News and Press ReleasesPhilippines: Media calls for urgent renewal of broadcaster ABS-CBN 24 Jan 2020 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) and press freedom advocates are calling on the Philippines Congress to support the…Cambodia: Court limits media access to cover Kem Sokha trial 24 Jan 2020 The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has denied media access to court proceedings during the treason trial of opposition leader Kem Sokha. The International…Zimbabwe: Security personnel assault journalist covering a political event 23 Jan 2020 Robert Tapfumaneyi, a journalist working for Syl media, was assaulted by the security personnel of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on…Ukraine: journalists’ union rejects new controversial bill aimed at disinformation 23 Jan 2020 On January 20, the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports unveiled a draft law on combating disinformation and regulating media activity. …Indonesia: US journalist arrested for alleged visa violation 23 Jan 2020 Philip Jacobson, an editor of environmental science website Mongabay, was arrested on January 21, 2020, on suspicion of “visa violations” in…Sri Lanka: Police refuse to file journalist death threat complaint 22 Jan 2020 Mulleriyawa Police in the Central Province of Sri Lanka refused on January 10 to record the death threat complaint of a court correspondent. The…Pakistan: Journalist sentenced to five years in prison 22 Jan 2020 The Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan convicted journalist Nasrullah Chaudhry for allegedly possessing banned literature and spreading religious…Somalia: Union appeals to president to veto law which threatens press freedom 21 Jan 2020 The draft bill for a controversial new media law, which includes draconian restrictions on press freedom, is set to be signed by President Mohamed…Taiwan: Reaffirming Taiwan’s press freedom 21 Jan 2020 Taiwan’s election result on January 11 delivered stronger hopes for press freedom and media independence in the country after incumbent Tsai Ing-wen…Hong Kong: Journalists intimidated and denied entry to Hong Kong 21 Jan 2020 While Hong Kong’s protests continued, so too did the attacks on journalists and press freedoms in late December and early January. The International…IFJ Safety Fund Testimonies: Sarhan Abukalloub, Palestine 20 Jan 2020 Sarhan Abukalloub (37) is a journalist and documentary film-maker born and raised in Gaza, Palestine. His work as a journalist in the small and…IFJ in the News! 17 Jan 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…Italy: Outrage over Sanremo festival presenter’s sexist comments on public TV 17 Jan 2020 The presenter of the Italian Sanremo 2020 festival, broadcast by the Italian public television RAI, caused a wave of indignation in Italy after he…Press freedom groups welcome start of trial in Kuciak murder 17 Jan 2020 The undersigned international and regional press freedom and journalism groups welcome the start of the murder trial this week against the suspected…Iran: IFJ supports journalists who resigned over lack of editorial independence in state-media 17 Jan 2020 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today supported Iranian journalists who denounced interference with their editorial independence,…Indonesia: Journalist threatened at gun point in Aceh 17 Jan 2020 An online journalist was physically assaulted and threatened by gunpoint for his coverage of a transport company in Aceh on January 4. The… Page 141 of 331. Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264265266267268269270271272273274275276277278279280281282283284285286287288289290291292293294295296297298299300301302303304305306307308309310311312313314315316317318319320321322323324325326327328329330331 Next Load more