Tim Dawson is a London-based journalist, and a member of the executive of the National Union of Journalists in the UK and Ireland. He traveled to Turkey from November 27-30 2019 to observe and monitor journalists trials as well as participate in an International Conference within the framework of the “Journalism is not a crime” EU-funded project...

With inequality raging to the highest levels in history, reducing the appalling disparity between the rich and poor is arguably one of the most critical issues humankind must tackle. There hasn’t been a major film about the biggest issue of our time. Until now.

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 mentioned.

Australia’s public broadcaster, ABC had its Sydney offices raided today by Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers, the day after AFP raided the house of a News Corp senior political journalist. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance have condemned the raids and called on the...

The 30th World Congress of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will take place 11-14th June in Tunis. Over 300 participants representing journalists unions and associations across the world will attend the Congress which will put the future of journalism in the digital age at the top of its agenda.

The Sudanese authorities have closed Al-Jazeera's office in Khartoum and withdrawn the work permits of all its staff members, the TV channel said. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Federation of African of Journalists (FAJ) have condemned the move against the Qatari broadcaster as an attack on freedom of information and...

Despite a court ordering his release on 21st May, Al-Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein is still being held in Egypt after the authorities launched a new investigation against him. He has already spent nearly 900 days in custody without any charge. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the decision as an outrageous...

To mark World Press Freedom Day on 3rd May, journalists from across the world are joining forces to launch tips for safe and fair coverage of elections at a time when politicians and their supporters are increasingly turning their fire on reporters.

[Updated on April 23rd] Journalist Lyra McKee was shot dead while she was covering the riots at the Creggan housing estate in the city of Londonderry (Derry), Northern Ireland, on Thursday night 19 April. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) join their affiliate the National Union of...

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 mentioned.

The International Federation of Journalists (IJF) today expressed serious concerns over the new Russian law on "fake" news and the "lack of respect for the state, the authorities, and society", warning it is likely to have a chilling effect on freedom of expression in the country. The IFJ urges the Russian authorities to review the legislation...

The International Federation of Journalists join the campaign of its Ukrainian affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU), to call on all presidential candidates to sign the Declaration on the Defence of Freedom of Speech before 2019 elections.

The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) call on the European Parliament to adopt a copyright directive that benefits all journalists. Since it was first introduced, both journalists’ federations have worked jointly and tirelessly, supporting the proposal and working to improve it. The federations continue to seek...

Today, on International Women’s Day the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls for necessary and substantial improvement of women’s representation in the media and the unions that represent them at work.

To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has issued a rallying cry to media and union leaders to make women more visible in their organisations.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today releases its 29th report on journalists and media staff  killed in the course of their duties in 2018.

Welcome to the first IFJ Asia Pacific Bulletin for 2019

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.

The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the regional group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), elected a new steering committee at its Congress on 13 and 14 December 2018 in Khartoum, Sudan.

Representatives of journalists, media workers, broadcasters and newspapers from around the world took the case for action against impunity for crimes against journalists to the United Nations in New York today.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has branded the decision of an Egyptian court to free photojournalist Shawkan as "long overdue".

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today renewed its call for the immediate release of Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as "Shawkan" on the eve of a verdict in his case which is expected tomorrow 8 September in Cairo. Zeid has been behind bars for over 5 years following his arrest in 2013.

On August 13, journalists at Thrillist, a New York-based food and culture digital magazine, voted to strike to demand “living wages”. The IFJ fully supports this act, which is the very first strike among workers’ unions in the digital-born media industry.

The International Federation of Journalists has renewed calls for the immediate release of Al-Jazeera producer Mahmoud Hussein to mark the 600th day of his ongoing detention in Egypt.

The IFJ has strongly condemned the murder of 3 Russian journalists in the Central African Republic, in what local authorities said was an ambush by an unidentified group of armed men.

On July 06, 2018, six journalists and columnists have been heavily sentenced to prison by a court in Istanbul for alleged membership to an armed illegal terrorist organisation.

On 3 July, a new media law was approved in Russia that will have as a consequence that independent journalists who publish their work in media will be qualified as “foreign agents” if they are funded from abroad. Those who receive payments for their production will also be considered as “foreign agents”. This status will lead them automatically to...

On Monday, July 2, Nauru President Baron Waqa announced that it would block the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) from covering the upcoming Pacific Island Forum. Today, July 5, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) issued a letter to President Waqa urging him to reconsider the ban.

La journaliste belgo-algérienne, Layla Lefèvre-Haddad, a été agressée physiquement à Bruxelles après avoir critiqué le gouvernement algérien. La FIJ, première organisation mondiale de la profession avec 600.000 membres, dénonce ces violences inacceptables et appelle les autorités algériennes à la raison.

