News and Press ReleasesIFJ in the news ! 01 May 2020 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…Exposed: The crisis facing journalism in the face of Covid-19 30 Apr 2020 Three in four journalists have faced official restrictions, obstruction or intimidation in reporting on Covid-19, according to a major new survey of…#WPFD Syed Hassan Abbas: “Media is the only effective medium between the state organs and the public in this health crisis” 30 Apr 2020 Syed Hassan Abbas is a senior journalist from Pakistan and has been defending media freedom and rights for more than 20 years. He has been President…#WPFD Global journalists stand up for press freedom 30 Apr 2020 What is your biggest concern for press freedom in your country? What are your daily challenges as a journalist? What are the most important stories…China: Media workers detained for sharing censored Covid-19 information 30 Apr 2020 On April 19, Chinese authorities arrested two media workers based in Beijing, Cai Wei and his girlfriend Tang. They voluntarily contributed to…Pakistan: Murder suspected in journalist hanging death 30 Apr 2020 Local journalist Saeed Qaisar Inphool Nagar was found hanging in a building in the Kasur district, 40 km from Lahore on April 29. He had been missing…Russia: Vedomosti journalists demand removal of editor in chief for censorship 28 Apr 2020 Journalists at Vedomosti, one of Russia’s most prominent business publications, have demanded the removal of Editor in Chief, Andrey Shmarov, for what…#WPFD Farah Marshita Abdul Patah: "If the general public understands the important role of the media as a watchdog, there would be greater press freedom " 28 Apr 2020 Farah Marshita Abdul Patah is a journalist working in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She started her career in journalism in 2009 with Malaysia’s leading…India: SimpliCity founder detained for criticism of government’s Covid-19 response 28 Apr 2020 D Andrew Sam Raja Pandian, the founder of SimpliCity, a bi-lingual news portal in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu is in judicial custody for his reports …Bangladesh: Journalist assaulted reporting on Covid-19 relief embezzlement 27 Apr 2020 Sajal Bhuiyan, the Narsingdi district correspondent for SA Television was punched, kicked and beaten by men wielding batons while collecting…India: Editor-in-chief attacked whilst driving 27 Apr 2020 Arnab Goswami, owner and editor-in-chief of Republic TV and his wife, were allegedly attacked by two men on a motorbike in a Mumbai parking lot. The…India: Online abuse hurled at associate editor, Tongam Rina 24 Apr 2020 Tongam Rina, the associate editor of The Arunachal Times has been the target of online trolling, and threats of physical violence in several online…Hong Kong: Media industry urged to take proactive steps to avoid industry cuts 24 Apr 2020 Hong Kong’s media industry must urgently adapt to the unprecedented circumstances as a result of Covid-19 and an overall decline in turnover to avoid…India: Jammu and Kashmir police question three Kashmiri journalists 22 Apr 2020 Police in Srinagar filed separate First Information Reports (FIR) against Kashmiri photojournalist Masrat Zahra and journalist Gowhar Geelani and…Chechnya: award-winning journalist threatened by Governor over COVID19 reporting 22 Apr 2020 Chechen Governor Ramzan Kadyrov has threatened Russian journalist Elena Milashina for reporting about a shortage of protective equipment amongst…Bangladesh: Politician charges media under Digital Security Act 22 Apr 2020 A politician has accused media workers who shared a story on the alleged misappropriation of Covid-19 relief rice in Bangladesh of breaching the… Page 71 of 226. Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226 Next Load more
