International Federation
of Journalists

23 June 2017

IFJ in the News this week

FRANK PERRY / AFP

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 mentioned. Read some of the news highlights from Friday 16th June to Friday 23th June: 1. Journalist federation condemns block of Palestinian news sites, Middle East Monitor 2. Al Jazeera’s Twitter account temporarily shut down in Qatar as part of 'organised campaign' against the network, by Jessica Goodfellow, The Drum News 3. IFJ- EFJ say concerned over arrested journalist’s health, urging medical care, Turkey Purge 4. IFJ: Saudi, UAE using journalists as political football, Al Jazeera

5. Censorship and chilling effect will not work, by Irfan Bukhari, The Peninsula Qatar

6. IFJ hits out at attempts by Gulf states to 'force the closure of Al Jazeera', by Gursimran Hans, Press Gazette 7. French journalist Stephan Villeneuve and Kurdish journalist Bakhtiar Haddad died in an explosion in Mosul, by Ana Gavranić, translation: Matea Matić, Fair Press

8. Special protection law eyed as more journalists get killed, Tehelka

9. FIJ : Pour un dialogue sur l’indépendance de l’audiovisuel public en Tunisie, Kapitalis

10. Ocho periodistas de Ipiales recibieron la acreditación más importante en el ámbito mundial, HSB Noticias

11. Periodistas piden protección en coberturas a conflicto filipino, Prensa Latina 12. IFJ: Demand of Closure of Al-Jazeera is Restriction of Freedom of Speech, Somali Update Online 13. World shocked at unrealistic demands, The Peninsula Qatar 14. Rights groups, Qataris react to Gulf embargo, ultimatum, Yeni Şafak 15. Le Qatar sommé de fermer Al-Jazeera pour montrer patte blanche, Kapitalis

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