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...

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...

Nepal: FNJ provides key support to journalists and media during the pandemic

Nepal has been under a countrywide lockdown since March 24 but for most journalists 'working from home' is not a privilege available to them.

Somalia: Journalist arrested for reporting rape

UPDATE 23.04.2020 Voice of America (VOA) reporter Mukhtar Mohamed Atosh was arrested by police on 20 April in Baidoa for reporting on the death of a...

Twenty-four rights-groups call on Turkey to release all those arbitrarily detained, now at risk of Covid-19

In the early hours of Tuesday 14 April, the Turkish Parliament passed a law which will lead to the release of up to 90,000 prisoners. However, it...

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...

Yemen: IFJ letter to UN General Secretary condemns death sentence against 4 journalists

After a Houthi Court in Yemen sentenced four journalists to death on charges of treason and spying for foreign states, the International Federation of...

Burundi: Media freedom at stake ahead of presidential elections

A series of attacks against journalists in Burundi have raised concerns over increased threats to media freedom in the country. The International...

Covid-19 ravages Kenya’s media industry

"Just a month after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Kenya, three leading media houses have effected between 20 and 30 per cent pay cut for...

COVID-19: 60 participants au webinaire de la FIJ sur la sécurité des journalistes

En présence de 60 participants issus du Monde arabe et du Moyen Orient, la FIJ a piloté le 9 avril un séminaire en ligne sur la sécurité des...

Pakistan: Second post-mortem report reveals Aziz Memon murdered

The second post-mortem report of the slain journalist Aziz Memon indicates that he was murdered. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and...

FAJ calls for heightened protection for frontline journalists and improvement of their conditions of work amid COVID-19 tragedy

The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the Pan-African regional organisation of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), salutes and...

Pakistan: Union secures Punjab Covid-19 relief package

Journalists union leaders in Pakistan have negotiated a Covid-19 relief package in Punjab which will ensure compensation for those who contract 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...

Brazil: President Bolsonaro targeting professional journalists during COVID-19 pandemic

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his followers have been accused of continuing to attack journalists in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, in a...

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