News and Press Releases

Congressman Mike Defensor has suggested that ABS-CBN shut down its news and current affairs branches once the network returns to air. The…

Cook Island politicians proposed a motion to ban Cook Islands News journalist, Rashneel Kumar from parliament after they criticised him for ‘unfair’…

Ros Sokhet, a publisher for the Khmer Nation newspaper was arrested on June 25 for criticising prime minister Hun Sen on Facebook. The International…

China’s sophisticated and systematic strategy to embed itself in the global news landscape and build its discourse power beyond borders is one of the…

After being missing for four days, two Pakistani reporters reappeared on June 20 with their bodies covered in injuries. The International Federation…

YouTube removed the live webinar ‘Exploring non-homophobic religions’ stating the content breached community guidelines. The International Federation…

IFJ affiliates around the world have taken key actions in support of media workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Reporter Shubham Mani Tripathi was fatally shot in the Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district on June 19 in a suspected retaliatory attack for his journalism.…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), representing over 600,000 journalists around the world, today joined calls by workers'…

Mongolia’s upcoming legislative council election on June 24 will test the country’s new misinformation laws passed earlier this year limiting freedom…

A year since Myanmar authorities ordered telecommunication companies to cease internet services in conflict areas of Rakhine and Chin States, a lack…

The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) survey on the enactment of Hong Kong’s National Security Law found 98% of journalists disagree with the…

Police lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against Supriya Sharma, the executive editor of news portal Scroll.in for her report on the lockdown in…

Since the Indian government imposed Covid-19 restrictions on March 25, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has recorded 17 legal cases…

"The impact of the health and economic crisis brought about by Covid-19 will without doubt have terrible consequences on both men and women…

Malaysiakini, an independent media outlet, and its editor-in-chief Steven Gan are facing contempt proceedings after the Federal Court's decision to…