News and Press Releases

Le 20 juin, le journaliste Ziad El-Heni, cofondateur du Syndicat national des journalistes tunisiens (SNJT), a été détenu pendant 48 heures par les…

Women politicians too rarely make the headlines in political coverage and when they do they are often subject to sexism and stereotypes.

In an important win for regional journalists in the Philippines, the National Labour Relations Commission (NLRC) of the Philippines has ordered…

Myanmar’s military junta has arbitrarily revoked the license of independent media outlet The Ayeyarwaddy Times in its latest crackdown on dissent. The…

La Federación Internacional de Periodistas expresa su más profunda preocupación ante el accionar de las fuerzas de seguridad que resultaron en un…

On 19 June, journalist Hazem Nasser, cameraman for Al-Ghad TV channel, was shot at and wounded, despite wearing a vest labelled ‘press’, during a raid…

Pakistani authorities have registered sedition cases against four journalists based abroad for their alleged role in inciting unrest across Pakistan…

On 5 June, Yemeni journalist Fahd Al Arhabi was arrested and jailed by the Houthi security services in Amran city, in western central Yemen. The…

The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) joined the undersigned international media freedom organisations in expressing…

In a seminar held on 13 June, the Syrian Journalists’ Union (SJU) highlighted 68 violations of media and journalists’ rights documented in their…

Freelance photojournalist Jang Jin-young is facing criminal charges for covering the war in Ukraine without permission from the South Korean…

Golam Rabbani Nadim, a Bakshiganj correspondent, died from his injuries on June 15 after being attacked by a group of assailants while returning home…

Journalist Duman Mukhametkarim has been arrested for a third time this year under charges relating to terrorist and extremist activities, after…

Australian public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), has informed staff of 120 redundancies, including senior political…

Luego de un juicio sin las correspondientes garantías para José Rubén Zamora, fundador del medio El Periódico, fue absuelto de los cargos de tráfico…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Syndicat des professionnels de l’information et de la communication (SYNPICS)…