News and Press Releases

Two Indian journalists have died in a car accident in the Bongaigaon district of Assam on April 5. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)…

Global greenhouse gas emissions need to peak before 2025 and transition policies that are proving effective must be boosted to achieve this goal, a…

The recent decision of the Taliban regime to block the broadcast of international media has been a major blow for press freedom and public access to…

Several journalists were assaulted and at least six were taken into custody by police personnel from Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force (STF) on March 31,…

IFJ in the news

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…

On March 27, journalist Zahid Sharif Rana was attacked by ten men in the Bakhar region of Pakistan’s Punjab province. The International Federation of…

At least four news broadcasters have been taken off air, eight media workers arrested, and two media houses shuttered by the Taliban since March 26,…

U.S. and Australian press leaders on Wednesday strongly condemned the ongoing detention and secretive prosecution of journalist Cheng Lei, an…

New research by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) reveals that Beijing had stepped up its efforts to influence international…

Australian journalist Cheng Lei will be tried in Beijing on March 31 after being detained for 19 months on national security charges. The…

IFJ in the news

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…

Junta courts in Myanmar have sentenced three journalists, Hanthar Nyein, Than Htike Aung and Ye Yint Tun, to two years in prison each for allegedly…

Gaurav Bansal, an Agra-based journalist who was arrested on March 15 for reporting on electoral malpractice, has been released on bail. The…

The parents of Danish Siddiqui, an Indian photojournalist killed in Afghanistan last year, have filed an official complaint with the International…

Le Van Dung, a freelance reporter, was sentenced to five years in prison for conducting propaganda against the ruling Socialist Republic of Vietnam on…

Fahad Shah, editor of The Kashmir Walla, who has faced multiple charges since his initial arrest on February 4, was sentenced under Jammu and…