IFJ: Reinstate victimised Palestinian journalists' union leader!

The International Federation of Journalists has called for the urgent reinstatement of Nasser Abu Bakr, the head of the Palestinian Journalists'...

Pakistan: Sindh Assembly passes bill to keep journalists safe

A landmark piece of legislation, the Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Bill 2021 was passed unanimously by the Sindh...

The struggle of Brazilian journalists in times of pandemic

Since the beginning of the pandemic in Brazil, FENAJ - the National Federation of Journalists, along with all Brazilian workers, has monitored and...

Taiwan: Apple Daily ceases print edition and dismisses over 300 staff

The Taiwan edition of Apple Daily, published by the Hong Kong-based Next Digital media group, ceased its print edition on May 18 and made over 300...

Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai’s Next Digital shares and properties seized

Hong Kong’s security authorities froze the properties of Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai, who is currently serving a jail sentence, on May 14 on...

Hong Kong: Journalist with The Epoch Times attacked and injured

A journalist with the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times was beaten by an unknown man on May 11 and suffered injuries. The International Federation...

Hong Kong: Authorities signal legislation to ban “fake news”

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, said during a news conference on May 4 that the government was considering introducing legislation to combat...

Namibia: NBC workers on strike, IFJ backs call for solidarity

Workers at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, the country’s national public broadcaster, are on strike to protest against poor working conditions...

Hong Kong: New polling shows press freedom dropping to record low

The level of media freedom in Hong Kong for media workers has plunged to a record low after the imposition of the national security law, according to...

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...

International Memorial Workers Day: Remember the dead, fight for the living

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...

Greece: Support to Documento journalist Kostas Vaxevanis

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

IFJ/UNESCO event: World Press Freedom Day

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...

On World Intellectual Property Day, we call for increased scrutiny of internet giants

This year’s World Intellectual Property Day – celebrated on 26 April 2021 – marks a turning point in relations between the worlds’ populations and the...

Hong Kong: RTHK documentary producer convicted and fined

Bao Choy Yuk Ling, a freelance producer with Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), was convicted on April 22 of “making false statements” to obtain...

China: Jailed Uyghur journalist confesses in Beijing’s propaganda video

Erkin Tursun, a Uyghur TV producer who has been detained in China’s Xinjiang region since 2018, appeared in a video in which he acknowledges...

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