News and Press Releases

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

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on behalf of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) will launch the 19th annual South Asia...

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...

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

Abu Tayyab, a senior television journalist, was arrested by police on April 20 under the controversial Digital Security Act (DSA) for writing social...

UPDATE: On Sunday April 26 2021, Amir Abbas Dehbashi-Nejad was released from the Bushehr prison in Iran. The judicial order for Dehbashi-Nejad’s...

Stress, anxiety, depression, sleep and eating disorders or burnout are just some of the mental health problems that many journalists covering the...

The Myanmar military detained Japanese freelance journalist, Yuki Kitazumi in Yangon on April 18 for allegedly disseminating ‘fake news’. The...

An ambassador for China in Australia presented journalists with propaganda videos and pressured the media on its reporting during a press conference...