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Malaysia: Journalist summoned over critical article

Tashny Sukumaran, a correspondent for Hong Kong newspaper the South China Morning Post in Malaysia, has been summoned by the Malaysian police over her…

Cambodia: The ongoing battle for press freedom

Cambodia is a country in the press freedom spotlight, for all the wrong reasons. Press violations are on the rise as the country’s long-serving prime…

Cambodia: Journalists often risk their own safety just to do their jobs

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2020 and to launch the IFJ’s Cambodia media monitoring project, supported by the British Embassy in Phnom…

Cambodia: Journalists and the media continue to face significant judicial harassment

To mark World Press Freedom Day 2020 and the launch of the IFJ’s Cambodia media monitoring project, supported by the British Embassy in Phnom Penh,…

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…

#WPFD Lotfullah Najafizada, TOLOnews: "I lost 11 colleagues, all killed by suicide bombs”

Lotfullah Najafizada, is an award-winning journalist and director of TOLOnews, Afghanistan's top 24/7 news and current affairs TV channel. At…

#WPFD Haris Jamalzada: " It’s our duty as journalists to fight against violence, injustice, bigotry and inequality"

Haris Jamalzada is the current affairs manager at Khurshid TV and a Rana Journalism Faculty Lecturer. He is a member of the Afghan Independent…

#WPFD Syed Hassan Abbas: “Media is the only effective medium between the state organs and the public in this health crisis”

Syed Hassan Abbas is a senior journalist from Pakistan and has been defending media freedom and rights for more than 20 years. He has been President…

#WPFD Togo: “Media independence means the ability for journalists to work without fear”

AGBOKA Koffi Agbévavi is a web journalist and director of Empreinte News. He is a member of the Union of Independent Journalists of Togo (UJIT). A…

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…

China: Media workers detained for sharing censored Covid-19 information

On April 19, Chinese authorities arrested two media workers based in Beijing, Cai Wei and his girlfriend Tang. They voluntarily contributed to…

#WPFD Hassan Al-Aboudi: One of the most serious threats to journalists is harassment by government agencies

Hassan Al-Aboudi is deputy editor in chief of Al-zawrw newspaper in Iraq. He is a member of the Iraqi Journalists' Syndicate, head of the Press…

#WPFD Nima Hassan Abdi: “Access to information from relevant authorities does not exist”

Nima Hassan Abdi is a Somali journalist who has worked in the media sector for 16 years, mainly in the electronic media, where she had both…

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…

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