News and Press Releases

COE Annual Report: Attacks on media in Europe can not become a new normal

Attacks on press freedom in Europe are at serious risk of becoming a new normal, 14 international press freedom groups and journalists’ organisations,…

#WPFD Global journalists stand up for press freedom

What is your biggest concern for press freedom in your country? What are your daily challenges as a journalist? What are the most important stories…

China: Media workers detained for sharing censored Covid-19 information

On April 19, Chinese authorities arrested two media workers based in Beijing, Cai Wei and his girlfriend Tang. They voluntarily contributed to…

#WPFD Hassan Al-Aboudi: One of the most serious threats to journalists is harassment by government agencies

Hassan Al-Aboudi is deputy editor in chief of Al-zawrw newspaper in Iraq. He is a member of the Iraqi Journalists' Syndicate, head of the Press…

#WPFD Nima Hassan Abdi: “Access to information from relevant authorities does not exist”

Nima Hassan Abdi is a Somali journalist who has worked in the media sector for 16 years, mainly in the electronic media, where she had both…

Russia: Vedomosti journalists demand removal of editor in chief for censorship

Journalists at Vedomosti, one of Russia’s most prominent business publications, have demanded the removal of Editor in Chief, Andrey Shmarov, for what…

#WPFD Farah Marshita Abdul Patah: "If the general public understands the important role of the media as a watchdog, there would be greater press freedom "

Farah Marshita Abdul Patah is a journalist working in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She started her career in journalism in 2009 with Malaysia’s leading…

Colombia: Journalists are imposed working conditions equal to or more harmful than the Covid-19 pandemic

Six companies representing 18 media outlets in the country were reported to the Ministry of Labor for practices on the sidelines of Covid-19 for a…

Global unions' statement on World Day for Safety and Health at work

The IFJ, the world's leading organisation of journalists, joins leading global workers' organisations on World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28…

#WPFD Maja Sever: "I try to show the importance for public service media to be independent from political influence"

Maja Sever is a journalist and editor at Croatian Radio-Television. She is also the president of the Croatian Trade Union of Journalists, an active…

India: Editor-in-chief attacked whilst driving

Arnab Goswami, owner and editor-in-chief of Republic TV and his wife, were allegedly attacked by two men on a motorbike in a Mumbai parking lot. The…

Survey Press Freedom and COVID-19

Take part in the IFJ survey on Press freedom and COVID-19 and help us assess the impact of the pandemic outbreak on journalists' working conditions.

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…

Hong Kong: Media industry urged to take proactive steps to avoid industry cuts

Hong Kong’s media industry must urgently adapt to the unprecedented circumstances as a result of Covid-19 and an overall decline in turnover to avoid…

Ecuador: FENAPE trabaja para defender a los periodistas ecuatorianos durante la pandemia del COVID-19

La Federación Nacional de Periodistas del Ecuador (FENAPE) está llevando a cabo diversas acciones de apoyo y asesoramiento a periodistas afectados/as…

Iran: Veteran journalist sentenced to 5-year jail

Kayvan Samimi, editor in Chief of Iran Farda magazine, has been sentenced in absentia to five years in prison. The International Federation of…

Page 79 of 283.

Load more