Tunisian Journalist Salah Attia, founder and editor-in-chief of the online newspaper Al-Ray al-Jadid, was sentenced to three months in jail on August 16 by a military court over remarks he made on TV about President Kais Saîed and the armed forces. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined its affiliate, the National Union of...

Several journalists and demonstrators were attacked with nerve gas by security forces in Tunis on 22 July, during a protest against the new draft constitution which was ultimately adopted on 25 July. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined its affiliate, the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) in condemning targeted...

New amendments to the draft constitution proposed by Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed represent a serious threat to media freedom. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined its affiliate, the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) in denouncing the draft constitution and calling for action to protect media rights.

Together with 6 other organisations defending media freedom and journalists’ rights, the IFJ has made an appeal to Somaliland President urging him to release journalists Mohamed Abdi Mohamed of MM Somali TV and Abdijabar Mohamed Hussein of HornCable TV.

Pakistani media stakeholders have widely condemned the presidential ordinance amending the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) laws, which they claim will stifle the flow of information in the country and limit free, independent, and responsible media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate, the Pakistan...

The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD), working in collaboration with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Maldives Journalist Association (MJA), today launched an in-depth report into the situation in the Maldives facing the media and journalists, Maldives: Overview of the Environment for Media.

The Somali government has passed an amend of Somalia's Media Law that fails to comply with international standards on press freedom and freedom of expression, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) claims. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate in regretting the insufficient protection of journalists' work...

The President of Albania, Ilir Meta, has vetoed a proposed law that would stifle online media following the pressure from the Association of Professional Journalists of Albania (APJA), who denounced the bill as "authoritarian". The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) welcomed the decision, stressing that...

The Kashmir Valley’s connection with the inside and the outside world has been cut — all internet connectivity, cellular, landline, and cable TV services have been snapped.

The IFJ has backed calls by the Union of Bulgarian Journalists (UBJ) to scrap a proposed new law which they claim would spell the end of media freedom.

Nepal’s new Criminal Codes Act 2018 curtails freedom of expression and the press. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in expressing serious concerns over some restrictive provisions; and demand immediate amendments in the Act.

Nepal’s new Criminal Codes Act 2018 curtails freedom of expression and the press. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in expressing serious concerns over some restrictive provisions; and demand immediate amendments in the Act.

The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) today backed their affiliate in Belarus, the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), which has urged Belarusian authorities to suspend the reform of its media law. BAJ representatives visited Brussels yesterday for bilateral meetings with EU officials to draw their attention on...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly criticises the censoring and removal of posts online relating to the proposed Constitutional amendment that was reported on February 25, 2018.

The trial involving 17 journalists and executives of Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet will start on Monday 24 July at 9:00am in Istanbul’s Çağlayan Justice Palace. The trial is expected to continue until Thursday 28 July. The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) join their affiliates TGS and DISK Basin-Is in condemning the...