News and Press Releases

A lawsuit has been filed against The Irrawaddy for its reporting on conflict in Rahkine state in Myanmar. The International Federation of Journalists...

Freelance journalist and filmmaker Yaara Bou Melhem, will deliver the 2019 2019 Press Freedom Lecture in Sydney on May 2, which is being held to raise...

Two journalist killers have been sentenced to death for the murder of Afghan journalist Abdul Manan Arghand. The International Federation of...

Pakistani journalist has been charged for cyber-terrorism over comments made about the Pakistan Army. The International Federation of Journalists...

The former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI), an Islamist political party in Pakistan, issued a fatwa on April 8, promoting the killing of journalists...

The Manipur High Court has ordered the release of Indian journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem following his detention on November 21, 2018 under the...

Voice TV host has been charged with defamation following the channel’s broadcast of the general election on March 24. The International Federation of...

Karachi cameraperson Ali Mubashir was abducted near his office on April 1. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemned the abducted...

Pakistani authorities took Channel 24 News and its sister channels offline following a report about Prime Minister Imran Khan. The International...

Fiji Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, ordered the release of three New Zealand journalists after they were arrested and detained overnight in Suva...

Pakistan journalist with Daily Jang newspaper is missing after he was abducted from his home in Karachi in the early hours of March 30, 2019. The...

The International Federation of Journalists, together with a number of other organisations, is launching the News Organisations Safety...

Several journalists were attacked outside in court in West Jakarta by a gang leader on March 27, 2019. The International Federation of Journalists...

Several journalists were placed on a ‘watch list’ by the Pakistan Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cybercrime Wing over criticism of Saudi Crown...

Rappler CEO and executive editor, Maria Ressa, was arrested on March 28, as she landed in Manilla returning from the USA. The International Federation...