News and Press Releases

Journalists in Jammu and Kashmir, India, have been attacked and blocked from covering events in recent days, raising questions about press freedom and…

A controversial bill has been introduced in Hong Kong this month that would make disrespecting the Chinese national anthem a crime punishable by up to…

Sri Lanka journalist Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi was obstructed from reporting on a protest on January 23, 2019 in Habmantota, southern Sri Lanka.…

A founder of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI Indonesia), senior BBC journalist Ging Ginanjar, died aged 54 on Sunday, January 20. Ging…

The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU), an IFJ affiliate, has recorded 86 attacks against media workers in 2018. The IFJ joins its…

Yang Hengjun, an Australian writer, democracy advocate and former Chinese diplomat, was detained by security agents when he arrived at Guangzhou…

In January, Indonesian President Joko Widodo gave a pardon to I Nyoman Susrama, the convicted killer of Balinese journalist AA Gde Bagus Narendra…

Several journalists have been targeted by the Sudanese authorities amid the massive public protests. Several media staff have had their media…

In December 2018, three journalists – Sun Lin, Zhen Jianghua, Ding Lingjie – were each convicted and sentenced for ‘inciting subversion’ and…

El reportero fue encontrado muerto el pasado 20 de enero en Baja California Sur, municipio donde ejercía la profesión periodística. La Federación…

A group of organisations for the protection of human rights, freedom of information and journalists associations demand from the Prime Minister to…

Welcome to the first IFJ Asia Pacific Bulletin for 2019

Investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale (34) was shot and killed in his car by unknown assailants on a motorbike on Wednesday, 16 January in…

Una vez más, el grupo mediático despidió a cerca de 100 trabajadorxs de prensa de diferentes medios. La Federación Internacional de Periodistas (FIP),…

A journalist was physically attacked by an extreme right group in Berlin. The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) join…

Despidieron de AM750 a delegada del diario Página/12, del mismo grupo empresario, e impulsora de la comisión de Género. La Federación Internacional de…