News and Press Releases

A clampdown on communications in Myanmar has seen at least five journalists arrested and official warnings sent to media threatening harsh jail…

German newspaper giant, Funke, has threatened to close its printing centre in Erfurt, putting at risk 270 jobs. The International and European…

The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) demand Belarusian authorities to stop immediately the persecution of journalists…

The Turkish Association of Journalists (GCD) published today its Annual Media Monitoring Report documenting the state of press freedom in Turkey for…

An Afghan journalist affiliated with the Pajhwok News Agency has survived an assassination attempt by armed assailants in Faryab province on February…

Four media workers’ unions in Japan have demanded gender equality in Japan’s media and call for stronger female representation in the industry, which…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) supports the petition of its affiliates in Brazil, Peru and Uruguay for media workers to be…

Freelance producer Adel Al-Hasani has been held for more than six months after being arrested by Yemeni armed forces over his alleged support for both…

At least nine journalists have been targeted by police by arrests, intimidation and criminal charges over reporting and online posts about the ongoing…

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was banned in China on February 12, one week after it was accused of false reporting and after the…

Henry Fiallos, corresponsal del noticiero Hoy Mismo en la ciudad de La Esperanza, recibió entre el 11 y el 12 de febrero amenazas de muerte hacia él y…

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…

Following the decision by the Chinese authorities to ban BBC World News from broadcasting in China, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)…

El lunes 8 de febrero, los periodistas Jean Ril Meus y Destiné Alvarez fueron baleados por fuerzas militares mientras se encontraban cubriendo una…

Ethiopian freelance journalist Lucy Kassa was attacked at her home in Addis Ababa on 8 February by three unidentified armed men in plain clothes who…

Incidents of violence and restrictions towards journalists and media workers covering protests in Myanmar have been documented, as hundreds of…