News and Press Releases

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 International Federation of Journalists today published the report on journalists and media staff killed in work-related incidents around the…

How do authoritarian regimes and armed conflicts silence journalists and undermine justice? How has the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the challenges…

On 8 March, journalist Levent Gültekin was attacked by a group of around 20 people just a few metres away from his workplace at the Halk TV station in…

Myanmar’s military detained two journalists and raided a further two news outlets on March 8 as the military continues its onslaught to quell media…

The United Kingdom's government has published the country's first national action plan to protect journalists from abuse and harassment. The…

Hong Kong police detained and arrested the former executive director of Next Digital, Stephen Ting Ka-yu, on March 2 for alleged fraud as part of a…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has launched a global campaign #PayMeEqual to mark International Women's Day on 8 March, urging…

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 National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has been very active in recent years fighting unequal pay at work, in particular at the BBC, the UK's public…

Myanmar authorities have charged six journalists for their coverage of anti-coup protests in Myanmar. The International Federation of Journalists…

In 2012, UNESCO published its first Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Media (GSIM) to “contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment in and…

The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the pan-African organisation of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in collaboration with…

The latest survey conducted by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) shows “a rapid decline in media freedom” in 2020, with foreign…

La Fédération Africaine des Journalistes (FAJ) félicite le journaliste Ziyad Al-Warfali, correspondant d'Al-Ghad TV pour sa libération, après son…

Freelance journalist Jamal Farah Adan was shot dead by two gunmen on March 1 in Galkayo city, in the Somali state of Puntland. The International…