News and Press Releases

Veteran editor-in-chief of Iran-e-Farda magazine, Kayvan Samimi, began his three-year prison term on 8 December, after being jailed for "inflaming…

To mark the International Day for Human Rights on 10 December 2020, the IFJ, the largest organisation of professional journalists with 600,000 members…

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has suspended the broadcasts of local network Nalia Radio and Television (NRT) for one week from December 7…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined calls to repeal a decision to cut funding to the Slovenia Press Agency (STA) in a row…

L'accès à plusieurs médias en ligne a été bloqué le 2 décembre en Algérie, une situation qui s'est déjà produite plusieurs fois cette année. La…

The charges against journalist Hopewell Chin’ono exposed the increasing harassment of media workers by the Zimbabwean government during the Covid-19…

Iranian journalist Vida Rabbani was arrested by security forces on 22 November and remains in detention, reportedly over tweets over the nationwide…

TV Journalist Violetta Tovkes was attacked by an unknown man in the middle of a live broadcast on 28 November, resulting in severe damage to her…

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…

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and girls on 25 November, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and…

The IFJ tips to report harassment and abuse on social media platforms.

As the vote on the first reading of the "Global Security" law achieved a majority in the French National Assembly on Tuesday 24 November, the…

The Los Angeles Times and Tribune Publishing have agreed to pay US$3 million to settle a lawsuit over unequal pay for journalists of Color and women…

(UPDATED 4 NOVEMBER) A Harare court banned prominent lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa from defending journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, ruling she was in contempt of…