News and Press Releases

The Belarusian Ministry of Justice ordered on 21 June an inspection of the activities of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ). The...

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has used COVID-19 as a pretext to extend his grip on the country, notably...

The Slovak Supreme Court ruled on 15 June sided with the prosecutors who appealed against last summer’s acquittal of two accused in the murder of...

On 8 June, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a new legislation which punishes with up to three year jail term those accused of...

IFJ leaders from across the world hailed the recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights that the UK Government violated media freedom and...

On 23 May, the Belarusian authorities forced a civilian plane to perform an emergency landing in Minsk, Belarus' capital and arrested Belarussian...

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the UK and Ireland has made a "vital" contribution to the IFJ's Safety Fund which will enable significant...

Following recent attacks on media in Palestine, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) affiliates across the world have expressed solidarity...

Au cours d’une action de protestation remarquée, le personnel des deux quotidiens «Bund» et «BZ» a lancé le 18 mai un signal fort contre la...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will launch a new report on China’s international media influence strategy, titled The Covid-19...

Many IFJ affiliates took action to mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May. Here is a non exhaustive list of their initiatives.

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...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a brutal impact on the health of all workers around the world, especially those frontline workers most exposed to the...

On 26 April 2021, Documento publisher and journalist Kostas Vaxevanis was given increased police protection after the Athens Prosecutor’s Office...

As part of UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day activities, the IFJ will host an event on 1 May from 12 am CET to 1pm CET on Remember the Dead, Fight for...