News and Press Releases

BBC Pakistan terminated the jobs of four employees working in Islamabad and Peshawar, without reason. The International Federation of Journalists...

The Fair Work Commission in Australia handed down a decision on November 20, announcing digital media workers must have access to the same rights as...

Journalists in Hong Kong face increasing dangers while covering protests. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Hong...

UPDATED 17.12.2020 Two Saudi journalists fled Saudi Arabia in September after fearing for their lives after the government made their same-sex...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joined the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine (IMTUU) in calling on authorities not to...

Unidentified assailants attacked Lasantha Wijeratna, a freelance journalist and anti- corruption activist, on November 14. The International...

A week after Vanuatu’s Daily Post media director had an annual work permit rejected and his residence visa cancelled, he has now been denied the...

Israeli spyware Pegasus, suspected to be behind the hacking of WhatsApp worldwide, is found to have targeted Indian journalists, human rights...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) made a submission to Australia’s Senate Inquiry into Press Freedom on October 8, 2019. The IFJ and...

The ban on internet and communication services in Kashmir has now entered 100 days. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its South...

The media director and publisher for Vanuatu’s only daily newspaper, Dan McGarry’s work permit renewal application was rejected by the Labour...

Dindo Generoso, a radio broadcaster for DYEM 96.7 Bai Radio, was shot dead in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental by unidentified gunmen on Thursday,...

Turkey’s biggest newspaper Hürriyet announced last week the layoff of 45 journalists in one of the largest mass layoffs in the history of the...

Freelance photojournalist May James was searched, forced to remove her face mask, arrested, and detained at a police station in Kowloon overnight...

Media Prima Berhard, the owner of various media including New Strait Times, Berita Harian and Harian Metro as well as four television channels, is...

Journalists directly targeted for attack by public or private individuals is the primary threat for media workers in South East Asia with far too many...