News and Press Releases

The IFJ has welcomed today's historic vote of the European Parliament to call for an end to the harassment and persecution of BBC Persian journalists...

On the International Women’s Day, media organisations call upon all media leaders around the globe to stand up and protect the rights of female...

The International Federation of Journalists is looking for four media development experts to conduct a mapping of current trends in the media sector,...

To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has issued a rallying cry to media and union leaders...

10 Yemeni journalists abducted by Ansar Allah (Houthis) since June 2015 have been sent to face a specialised terrorism court.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today releases its 29th report on journalists and media staff  killed in the course of their duties...

Ziad al-Sharaabi, a cameraman working for Abu Dhabi TV, was killed in a bomb attack on Monday in a restaurant located in Yemen’s port city of Mokha....

Seven journalists and media staff working for local television NRT were attacked and detained for several hours on Saturday, January 26, while...

Mohamed Ben Khalifa (35), a Libyan freelance photographer, was killed on Saturday when covering clashes between militia groups in the south of...

Over 140 journalists from 20 different media outlets handed a letter to the Government of National Accord (GNA) urging them to stop the attacks on...

The International Federation of Journalists reiterates its support to the Yemeni Journalists’ Syndicate (YJS) call for the immediate release of...

UPDATED 13.12.18 Publisher Mohammed al-Wakeel and an editor of Jordan news web site Al Wakeel News were detained on 10 December for posting on the...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has backed condemnations by its affiliate, the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS) of a raid by...

The Executive Committee of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has repeated its strong condemnation of the gruesome murder of Saudi...

The IFJ welcomes the signing of a collective agreement on the safety of journalists between the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) and the...

IFJ leaders came under a tear gas attack today after Israeli soldiers fired on a peaceful assembly demanding the right to freedom of movement for...