At least 73 violations of media and journalists’ rights, including arbitrary arrests, physical attacks, the closing of TV channels, and the confiscation of media equipment were recorded in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2022, according to a new report published by the Kurdistan Journalists’ Syndicate (KJS) in cooperation with the International Federation of...

Syrian journalist Issam Abdullah, a reporter from Hawar News Agency (ANHA), was killed while covering Turkish airstrikes on 20 November in northern Syria. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns Abdullah’s murder and demands the Turkish government launch an immediate investigation and stop targeting journalists and...

A journalist working for Iraqi broadcaster Dijlah TV and his cameraman were killed by unknown gunmen on Friday January 10 in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Iraqi Journalists’ Syndicate (IJS) in condemning these appalling murders and calls on the authorities to bring the...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today published a list of 94 journalists and media staff killed in work-related incidents during 2018. The new death toll marks a slight increase up from 82 killings recorded last year and represents a reversal of the downward trend from the last three years.

Following a spate of attacks on journalists and their equipment in Iraq over the past few days, the IFJ and its affiliate the Kurdistan Journalists Union (KJS) have called for full respect for press freedom and the right of journalists to report freely and safely ahead of national elections in May.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) visited Baghdad 14-15 October to attend a series of meetings hosted by its affiliate the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate (IJS) to address safety and impunity in the country. The IFJ / IJS delegation met first with media managers and editors to address the responsibilities of employers to protect their...