News and Press Releases

Two reporters were arrested in Preah Sihanouk province in the south-west of Cambodia after they covered the protest of an ongoing land dispute on…

Precious Owolabi, a reporter for Channels Television, was shot dead on 22 July while covering a protest by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria…

Israeli military forces attacked Palestinian journalists when they were covering a protest march in the Gaza border. The International Federation of…

Since the outbreak of large scale demonstrations in Hong Kong in June, the IFJ has logged a string of violations against the media. The International…

Hundreds of masked assailants dressed in white assaulted residents, protesters, journalists and a lawmaker in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, hours after an…

On the eve of Ukraine’s July 21 extraordinary parliamentary elections, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has backed the National Union…

Freelance journalist Yahya al-Sawari was arrested on 3rd July by Yemeni security forces loyal to Saudi Arabia and has been held incommunicado since…

The Indian government has implemented new restrictions for journalists, including asking journalists to seek appointments to enter the country’s…

[UPDATED, 17TH JULY] The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) call on the Turkish court to acquit journalist Erol…

Nader Shah Sahebzadeh, a talk show host for Radio Gardez Ghar, was found killed in the Gardez, the capital of Paktia province in Afghanistan’s east.…

Cambodian activists Kong Raiya and Soung Neakpaon remain in detention for alleged criminal incitement for their participation in a memorial march for…

Eduardo Dizon, an anchor working for the Brigada News FM radio was shot dead on 10th July when he was driving home after hosting his daily news…

Around 15 members of The Rouvinokas, a Greek anarchist group, ransacked the Athens Voice’s headquarters on 4th July following a publication that the…

A military court in Somalia on 8th July made public its ruling of 1st November, 2018, convicting policeman Ahmed Nur of murdering Abdirisak Qasim…

On 9 July, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and 32 other press freedom and media development organisations met in London in advance…

The Turkish Journalists’ Union (TGS), member of the International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ), is taking legal action against…