News and Press Releases

Uganda: Union fights Covid-19 pay cuts

The Uganda Journalists Union is threatening legal action to fight pay cuts of up to 60% imposed on journalists by New Vision Publishing.

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,…

Colombia: Journalists are imposed working conditions equal to or more harmful than the Covid-19 pandemic

Six companies representing 18 media outlets in the country were reported to the Ministry of Labor for practices on the sidelines of Covid-19 for a…

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…

Ecuador: FENAPE trabaja para defender a los periodistas ecuatorianos durante la pandemia del COVID-19

La Federación Nacional de Periodistas del Ecuador (FENAPE) está llevando a cabo diversas acciones de apoyo y asesoramiento a periodistas afectados/as…

Unions say life-saving news needs support

With jobs being axed, titles closed, newsrooms reduced to skeletal staffs and journalists left unpaid and unprotected unions are leading demands for…

Covid-19 ravages Kenya’s media industry

"Just a month after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Kenya, three leading media houses have effected between 20 and 30 per cent pay cut for…

Philippines: Accreditation discriminates against alternative media

Bulatlat, a leading alternative online publication was refused media accreditation for access to Coronavirus quarantine areas, with authorities…

IFJ Blog: Philippines, a step closer to illiberal democracy

President Rodrigo Duterte’s legal assault to silence the Philippines major national broadcaster ABS-CBN is following the playbook on modern…

IFJ urges media to report responsibly on Coronavirus crisis

As the media coverage of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak idominates media all over the world, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)…

Qatar: IFJ leaders address social media challenges at international conference

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) leaders convened on 16-17 February in an International conference in Doha, Qatar, to address social…

Pakistan: Media in Pakistan failing to pay salaries with deadly ramifications

Journalists in Pakistan are facing a widespread crisis of unpaid salaries, causing financial instability, trauma and stress-related deaths in the…

Albania: Journalists' association pushes President to veto "censorship" law

The President of Albania, Ilir Meta, has vetoed a proposed law that would stifle online media following the pressure from the Association of…

Spain: IFJ-EFJ stand in solidarity with Madrid’s public broadcaster workers

The International and European Federations of Journalists (EFJ and IFJ) join their Spanish affiliate, Federación de Servicios a la Ciudadanía de…

Nepal: Parliamentary committee passes controversial IT Bill

A new information technology bill currently under discussion in the Nepalese parliament threatens to undermine media freedom. The International…

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