News and Press ReleasesMyanmar: Editor arrested over interview with ethnic armed group 02 Apr 2020 Ko Nay Myo Lin, the editor-in-chief of Voice of Myanmar (VOM), was arrested on March 30 for breaching the Counter Terrorism Law after publishing an…Iran: Government orders nationwide ban on print publications 01 Apr 2020 The Iranian State Board for Fighting Corona Disease (SBFCD) passed a nationwide ban on all print publications on 30 March. The International…Sweden: Exiled Pakistani journalist goes missing 01 Apr 2020 UPDATE 5/05/2020 Sajid Hussain, a Pakistani journalist who was granted political asylum in Sweden in 2017, has gone missing. The International…Côte d’Ivoire: Lettre syndicale au Procureur de la République 01 Apr 2020 L’accès à l’Information pour la sensibilisation des populations reste le seul moyen le plus sûr pour lutter efficacement contre les pandémies qui…South East Asia: Concerns over authoritarian clampdown 01 Apr 2020 The South East Asia Journalists Unions (SEAJU) network remains concerned for the physical and financial safety of journalists reporting in South East…COVID-19: Council of Europe must ensure press freedom is protected 31 Mar 2020 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today joined other press freedom groups in calling on Europe’s top human rights and democracy…Hungary: new law uses Covid-19 to tackle press freedom 31 Mar 2020 The Hungarian Parliament passed a bill on 30 March allowing the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to rule by decree without a set time limit.…Belarusian: BAJ calls for immediate release of Siarhei Satsuk and drop of criminal charges 30 Mar 2020 On March 25, 2020, at about 16:30, Siarhei Satsuk, member of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, journalist and editor-in-chief of the online…COVID-19: IFJ and EFJ urge Turkish government not to discriminate against political prisoners 30 Mar 2020 Sixteen human rigths and professional organisations urged Turkish Government not to discriminate against political prisoners in its forthcoming early…COVID-19: restrictions on access to information in Romania 30 Mar 2020 The president of Romania Klaus Werner Iohannis signed on 16 March an emergency decree which, among other measures, allows the National Authority for…Ukraine: journalist attacked while investigating sale of protective masks 30 Mar 2020 TV channel NewsOne journalist Tetiana Sivokon was physically attacked on 24 March by a shop owner while shooting a story about the sale of protective…Pakistan: Journalist granted bail after two months in prison 30 Mar 2020 Azhar-ul Haq Wahid, a reporter with Channel Five TV and the newspaper Khabrain was released on bail after more than two months in jail for criticising…IFJ Blog: Coronavirus underscores the crucial role - and responsibility - of the free press in a crisis 30 Mar 2020 Journalism serves as a critical public service, particularly in times of crisis. Now more than ever, media must be able to report independently,…IFJ in the news! 27 Mar 2020 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…IFJ Blog: China is trying to rewrite the present 27 Mar 2020 Beijing’s propaganda blitz seeks to obscure the origins of the coronavirus, writes Louisa Lim.India: Police attack journalists amid the lockdown 26 Mar 2020 Police have harassed and attacked journalists in Hyderabad and Delhi on alleged breaches of lockdown orders amid the Covid-19 outbreak. The… Page 134 of 330. Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264265266267268269270271272273274275276277278279280281282283284285286287288289290291292293294295296297298299300301302303304305306307308309310311312313314315316317318319320321322323324325326327328329330 Next Load more
