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Today 254 IFJ delegates convening in Tunis for their World Congress elected Younes M’Jahed of Morocco as their new President.

IFJ World Congress meeting in Tunis from 11th to 14th June adopted a motion proposed by the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) to condemn the...

Delegates at the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) World Congress today backed a motion to promote the IFJ campaign for a UN Convention on...

Russian authorities detained on Wednesday 11 June hundreds of people, including at least 10 journalists, following a protest in Moscow in support of...

El día 11 de junio, Norma Sarabia Garduza fue asesinada en la puerta de su domicilio por hombres armados que le dispararon desde una motocicleta. Su...

Since Saturday, June 8, four journalists have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh for sharing a video deemed to be ‘defaming’ the chief minister on...

Philippe Leruth delivered his last speech today as President of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) to the 254 delegates meeting at the...

El periodista Rospide Petion fue atacado por personas armadas y asesinado a balazos el día 10 de junio, cuando conducía a su domicilio luego de...

Today is Philippe Leruth last day as president of the IFJ. In this video he shares his thoughts on his legacy, the future of the IFJ and the future of...

UPDATED 22 OCTOBER 2020 Journalist Ivan Golunov was arrested in Russia on 6th June on drug-dealing accusations, causing a public outcry that prompted...

Filipino journalist Fidelina Margarita Valle was arrested June 9, released nine hours later is a case of ‘mistaken identity’. The International...

As over a million people took to the streets of Hong Kong to protest the government’s controversial extradition bill on June 9, a number of...

Ahead of IFJ Congress in Tunis, the IFJ shares stories illustrating how unions can shape a better future for journalists in the digital era. We spoke...

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...

Journalist Mohammad Tawfiq al-Saghir was arrested in Syria on 4 May, allegedly by an armed group controlling the north-east of Syria. The...