News and Press Releases

Palestine: Digital rights massively violated since May 6

Palestinian journalists have faced arbitrary censorship, a wave of hate speech and threats of violence online over the past three weeks according to a…

Palestine: Massive wave of solidarity among IFJ affiliates with Palestinian journalists

Following recent attacks on media in Palestine, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) affiliates across the world have expressed solidarity…

Palestine: Israeli military steps up targeting of media offices in Gaza

The Israeli military has intensified its targeted attacks against media offices in Gaza. On 13 May, Israeli forces bombed the Al-Shorouk Tower, which…

Hong Kong: Journalist with The Epoch Times attacked and injured

A journalist with the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times was beaten by an unknown man on May 11 and suffered injuries. The International Federation…

Palestine: Israel must be held accountable for crimes against journalists

Media offices have been bombed and Palestinian and international journalists arrested, beaten and threatened by Israeli forces amid escalating…

Hong Kong: Authorities signal legislation to ban “fake news”

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, said during a news conference on May 4 that the government was considering introducing legislation to combat…

México: Hallan asesinado a periodista en Sonora

El pasado 3 de Mayo, Día Mundial por la Libertad de Prensa, hallan asesinado al periodista Benjamín Morales Hernández, luego de que su familia…

Hong Kong: New polling shows press freedom dropping to record low

The level of media freedom in Hong Kong for media workers has plunged to a record low after the imposition of the national security law, according to…

El Salvador: organizaciones sociales y grupos de la sociedad civil alzan su voz para rechazar la destitución de jueces del Tribunal Constitucional y del fiscal general

La Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador decidió este 1 de mayo, en su primera medida, la destitución de todxs lxs jueces integrantes de la Sala de lo…

Colombia: trabajadorxs de prensa fueron víctimas de ataques durante las protestas populares

Desde que a fines de abril comenzaron las protestas ciudadanas contra la reforma tributaria en Colombia, por lo menos 28 trabajadorxs de prensa fueron…

World Press Freedom Day 2021

Many IFJ affiliates took action to mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May. Here is a non exhaustive list of their initiatives.

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…

Colombia: fotógrafo documental sufre un intento de asesinato

El 20 de abril, el fotógrafo Juan Carlos Ayala fue víctima de un intento de asesinato por parte de dos personas que le dispararon desde una moto en la…

International Memorial Workers Day: Remember the dead, fight for the living

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a brutal impact on the health of all workers around the world, especially those frontline workers most exposed to the…

Greece: Support to Documento journalist Kostas Vaxevanis

On 26 April 2021, Documento publisher and journalist Kostas Vaxevanis was given increased police protection after the Athens Prosecutor’s Office…

Taiwan: ATJ launches media monitoring report and polling

Media workers in Taiwan are most concerned about pressure from company executives and precariousness of work, said the Association of Taiwan…

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