News and Press Releases

Today the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) launched in Mogadishu, Somalia, a continental campaign on the safety of African journalists,...

On 10th August Yemeni separatists from the Southern Transitional Council took control of the city port of Aden, Yemen, after days of fighting with the...

The IFJ has called on the Modi government and authorities in Kashmir to lift the information siege imposed on the region as journalists continue to...

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) yesterday launched a National Workshop on Advancing Gender-Responsive Journalism in Mogadishu in...

The Lebanese Journalists Syndicate (LJS) organised a sit-in in Beirut yesterday in solidarity with journalists and media workers to protest against...

Utusan Melayu Berhad, the publisher of the oldest Malay daily Utusan Malaysia, has agreed to pay outstanding salaries for around 800 media staff...

Since June 2019, protests have taken over the streets of Hong Kong on a weekly basis. As journalists and media workers attempt to cover these...

Bulgaria will elect a new Prosecutor General this autumn and a series of statements made by public officials against the press have raised...

Utusan Melayu Berhad, the publisher of Malay daily Utusan Malaysia, has announced that August 21 will be the final print edition of the paper as it...

Guardian journalist Owen Jones has been physically assaulted in London while celebrating his 35th birthday with friends in the early hours of Saturday...

A cameraman embedded with the Somali National Army (SNA) was killed in a bomb attack targeting a military base on 14th August. The International...

The Kashmir Valley’s connection with the inside and the outside world has been cut — all internet connectivity, cellular, landline, and cable TV...

Global Times’ journalist Fu Guohao was attacked during protests at Hong Kong International Airport on August 13. The International Federation...

El 6 de agosto el periodista de la agencia de prensa Loop Haïti, Luckson Saint-Vil, fue atacado a balazos mientras se desplazaba en su automóvil por...

Communication in and out of the Indian region of Jammu and Kashmir has been blocked since August 4 following changes to the region’s autonomy in...

On 11th August, the Russian national communications regulator Roskomnadzor published a statement demanding Google to prevent its video-sharing service...