News and Press Releases

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…

The wife of a detained Chinese-Australian writer has been interrogated by Chinese officials and denied from leaving China. The International…

A nationalist hashtag hate campaign on social media platform Twitter has targeted journalists for attacks for being allegedly “pro-India” and…

Propaganda posters found in Northern Mindanao on July 7, accused members of IFJ affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP)…

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

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

The office of Hong Kong broadcaster Citizens’ Radio was vandalised the same day as a major anti-extradition law protest rally on July 1. The…

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

An interview with Pakistan’s former president was taken off air within minutes of commencing broadcast on Geo News on July 1, drawing criticism of…

Four telecommunication companies in Myanmar were ordered by authorities to temporarily suspend internet services in nine townships amid military…

A media security guard has been shot and killed, while another seven media workers have been injured from a car bomb blast near private broadcaster…

Hundreds of delegates from journalists unions around the world adopted a new Global Charter of Ethics for Journalists at an historic International…

A Kashmiri editor was arrested in a late night raid on his home in Srinagar on June 24. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its…