News and Press Releases

As part of UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day activities, the IFJ will host an event on 1 May from 12 am CET to 1pm CET on Remember the Dead, Fight for…

This year’s World Intellectual Property Day – celebrated on 26 April 2021 – marks a turning point in relations between the worlds’ populations and the…

Bao Choy Yuk Ling, a freelance producer with Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), was convicted on April 22 of “making false statements” to obtain…

Erkin Tursun, a Uyghur TV producer who has been detained in China’s Xinjiang region since 2018, appeared in a video in which he acknowledges…

The Chinese Embassy in Sweden has reportedly threatened a Swedish freelance journalist, Jojje Olsson, over an article Chinese authorities deemed…

Belarussian authorities have banned pan-European news media Euronews from broadcasting in the country, alleging it violated legislation by running…

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…

Investigative journalist Morgan Large discovered that her car had been sabotaged, with two bolts removed from a wheel on Monday 29 March. 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…

Employees at Artı TV and online media Artı Gerçek face losing their jobs as a result of their parent company's decision to terminate its contract with…

On April 1, the founder of media group Next Digital, Jimmy Lai, was convicted of organising and taking part in an unauthorised assembly in 2019. The…

Carlos Alberto Tafur, periodista de la emisora ‘Radio Stereo G 96,5’, ha recibido amenazas de muerte por revelar diferentes casos de corrupción en la…

In a statement published today, leading international press freedom and journalists’ organisations condemn the continued judicial persecution of…

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…

La Cour suprême du Burundi a condamné le 23 juin 2020 sept journalistes à des peines de prison à perpétuité pour avoir "fomenté un coup d'état contre…

A journalist working for state-owned newspaper ‘Al Wehda’ was detained for the second time in six months on 7 March, in an alleged defamation case.…