News and Press Releases

A Dutch reporter was interrupted by Chinese security officials while reporting live on the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. The International…

Marco Ernesto Islas Flores fue atacado con armas de fuego en la puerta de su casa en la madrugada del domingo 6 de febrero. El crimen fue confirmado…

Abdulakhleq Amran, Akram Al-Waleedi, Hareth Humaid and Tawifq Al-Mansoori were arrested together with five other journalists in July 2015 at the…

Four Yemeni journalists have been detained by the Ansar Allah in Sana’a, Yemen, since 2015, and are now on the death row after being condemned for…

The Russian authorities have moved to shut down Deutsche Welle’s Moscow office, ban the station from broadcasting in the country and cancel the press…

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…

A group identifying as Taliban militants arrested Ariana News journalists Aslam Hijab and Waris Hasrat on January 31. The International Federation of…

Un hombre intentó dispararle a Netzahualcóyotl Cordero García, director general del portal CGNoticias, pero su arma se encasquilló y al intentar…

Hundreds of media in Afghanistan have been forced to close due to economic collapse, threats and draconian reporting restrictions since the Taliban…

A dozen employees at the BBC Istanbul bureau, supported by the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS), have finally seen their demands met on 28 January…

China risks damaging its own international image by restricting reporting by resident foreign correspondents, a new report by the International…

El comunicador del sitio web Monitor Michoacán fue baleado a la salida de su oficina en Zitácuaro y falleció horas después en un hospital local, según…

Sri Lankan media collectives have called on the nation’s government to take sincere action to end impunity for crimes against journalists, in an…

A report issued by a Beijing-based foreign journalist group flagged declining press freedom in China, as correspondents continue to face intimidation,…

The situation of press freedom in Myanmar continues to worsen one year on from the beginning of the military coup on February 1, 2021, with 46…

The IOC must ensure access to information and guarantee the rights of journalists during the Olympic Winter Games in China.