News and Press Releases

A journalist working for Iraqi broadcaster Dijlah TV and his cameraman were killed by unknown gunmen on Friday January 10 in the southern Iraqi city...

El comunicador Fidel Ávila Gómez estaba siendo buscado desde el pasado 29 de noviembre de 2019, cuando fue reportado desaparecido. Su cuerpo fue...

In an annual report published by the Yemeni Journalists’ Syndicate (YJS), the union reports 134 violations of media and journalists' rights in 2019....

Nima Saffar, a journalist and prominent author in Iran, has been summoned to Gorgan prison to serve an 8-month jail term. According to his Instagram...

More than 750 violations against media workers were recorded in 2019, according to an annual report published by the Palestinian Journalists’...

An online journalist was attacked by a suspected drug dealer in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia in retaliation for reporting on local...

The IFJ has recorded 49 killings of journalists and media professionals in 2019, a significant drop from 95 posted last year. The Federation says...

Sath Chanbuth, a journalist for Rasmei Kampuchea Daily and Apsara TV, was questioned on December 2 for his interview about a land theft conflict...

A number of journalists in Cambodia are facing baseless charges that are restricting their ability and freedom to carry out journalistic duties. The...

A former reporter for Voice TV in Thailand was sentenced to two years’ jail by a Lopburi court on Tuesday, December 24, for tweeting about the...

Libyan journalist Ridha Fheel al-Boom was arbitrarily arrested on December 14 at Tripoli's airport by the Lybian intelligence agency. The...

Dozens of journalists, trade unionists and researchers from the Arab world and the Middle East, but also from Belgium and France, took part in an...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today hosted a special meeting with Iranian journalists working abroad to develop a plan of action...

Syrian Kurdish journalist Hamberfan Kosah has been held under arrest without explicit and public charges in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) airport since...

Nigerian-American journalist and activist Omoyele Sowore was re-arrested on December 6 on treason charges, despite a court ordering his release. The...