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Italy: Petition against attacks on Domani newspaper, and for media freedom

Three reporters at the Italian newspaper Domani – Giovanni Tizian, Nello Trocchia, Stefano Vergine - are facing up to 9 years in prison. They are…

Palestine: Launch of Palestinian Media Sector Coordination Group

Four media associations and organisations met online on 17 April to launch the “Palestinian Media Sector Coordination Group-PMSCG.” The International…

Pakistan: Body of female journalist identified in Punjab

Police in Punjab have reported that a previously unidentified body discovered on March 11 near the Lehri National Park has been confirmed to be…

France: Journalists’ union calls for the opening of a parliamentary inquiry into Euronews takeover

A direct link between entities close to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and company Alpac Capital, a Portuguese investment fund, which acquired…

Italy: Public service RAI becomes a “megaphone” of the government

Public service broadcaster RAI has decided to grant ministers and undersecretaries unrestricted airtime on its programs when referring to…

Ukraine: Four journalists injured in drone strikes in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia

On 4 and 5 April, Russian drone strikes hit respectively the Ukrainian regions of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia injuring at least four journalists, with…

Paraguay: absuelven a una periodista querellada por injurias tras defender a colegas

En medio de numerosos intentos de criminalización de la labor periodística en el país, Angie Prieto fue absuelta en los cargos por presunta injuria…

Pakistan: Journalist attacked in office in Islamabad

Senior journalist and Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) Secretary General Dr Furqan Rao was attacked in his office by a group of people…

Pakistan: Prominent exiled Afghan journalist shot in Islamabad

Prominent Afghan journalist Ahmed Hanayesh was shot by a group of armed men in Islamabad on the evening of April 3, sustaining serious injuries to his…

Palestine: At least 102 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza

[UPDATED 04.04.2024] At least 102 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during…

Indonesia: Reports denounce poor conditions of freelancers and prevalence of sexual harassment in the workplace

The Media and Creative Industry Workers Union for Democracy (SINDIKASI), an IFJ affiliate, released on 24 March two groundbreaking reports that…

Russia: Journalists Antonina Favorskaya and Olga Komleva detained on charges of extremism

Women journalists Antonina Favorskaya, known for her independent reporting, and Olga Komleva, a dedicated correspondent for RusNews, were arrested in…

UNCSW68: Championing Gender Equality in Media and Digital Spaces

The IFJ took part in the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s…

Serbia: RTV journalists sign permanent contracts after union wins historic agreement

[UPDATED 04.04.2024] Thirteen media professionals from Radio Television Vojvodina (RTV), who were forced to work for years on short-term and…

Nigeria: FirstNews Editor released after two weeks in military custody

The editor of FirstNews, an independent digital news network, Segun Olatunji, was abducted by at least ten armed men ‘two of them in military…

Russia: Moscow court extends detention of journalist Evan Gershkovich by three months

On 26 March, a Moscow court extended US Moscow-based Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich’s detention for an additional three months,…

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