News and Press Releases

Dr. Orouba Barakat and daughter Hala Barakat were murdered in their Istanbul apartment last night, Thursday 22 September. The IFJ strongly condemned…

The IFJ has called on the Yemeni government to “accept its responsibility” as the UN’s leading human rights body condemned the huge toll of deaths,…

Two Iranian journalists have been imprisoned since August on charges of “acting against national security”. The IFJ joined its affiliate the…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has strongly condemned yesterday’s announcement by the Israeli government to close Al Jazeera’s…

A Russia Today (RT) correspondent was killed and a cameraman injured in a rocket attack by the Islamic State (IS) militants on Sunday 30 July in Homs…

The first consultative meeting between Libyan journalists aiming at strengthening professional solidarity has just concluded. This initiative was…