News and Press Releases

Israeli police are assaulting, beating, and firing stun grenades at Palestinian media workers reporting on recent clashes between Palestinian…

El pasado 3 de Mayo, Día Mundial por la Libertad de Prensa, hallan asesinado al periodista Benjamín Morales Hernández, luego de que su familia…

The level of media freedom in Hong Kong for media workers has plunged to a record low after the imposition of the national security law, according to…

Fadil Hammad, a reporter for state broadcaster Syria TV was arrested by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on April 24 following his reporting on the…

La Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador decidió este 1 de mayo, en su primera medida, la destitución de todxs lxs jueces integrantes de la Sala de lo…

Le journaliste Rabah Karèche est emprisonné depuis le 19 avril pour ses écrits. La Fédération internationale des journalistes (FIJ) exige sa…

Many IFJ affiliates took action to mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May. Here is a non exhaustive list of their initiatives.

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…

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a brutal impact on the health of all workers around the world, especially those frontline workers most exposed to the…

On 26 April 2021, Documento publisher and journalist Kostas Vaxevanis was given increased police protection after the Athens Prosecutor’s Office…

Media workers in Taiwan are most concerned about pressure from company executives and precariousness of work, said the Association of Taiwan…

As part of UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day activities, the IFJ will host an event on 1 May from 12 am CET to 1pm CET on Remember the Dead, Fight for…

This year’s World Intellectual Property Day – celebrated on 26 April 2021 – marks a turning point in relations between the worlds’ populations and the…

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…

Bao Choy Yuk Ling, a freelance producer with Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), was convicted on April 22 of “making false statements” to obtain…

Erkin Tursun, a Uyghur TV producer who has been detained in China’s Xinjiang region since 2018, appeared in a video in which he acknowledges…