#WPFD Farah Marshita Abdul Patah: "If the general public understands the important role of the media as a watchdog, there would be greater press freedom "

Farah Marshita Abdul Patah is a journalist working in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She started her career in journalism in 2009 with Malaysia’s leading...

Global unions' statement on World Day for Safety and Health at work

The IFJ, the world's leading organisation of journalists, joins leading global workers' organisations on World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28...

India: SimpliCity founder detained for criticism of government’s Covid-19 response

D Andrew Sam Raja Pandian, the founder of SimpliCity, a bi-lingual news portal in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu is in judicial custody for his reports ...

#WPFD Maja Sever: "I try to show the importance for public service media to be independent from political influence"

Maja Sever is a journalist and editor at Croatian Radio-Television. She is also the president of the Croatian Trade Union of Journalists, an active...

India: Editor-in-chief attacked whilst driving

Arnab Goswami, owner and editor-in-chief of Republic TV and his wife, were allegedly attacked by two men on a motorbike in a Mumbai parking lot. The...

IFJ in the news !

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...

World Intellectual Property Day 2020: Celebrating the EU Copyright Reform for a Fairer Digital World

Friday 17 April marked one year since the adoption by the European Union (EU) of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. World...

India: Online abuse hurled at associate editor, Tongam Rina

Tongam Rina, the associate editor of The Arunachal Times has been the target of online trolling, and threats of physical violence in several online...

Hong Kong: Media industry urged to take proactive steps to avoid industry cuts

Hong Kong’s media industry must urgently adapt to the unprecedented circumstances as a result of Covid-19 and an overall decline in turnover to avoid...

Ecuador: FENAPE trabaja para defender a los periodistas ecuatorianos durante la pandemia del COVID-19

La Federación Nacional de Periodistas del Ecuador (FENAPE) está llevando a cabo diversas acciones de apoyo y asesoramiento a periodistas afectados/as...

Germany: Unions demand Coronavirus aid for self-employed workers

The United Services Union (Ver.di) and the International Federation of Journalists have backed calls for measures to cushion the impact of the...

Iran: Veteran journalist sentenced to 5-year jail

Kayvan Samimi, editor in Chief of Iran Farda magazine, has been sentenced in absentia to five years in prison. The International Federation of...

Greece: TV and radio campaign spot in support of journalists

The Journalists’ Union of the Athens Daily Newspapers (JUADN) has launched a TV and radio campaign spot in support of journalists, media pluralism and...

India: Jammu and Kashmir police question three Kashmiri journalists

Police in Srinagar filed separate First Information Reports (FIR) against Kashmiri photojournalist Masrat Zahra and journalist Gowhar Geelani and...

Chechnya: award-winning journalist threatened by Governor over COVID19 reporting

Chechen Governor Ramzan Kadyrov has threatened Russian journalist Elena Milashina for reporting about a shortage of protective equipment amongst...

Bangladesh: Politician charges media under Digital Security Act

A politician has accused media workers who shared a story on the alleged misappropriation of Covid-19 relief rice in Bangladesh of breaching the...

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