News and Press Releases

Police in Tunisia on Monday closed the office of Al Jazeera television in the capital Tunis amid political tensions in the country. The International...

Covering the Covid-19 pandemic has been a real challenge for journalists. The surge of new virus variants, such as Delta, and the lack of clear...

At least 180 journalists across the world have been spied on using Pegasus software, a tool developed by the Israeli cybersurveillance company NSO and...

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is to report incidents of violence against journalists and videographers covering the Euro 21 football final...

Georgian journalist Alexander Lashakarava was found dead at his home on 11 July 2021, a week after he was severely beaten during the Pride march in...

Security forces in Eswatini arrested and tortured two South African journalists covering pro-democracy protests on 4 July. The International...

Palestinian security forces have repeatedly attacked and harassed journalists covering recent anti-government demonstrations across the West Bank. The...

Dutch journalist Peter R. de Vries is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot five times in Lange Leidsedwars street in Amsterdam yesterday...

Israel’s systematic targeting of journalists working in Palestine and its failure to properly investigate killings of media workers violates the...

Journalists’ union leaders from across Eastern Africa have vowed to step up the fight for fair pay, better working conditions and media freedoms at a...

Journalist Julian Assange is still being held in a maximum-security prison in London. On 3 July, he will celebrate his 50th birthday behind bars and...

Sudanese security forces arrested Al Jazeera journalist Ali Abou Shaleh while he was covering anti-government protests in Khartoum and released him...

The unauthorised use of IFJ International Press Cards (IPC) by undercover military agents posing as journalists in a Turkish drama series has been...

The Media Lawyers’ Association (MLA) and the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have just published a new guide for journalists who...

Local journalist Aman Mohammad Khojamli was summoned to Gonbad City court and was transferred to the prison following his reporting over the...

Several journalists have been attacked and their equipment damaged or confiscated by security forces as they were covering a demonstration in...