News and Press Releases

Vietnam: Former editor and pro-democracy activist jailed

A Vietnam court sentenced Pham Chi Thanh to five years and six months in prison, followed by five years of probation for allegedly disseminating…

Samoa: Caretaker Prime Minister instigates sexist attack on female journalists

Prior to the start of a televised interview session by TV3 and Radio Polynesia Reporter, Rula Su’a Vaai, Samoa’s caretaker Prime Minister instructed…

Pakistan: IFJ and IRADA launch landmark review of Pakistan media labour laws

Despite the existence of a long-established and extensive constitutional and legal framework, Pakistan’s media workers face a redundant and…

Yemen: Union reports systematic media violations in the first half of 2021

The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS) has documented systematic violations of media freedom in the country between 1 January and 31 June 2021,…

Brasil: el abogado de la familia Bolsonaro amenazó a una periodista

Juliana Dal Piva denunció que Frederick Wassef, abogado de la familia del presidente brasileño Jair Bolsonaro, la amenazó luego de que saliera al aire…

Guatemala: asesinaron al activista y periodista independiente Frank Stalyn Ramazzini

El comunicador ya había denunciado amenazas en repetidas ocasiones, producto de sus investigaciones sobre corrupción dentro del sistema penitenciario…

Georgia: Journalist dies after being severely beaten during Pride march

Georgian journalist Alexander Lashakarava was found dead at his home on 11 July 2021, a week after he was severely beaten during the Pride march in…

Afghanistan: Taliban disrupts media outlets in northern provinces

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has received reports of the Taliban controlling and disrupting media outlets since tensions…

India: Authorities open defamation cases against three journalists

Authorities in the district of Shahjahanpur opened defamation investigations into Nidhi Suresh, a Newslaundry reporter, Manoj Shukla, a reporter for…

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…

Philippines: Farewell to a tireless champion for press freedom

The Philippines’ media fraternity and journalist unions globally are mourning the loss of a giant of media freedom following the death of Filipino…

Sudan: Authorities block news websites

The Sudanese authorities blocked more than 30 news websites in the run up to protests demanding the resignation of the government. The International…

Alert: IRADA and IFJ to launch major review of Pakistan’s labour laws at webinar on Tuesday July 13

The Institute for Research, Advocacy and Development (IRADA) has written a new report on Pakistan’s labour laws and their impact on media workers,…

Philippines: Duterte asks press to remove masks and face shields at press conference

Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte during a press conference on July 1 asked a reporter to take off her face mask and face shield when asking him…

Maldives: Parliamentary committee intervenes in media council case

A Maldives Parliament standing committee on independent institutions has presented its own complaint to the Maldives Media Council (MMC), a body it is…

Chile: policías hirieron a dos reporteros gráficos en la ciudad de Santiago

Durante la jornada de ayer, dos fotógrafos que se hallaban realizando la cobertura del cortejo fúnebre de una reconocida defensora de los derechos…

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