News and Press Releases

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…

Germany: Unions demand Coronavirus aid for self-employed workers

The United Services Union (Ver.di) and the International Federation of Journalists have backed calls for measures to cushion the impact of the…

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…

Greece: TV and radio campaign spot in support of journalists

The Journalists’ Union of the Athens Daily Newspapers (JUADN) has launched a TV and radio campaign spot in support of journalists, media pluralism and…

India: Jammu and Kashmir police question three Kashmiri journalists

Police in Srinagar filed separate First Information Reports (FIR) against Kashmiri photojournalist Masrat Zahra and journalist Gowhar Geelani and…

Chechnya: award-winning journalist threatened by Governor over COVID19 reporting

Chechen Governor Ramzan Kadyrov has threatened Russian journalist Elena Milashina for reporting about a shortage of protective equipment amongst…

Bangladesh: Politician charges media under Digital Security Act

A politician has accused media workers who shared a story on the alleged misappropriation of Covid-19 relief rice in Bangladesh of breaching the…

Nepal: FNJ provides key support to journalists and media during the pandemic

Nepal has been under a countrywide lockdown since March 24 but for most journalists 'working from home' is not a privilege available to them.

Somalia: Journalist arrested for reporting rape

UPDATE 23.04.2020 Voice of America (VOA) reporter Mukhtar Mohamed Atosh was arrested by police on 20 April in Baidoa for reporting on the death of a…

Pakistan: Jang and Geo staff face unpaid salary crisis

After years of industrial conflict, Jang and Geo employees continue to work without pay. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its…

Philippines: Magazine website targeted by digital attack

The Philippines Graphic website was hacked by unidentified parties on Saturday, April 18. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemn…

Twenty-four rights-groups call on Turkey to release all those arbitrarily detained, now at risk of Covid-19

In the early hours of Tuesday 14 April, the Turkish Parliament passed a law which will lead to the release of up to 90,000 prisoners. However, it…

Hong Kong: Next Digital founder arrested on illegal assembly charge

Jimmy Lai, media tycoon and the founder of Next Digital, was arrested by Hong Kong authorities on April 18 and charged for his role in the unlawful…

Australia: Facebook and Google to pay for media content

The Australian government announced new legislation to force digital news aggregators, Facebook and Google to compensate media organisations for their…

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…

Yemen: IFJ letter to UN General Secretary condemns death sentence against 4 journalists

After a Houthi Court in Yemen sentenced four journalists to death on charges of treason and spying for foreign states, the International Federation of…

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