As protests broke out on the streets of Hong Kong over the weekend, journalists were again the targets of police brutality. One journalist was…

Two Sri Lankan army spies were charged with serious assault on a journalist and his wife as they drove to work in January 2009. The International…

Israeli authorities have been detaining Palestinian journalist Mustafa Al-Kharouf since 22nd January and tried to deport him to Jordan on 21st July.…

Eyad Moghrabi, a journalist and prominent member of IFJ affiliate the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS), was kicked by a police officer while…

The International and the  European Federation of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) call on Turkish authorities to cancel the outrageous decision of Ankara 3rd…

A l’initiative de la Fédération internationale des Journalistes (FIJ) et de son affilié ivoirien, le Syndicat national des professionnels de la presse…

On 3rd August, Moscow’s police has detained at least ten journalists covering a rally organized by opposition groups.

El 2 de agosto fue atacado a tiros y asesinado el periodista Jorge Celestino Ruiz Vázquez, en el municipio de Actopan (Veracruz). Ruiz Vázquez ya…

The Syndicat national des professionnels de la presse de Cote d’ Ivoire (SYNAPPCI) and the IFJ conducted a two day workshop on « Organising in the…

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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…

A student journalist was attacked and hit by the chancellor of State University of Makassar during the university’s 58th anniversary celebration. The…

Indonesian journalist Asnawi Luwi’s house was burned down, followed by an arson attack at the office of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI)…

En la madrugada 31 de julio un grupo de personas atacaron con explosivos a las oficinas del periódico impreso y digital El Monitor de Parral, ubicado…

[Updated on 5th August] Tanzanian police arrested prominent investigative journalist Erick Kabendera on Monday 29 July for questioning over his…

Lydia Cacho, reconocida comunicadora especializada en casos de violaciones de derechos humanos de niñas, niños y mujeres, fue víctima del robo de…

Sadiq Ibrahim Ahmed, president of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) and head of the Sudanese Journalists Union (SJU) was released by the…