News and Press Releases

Regent Africa Times journalist Alex Ogbu was shot and killed on Tuesday, 21 January in the Nigerian capital, Abuja while covering a protest march by...

Robert Tapfumaneyi, a journalist working for Syl media, was assaulted by the security personnel of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on...

The draft bill for a controversial new media law, which includes draconian restrictions on press freedom, is set to be signed by President Mohamed...

The annual report on The State of Media Freedom in Somalia, published by the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), has revealed an array of...

The Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) has accused the authorities of not responding to cases of police brutality filed by journalists and warned the...

Des individus non identifiés ont mis le feu ce 7 janvier à la voiture de Yacouba Ladji Bama, rédacteur en chef du bimensuel Courrier Confidentiel. La...

In a new move to curb press freedom, the Sudanese government announced the seizure of four independent media houses, including two newspapers and...

South African photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed returned home on Friday, January 3, after being held in captivity in Syria for three years. The...

The IFJ has recorded 49 killings of journalists and media professionals in 2019, a significant drop from 95 posted last year. The Federation says...

Le réquisitoire du Tribunal de grande instance de Bubanza au Burundi dépasse l'entendement : 15 ans de prison ont été requis lundi 30 décembre à...

La Fédération internationale des journalistes (FIJ), première organisation de la profession représentant plus de 600.000 journalistes dans 146 pays,...

The IFJ has strongly condemned moves by the Sudanese authorities to ban and forcibly shut down the country's trade unions, including its affiliate the...

Nigerian-American journalist and activist Omoyele Sowore was re-arrested on December 6 on treason charges, despite a court ordering his release. The...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today marked Human Rights Day (December, 10) by condemning violations of the rights and freedoms of...

The International Federation of Journalists has demanded urgent action to protect journalists in Zimbabwe as the country’s press freedom situation...

Le premier ministre mauritanien, Ismael Ould Cheikh Sidia , a reçu le président de la Fédération Internationale des Journalistes (FIJ), Younes Mjahed,...