News and Press Releases

[UPDATED 11.03.2024] Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have arrested and detained journalist Stanis Bujakera, who works for the…

Journalists Fayaz Zafar and Amjad Ali Sahaab are facing similar misinformation and defamation charges in the Swat Valley region, amid a rising number…

The Council of Global Unions (CGU), representing over 200 million workers, including journalists, condemns the escalating violations of trade union…

Independent news outlet Rappler and its founder Maria Ressa have been acquitted of the final of five tax evasion charges launched in 2018 by the…

The Ankara 22nd Heavy Penal Court handed travel bans to Faruk Eren, President of the DİSK Basın-İş Union, and editor of the Gerçek Gündem news portal…

Tamer Almisshal, Al Jazeera Arabic presenter had his Facebook profile taken down following the airing of his TV Show ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ on 8…

A Radio New Zealand (RNZ) journalist has alleged that an Indonesian official attempted to both bribe and intimidate him following an interview at a…

In a letter addressed to Yemeni President Mr Rashad Al ALIMI and Prime Minister Mr Maeenn Abdulmalik Saeed, on 5 September 2023, the IFJ has joined…

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…

On September 4, Aleksandr Lukashenko‘s regime ordered the country’s embassies to stop issuing passports to citizens living abroad. A measure that will…

Myanmar Now photojournalist Sai Zaw Thaike has been sentenced to over 20 years in prison on September 6, following his coverage of the impacts of the…

L’Union Nationale des Journalistes de Côte d’Ivoire (UNJCI) en collaboration avec la Fédération internationale des journalistes (FIJ) a organisé un…

[MISE À JOUR 07.03.2024] Le journaliste Khalifa Guesmi, travaillant pour Radio Mosaïque, a été arrêté par les forces de sécurité tunisiennes le 3…

Quatre journalistes comoriens ont été condamnés le 24 août à 9 mois de prison avec sursis et à une amende de 150.000 francs comoriens (environ 300…

Police in India’s eastern Manipur state have filed charges against four journalists associated with the Editors Guild of India, including its…

The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) in collaboration with UNESCO under the Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF) Project held a one- day…