News and Press Releases

Belarus: four journalists sent to prison for doing their job

The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) today joined their affiliate the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)…

Greece: EFJ/IFJ condemn smear campaign against four sport journalists

The International and European Federations of journalists (IFJ/EFJ) strongly condemned the smear campaign in Athens, Greece, against four sport…

Belarus: Government revokes accreditation of two Russian journalists

On 6 May, Belarusian Foreign Ministry cancelled press accreditations of Russian Channel One television journalist Aleksei Kruchinin and cameraman…

Sweden: Cartoonist threatened with death after publishing cartoon

The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) together with their affiliate in Sweden the Journalistförbundet (SJF) strongly…

Northern Ireland: IFJ condemns sickening death threats

The IFJ has joined the National Union of Journalists in the UK and Ireland in demanding sickening death threats against Sunday World and Sunday Life…

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…

Exposed: The crisis facing journalism in the face of Covid-19

Three in four journalists have faced official restrictions, obstruction or intimidation in reporting on Covid-19, according to a major new survey of…

COE Annual Report: Attacks on media in Europe can not become a new normal

Attacks on press freedom in Europe are at serious risk of becoming a new normal, 14 international press freedom groups and journalists’ organisations,…

#WPFD Global journalists stand up for press freedom

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…

Russia: Vedomosti journalists demand removal of editor in chief for censorship

Journalists at Vedomosti, one of Russia’s most prominent business publications, have demanded the removal of Editor in Chief, Andrey Shmarov, for what…

Global unions' statement on World Day for Safety and Health at work

The IFJ, the world's leading organisation of journalists, joins leading global workers' organisations on World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28…

#WPFD Maja Sever: "I try to show the importance for public service media to be independent from political influence"

Maja Sever is a journalist and editor at Croatian Radio-Television. She is also the president of the Croatian Trade Union of Journalists, an active…

World Intellectual Property Day 2020: Celebrating the EU Copyright Reform for a Fairer Digital World

Friday 17 April marked one year since the adoption by the European Union (EU) of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. World…

Germany: Unions demand Coronavirus aid for self-employed workers

The United Services Union (Ver.di) and the International Federation of Journalists have backed calls for measures to cushion the impact of the…

Croatia: Unions raise the alarm about the COVID-19 impact on journalism

The Trade Union of Croatian Journalists (TUCJ) and the Croatian Journalists Association (CJA) urged the government “to save journalism” by taking…

Greece: TV and radio campaign spot in support of journalists

The Journalists’ Union of the Athens Daily Newspapers (JUADN) has launched a TV and radio campaign spot in support of journalists, media pluralism and…

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