News and Press Releases

The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) have again expressed their solidarity with Belarusian journalists as the crackdown…

Dutch journalist Peter R. de Vries is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot five times in Lange Leidsedwars street in Amsterdam yesterday…

More than 40 journalists were physically attacked and injured yesterday on 5 July by far-right protesters as they reported on Pride events in Tbilisi.…

The unauthorised use of IFJ International Press Cards (IPC) by undercover military agents posing as journalists in a Turkish drama series has been…

The Russian police searched the homes of several investigative journalists and their families on 29 June in Moscow. The International Federation of…

The Reuters Digital News Report 2021 has revealed that public’s trust in news has risen sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic and that younger…

La pandemia de COVID-19 ha sido un gran shock para jóvenes periodistas que daban sus primeros pasos en el sector, ya que muchos medios de comunicación…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is joining forces with the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the UK and Ireland, the BBC World…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on the Ukrainian authorities to continue to pursue the killers of Cherkasy journalist…

The Belarusian Ministry of Justice ordered on 21 June an inspection of the activities of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ). The…

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has used COVID-19 as a pretext to extend his grip on the country, notably…

The Slovak Supreme Court ruled on 15 June sided with the prosecutors who appealed against last summer’s acquittal of two accused in the murder of…

On 8 June, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a new legislation which punishes with up to three year jail term those accused of…

IFJ leaders from across the world hailed the recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights that the UK Government violated media freedom and…

On 23 May, the Belarusian authorities forced a civilian plane to perform an emergency landing in Minsk, Belarus' capital and arrested Belarussian…

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the UK and Ireland has made a "vital" contribution to the IFJ's Safety Fund which will enable significant…