News and Press Releases

There were more than 600 violations of media and journalists’ rights during 2020 in Palestine, according to the latest report from the Palestine…

In the first 15 days of 2021, the Turkish Journalists Union (TGS) has already recorded five physical attacks against journalists in Turkey. The…

A journalist, persecuted on fabricated charges, was arrested on 17 January as he fled Iran to escape a jail sentence, and now fears being handed over…

Malaysia’s national journalism union has requested cooperation from Malaysia’s government as well as media and non-media workers in addressing…

Criminal prosecutions of journalists are increasing in Belarus. Journalby editor Andrei Alexandrov was arrested on 12 January. Eight other journalists…

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…

Una jueza española condenó a la revista CTXT a indemnizar a un personaje público y a silenciar sus informaciones sobre el mismo tras publicar una…

Journalists at sports newspaper ‘L’Equipe’ and France TV channels have taken strike action in a dispute over a job protection plan and dismissals. The…

Turkish Cypriot journalist and publisher Sener Levent is the target of a harassment campaign by the Turkish authorities for his critical reporting on…

Renowned journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was arrested by police on 8 January after tweeting about a video allegedly showing a police officer hitting a…

Former Chinese journalist and renowned critic of internet censorship Zhang Jialong was sentenced to 18 months in prison on January 8 for his remarks…

A Jordanian parliamentarian has accused media and journalists in the country of spreading misleading rumors and "poisoned ideas", amongst other…

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 Yemeni Journalists’ Syndicate (YJS) has documented 112 cases of violations of media and journalists’ rights in 2020, including killings, torture,…

There were 138 violations of media and journalists' rights during 2020 in Iraqi Kurdistan, including arbitrary arrests and physical attacks, a new…