News and Press Releases

The Sudanese authorities have closed Al-Jazeera's office in Khartoum and withdrawn the work permits of all its staff members, the TV channel said. The...

Despite a court ordering his release on 21st May, Al-Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein is still being held in Egypt after the authorities launched a...

The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) join their Norwegian affiliate Norsk Journalistlag in condemning the US...

A black banner referring to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) and other activist groups as allies of the ‘terrorist NPA’ was...

A journalist with local television station Channel Mandalay was arrested covering a protest at a cement factory on May 15. He remains in police...

Beijing-based citizen journalist Xie Qiang was arrested on April 27 for ‘picking quarrels and stirring up trouble’ and has not been heard from since....

The Hong Kong government has tabled a bill to the Legislative Council, to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance, which allows the transfer of...

The Macau government’s proposed Civil Protection Law which has been sent to the Legislative Assembly for discussions could have serious implications...

Yesterday a Sky News team from the United Kingdom was attacked with tank shells by Syrian regime's forces in a deliberate shelling in Idlib, the...

Quelques jours après avoir entendu trois journalistes au sujet d’une enquête sur l’utilisation d’armes françaises au Yémen, la Direction générale de...

Journalists were attacked and social media was blocked, as protests broke out in central Jakarta on May 22. The International Federation of...

In the past week, three activists were arrested in Bangladesh under the country’s internet and digital security laws. The International Federation of...

A local court in Karachi has dismissed all charges against Pakistani journalist, Shahzeb Jillani, who had been accused of cyber-terrorism. The IFJ...

Journalists Keyvan Samimi and Marzieh Amiri were arrested in Iran on 1st and 2nd of May and are still being held according to IFJ affiliate, the...

IFJ affiliates in Asia Pacific held different activities, ranging from freedom festival to discussions and marches to celebrate the World Press...

Freelance journalist Bryan Carmody’s house was searched by the San Francisco Police on May 10 after he refused to reveal his source. The International...