News and Press Releases

Despite the importance of journalism during a crisis, reporters continue to face challenges to their health and safety during the COVID-19 outbreak....

Trabajadores de Notimex denuncian que la dirección despidió más de 200 periodistas, contrató a otras personas y trasladó parte de su redacción a otro...

President Rodrigo Duterte’s legal assault to silence the Philippines major national broadcaster ABS-CBN is following the playbook on modern...

Australia’s major newswire service, Australian Associated Press (AAP), will close its doors on June 26, in a controversial move by majority...

Malayalam-language news channels Asianet News and MediaOne received bans for alleged “bias” content covering the Delhi protests amidst the climbing...

Police barred two journalists from reporting on a government operation in Pulwama district, in Indian-administered Kashmir, and confiscated their...

To mark International Women's Day on 8th March, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges world governments to ratify the International...

Swedish journalists, publishers and media jointly launched a petition on February 20, calling on China to release imprisoned Swedish writer and...

Australia’s Federal Court rejected the case put forward by Australia’s national broadcaster, the ABC challenging the legality of police warrants used...

Chen Qiushi, an outspoken Chinese lawyer and citizen journalist, has been missing since February 7, after telling family he planned to visit Wuhan’s...

The Philippines’ Solicitor General filed a petition with the Supreme Court to revoke the license of the Philippine’s largest broadcasting network...

L'Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (APS) a suspendu à compter du 2 février le Secrétaire général du Syndicat des professionnels de l'information et de la...

The International Federation of Journalists and FEPALC publish an open letter to condemn this situation of persecution and violence against...

Dr Li Wenliang, who was silenced by the Chinese authorities for warning people about the coronavirus, died from the illness on February 7 at the age...

Several news outlets from Hong Kong, including the BBC, Epoch Times, Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA) express concerns over...