federación Internacional de Periodistas (FIP) han elegido su junta directiva para el periodo 2022 -…

Maldivian police have allegedly harassed journalists at a protest for the ‘India Out’ campaign on May 18, led by the Maldives’ opposition party. The…

In a rising trend of harassment towards the media, Pakistani authorities have registered cases against several journalists, including Arshad Sharif,…

Una primera denuncia, realizada por cuatro periodistas, dio cuenta de una situación de acoso sexual sistemático perpetrado por un superior. Luego de…

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 Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Benguet province has dismissed cyber libel cases against two journalists filed by a former police chief due to…