News and Press Releases

Journalism serves as a critical public service, particularly in times of crisis. Now more than ever, media must be able to report independently,…

The military backed government in Thailand imposed a one-month state of emergency on March 26 to control Covid-19, allowing authorities to impose…

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…

Desde la FIP dirigimos estas recomendaciones a todxs nuestrxs afiliadxs en más de 140 países y aconsejamos compartirlas con colegas y al interior de…

President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act of 2020 on March 25 that grants him special powers to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic,…

Beijing’s propaganda blitz seeks to obscure the origins of the coronavirus, writes Louisa Lim.

Police have harassed and attacked journalists in Hyderabad and Delhi on alleged breaches of lockdown orders amid the Covid-19 outbreak. The…

La Federación Nacional de Periodistas alertó sobre el peligro de ignorar las medidas recomendadas por la Organización Mundial de la Salud y rechazó…

Luego de publicar casos sobre casos de coronavirus no reconocidos por el gobierno, Darvinson Rojas y Beatríz Rodríguez fueron sustraídos de sus…

Today the IFJ joined a network of press freedom groups in calling on European leaders to protect free flow of information and ensure that media…

Trade Union of Croatian Journalists and Croatian Journalist’s Association regret that the measures proposed by the Government to mitigate the effects…

Dear friends and comrades, I am writing to you today because I know that all of you are affected by the Coronavirus/Covid-19 health crisis, that has…

La Federación de Periodistas de América Latina y el Caribe (FEPALC) acompaña a sus organizaciones miembros en el marco de la difícil situación que…

Despite the importance of journalism during a crisis, reporters continue to face challenges to their health and safety during the COVID-19 outbreak.…

Regional newspapers in Australia have begun closing their doors and laying off staff following the Australian Government’s economic stimulus response…

Chinese staff members working for US new agencies in Beijing were dismissed as a result of orders by the Beijing Personnel Service Corporation for…