News and Press Releases

Continuing its crackdown on independent media in 2024, three journalists were detained by the Taliban’s intelligence agency over two days in Kabul.…

[UPDATED 21.02.2024] The Ministry of Home Affairs of the Indian government issued a notice to French journalist Vanessa Dougnac cancelling her…

Members of the Media, Entertainment, and Arts Alliance (MEAA) at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) have passed a vote of no confidence…

Sunu TV bureau chief Shoaib Burney was shot by unknown persons on Karachi’s Rashi Minhas Road on January 14. The International Federation of…

On 16 January, the Kyrgyz authorities arrested eleven journalists from independent media outlets who had investigated alleged corruption among the…

Media stakeholders and leaders at press clubs, unions, and prominent news outlets across Pakistan have pledged to address barriers to women’s…

IFJ condemns Israel’s seemingly deliberate targeting and killing of journalists in Gaza following a drone strike that killed two media workers and…

On December 18, the parliament of Maldives passed the Industrial Relations (IR) Bill and the Occupation Safety and Health (OSH) Bill, a significant…

A new report commissioned by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) explores…

Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai's long-awaited national security trial will commence on December 18, after three postponements, with the Hong Kong media…

In another spate of crackdowns on Afghan media workers, journalist Abdul Rahim Mohammadi was reportedly detained by the Taliban’s General Directorate…

Two Dawei Watch affiliated journalists, Aung San Oo and Myo Myint Oo, have been arrested at their residences in the city of Myeik in southern Myanmar…

On the eve of Pakistan’s press club elections starting this month, a growing network of women journalists is pushing for much needed reforms within…

Journalist Naran Unurtsetseg, the editor-in-chief of the Mongolian news website Zarig.mn, was arrested on December 4 on charges of contempt of court…

Three journalists were allegedly attacked, threatened, and had their equipment damaged by former Member of Parliament (MP) Mostafizur Rahman and staff…

Indonesian authorities passed the second amendment to the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (ITE Law) on December 5, failing to address…