News and Press Releases

IFJ leaders from across the world hailed the recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights that the UK Government violated media freedom and…

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the Global Union Federations – the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel,…

Three journalists from the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) were sentenced to seven months in jail and fined for entering Thailand illegally on May 28.…

A military court in Myanmar sentenced Aung Kyaw, a reporter from the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), and Ko Zaw Zaw, a freelance reporter with…

Asad Ali Toor, a journalist and vlogger known for his criticism of the Pakistani military, was summonsed on May 31 by the Federal Investigation…

Claudia Mo, a former pro-democracy lawmaker, has been denied bail after the Hong Kong High Court cited Mo’s interviews and texts with reporters from…

The International Federation of Journalists has called for the urgent reinstatement of Nasser Abu Bakr, the head of the Palestinian Journalists'…

Yemeni journalist Adnan Al -rajhi working for Belqees TV, a Yemeni media organization based in Turkey, was subjected to violence and forced into…

A year ago the IFJ entered the international debate on media sustainability and post-covid recovery plans by launching the Global Platform for Quality…

Television talk show host, Hamid Mir, was taken off air on May 31 after he gave a speech critical of the Pakistani military at a rally protesting an…

Samoa’s prime minister-elect, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, was locked out of parliament on May 24 after her opponent, Tuila’epa Sailele Malielegaoi claimed…

A landmark piece of legislation, the Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Bill 2021 was passed unanimously by the Sindh…

Desde principios del mes de mayo, y a pocos días de celebrarse la segunda vuelta electoral para la presidencia del Perú, lxs trabajadorxs de prensa se…

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…

Asad Ali Toor, an Aaj Television journalist and vlogger often critical of the Pakistani military, was attacked by unknown assailants in his apartment…

Israeli-Palestinian journalists have been attacked and harassed while covering demonstrations and clashes in Israel, according to a new report by the…