News and Press Releases

The DİSK Basın-İş (The Press Workers Union) released an almanac detailing violations of freedom of expression and the press in Turkey during 2018. The...

(Mis à jour le 15 mai) Trois journalistes français sont convoqués ce mardi 14 mai devant la Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure (DGSI) après...

Turkish Journalist Yavuz Selim Demirag was violently attacked by a group of unidentified men armed with baseball bats on May 10 in Ankara. The...

Mina Mangal, a former television presenter who is now working as parliamentary adviser, was shot in broad daylight Saturday, May 11, morning in Kabul....

The Duterte Administration in the Philippines has named several journalists and media organisations as part of an alleged plot to overthrow his...

New provisions to the Media Council Act were tabled by the Nepal government on May 9, which will further tighten control on media in the country. The...

Development Media Group’s chief editor is being sued by the Myanmar Home Affairs Ministry under the Unlawful Association Act. The International...

As India goes to the polls, attacks on journalists in the state of West Bengal were reported on Monday, May 6. The International Federation of...

[UPDATED ON MAY 8] The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Burundian Union of Journalists (UBJ) have condemned the...

After more than 500 days in jail, Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been released with a presidential pardon on May 7. The...

Investigative journalist Vadym Komarov is in a coma after being assaulted by an unidentified person on 4th May. The International Federation of...

Today, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) and its affiliates launch the 17th edition...

Poor wages and working conditions are the two dominant threats to journalists in the region, a 2018 survey by the International Federation of...

To mark World Press Freedom Day on 3rd May, journalists from across the world are joining forces to launch tips for safe and fair coverage of...

A senior Pakistani journalist was killed by bikers who opened fire on him in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, situated in the...