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Human Rights Day: 45 Journalists killed in 2021 and 365 still in prison

To mark International Human Rights Day on December 10, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has published the lists of imprisoned and…

Assange can be extradited to the US, London court rules

Wikileaks founder and investigative journalist Julian Assange could be extradited to the United States following a ruling by the United Kingdom’s High…

China: Businessman and journalist Fang Bin remains in detention

Chinese businessman Fang Bin, who reported on the Covid-19 pandemic from the front line in China, was reportedly being detained pending trial. The…

Perú: periodistas sufrieron diversas formas de hostigamiento y agresiones en las últimas semanas

Dos reporteros del periódico La República y uno del semanario Hildebrandt en sus 13 fueron blanco de hostigamientos y amenazas tras publicar artículos…

Qatar: Two Norwegian journalists temporarily detained over their report about working conditions at world cup constructions sites

Two Norwegian journalists working for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) were arrested by Qatari authorities for 36 hours. They had been…

Statement by the Council of Global Unions (CGU)

On November 24, the Council of Global Unions issued a global workers’ call for universal access to Covid-19 vaccines and health products and…

Canada: Two journalists arrested while covering protests

The International Federation of Journalists has backed calls from its affiliates CWA Canada, the Fédération Nationale des Communications et de la…

Libya: Journalist abducted from newspaper office

A journalist was kidnapped while working at his newspaper’s offices in Benghazi, Libya's second biggest city on November 22. The International…

Violence against women: Journalists' unions urge governments to expedite ratification of ILO Convention 190

On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)…

Argentina: Organizaciones inician una campaña por la libertad de Julian Assange

Durante la jornada de ayer, la Federación Argentina de Trabajadorxs de Prensa (FATPREN) y el Sindicato de Prensa de Buenos Aires (SiPreBA) lanzaron…

Egypt: Two journalists sentenced to four years in jail

On 17 November, two journalists were sentenced by the Egyptian Emergency State Security Court to four years in jail. The International Federation of…

#RatifyC190 to support women journalists' claims against cyberattacks

Christos Christophides from the Union of Cyprus Journalists explains the benefits of ILO Convention 190 and how it widens the scope of a workplace to…

#RatifyC190 to combat online abuse

Jennifer Moreau from UNIFOR describes the level of online abuse in Canada and how it impacts women and freedom of speech.

Argentina: dos mujeres periodistas sufrieron acoso durante las coberturas del proceso electoral

Sucedió en el palacio de gobierno de la provincia argentina de Tucumán. Un caso tuvo lugar durante la cobertura de los resultados de las elecciones…

Nigeria: Missing journalist found dead

A journalist’s dead body was found on 12 November, a month after he went missing in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. The International Federation…

Cuba: Retiran las credenciales de prensa a la agencia EFE

Las autoridades cubanas retiraron el domingo 14 de noviembre las credenciales de prensa de los/as reporteros/as de la agencia española de noticias EFE…

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