News and Press Releases

The 30th World Congress of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will take place 11-14th June in Tunis. Over 300 participants representing...

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the public broadcaster allegedly pulled a radio news story following complaints from mining company,...

A new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project documents the detention of at least 58 journalists in the Xinjiang region in China. The International...

On June 4, Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers raided the home of News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst over a story she wrote in April 2018. The...

Australian media outlet News Corp has announced that it will cut 55 editorial positions, targeting journalists that lack digital skills. The...

Mohammed Rizvi Maharoof was released following a week-long detention, after his arrest under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in late May. The...

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...

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...

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...