This event will be remembered as the “Babchenko case”. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the world’s largest organization of journalists with 600,000 members in 146 countries, stresses that the profession’s aim is to seek the truth and that any manipulation of information can dramatically damage media credibility as well as...

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 mentioned.

On the 25th World Press Freedom Day, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says that the recent spike in violence targeting journalists is a stark reminder that there can be no press freedom when journalists live and work in fear.

In a statement published today the International and the European Federations of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) voice their concerns over the exclusion of journalists’ interests in the ongoing EU debate over a neighbouring right on press publications. These organisations, representing over 300,000 journalists throughout Europe, cannot support the...

IFJ affiliates are at the forefront of a drive to tackle gender-based violence and harassment at work the results of a major new survey reveal.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called for the immediate release of an Egyptian journalist who was arrested on 16 February after conducting an interview with an opposition figure.

A Turkish court jailed on Friday 15 February journalists Mehmet Altan (65) , his brother Ahmet Altan (67) and Nazli Illicak (73) for life imprisonment after finding them guilty of “involvement in the 2016 coup attempt.”

The Union of Mauritanian Journalists (UMJ), an IFJ affiliate, organized a national event on 25 January in Nouakchott bringing together more than 70 editors, trade union leaders, academics and human rights organizations. During the event delegates signed up to support the Declaration on Media Freedom in the Arab World.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today launched its full annual report on journalists and media staff killed in 2017, which details the killings of 81 journalists and media staff recorded on the list published on 31 December 2017.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) in condemning the attack on journalist Sudip Kaini in Gorkha district of Nepal on January 15. The IFJ demands an investigation into the incident and the punishment of the attackers.

The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) have backed their Greek affiliates, standing with 420 MEGA TV station journalists and media workers left with no pay and no jobs for over 16 months.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA) in condemning the suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 28, 2017 that killed a journalist and injured nine other colleagues. The IFJ demands swift action from Afghan authorities to arrest and punish the...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today warned there is no room for complacency despite recording the lowest number of killings of journalists since 2007.

Writing on behalf of 600,000 journalists around the world, the president of the International Federation of journalists, last week addressed a letter to Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, in which he expressed grave concern over the detention of fellow Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as “Shawkan”.

Almost one in two women journalists have suffered sexual harassment, psychological abuse, online trolling and others forms of gender-based violence (GBV) while working.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in marking the eighth anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre. The IFJ and NUJP demand action from the Philippines Government and President Duterte to ensure prosecutions are made and justice is delivered.

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 mentioned.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Norwegian Union of Journalists (NJ) today called on the Iraqi government to release the Iraqi/Norwegian journalist Samir Obeid (also spelled Abeid) who has been detained for more than three weeks.

57-year-old Samir Abeid, a dual Iraqi and Norwegian national , was arrested by Iraqi security forces on Sunday 22 October at his home in Al Qadisyah neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital city Baghdad and appeared before a court 5 days later. He has remained in detention ever since.

The IFJ’s 2017 campaign to end impunity kicks off on 2 November - the UN Day against impunity for crimes targeting journalists.

Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been murdered today around 3pm by a car bomb in the town of Bidnija, near her family home. The European and International Federations of Journalists condemned today this killing.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) are concerned about recent threats to Bulgarian TV journalist Viktor Nikolaev made by politicians. The IFJ/EFJ join their affiliate, the Union of Bulgarian Journalists (UBJ), in its call to end harassment of journalists and support freedom of...

Despite unprecedented challenges facing the media industry, journalists unions have succeeded in winning higher pay, saving jobs and securing new collective agreements over the past twelve months.

Serbian weekly 'Vranjske novine' will cease publishing, announced founder and editor-in-chief Vukasin Obradovic on 18 September. The paper claims it has been subject to intense political and economic pressures, including financial inspections allegedly aimed at compromising its finances.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the threats made to Cambodian journalists by the Information Ministry on Friday, September 15, 2017. The IFJ calls for the Cambodian Government to end its attack on the independent media.

The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) together with its affiliates in Spain and in Sweden have strongly condemned the arrest of Swedish-Turkish journalist Hamza Yalçin by Spanish authorities last week in Barcelona following an international warrant issued by Turkey through Interpol over alleged terrorist plots.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has strongly condemned yesterday’s announcement by the Israeli government to close Al Jazeera’s offices in Jerusalem, revoke its journalists’ credentials and shut down the network’s cable and satellite transmissions.

A Russia Today (RT) correspondent was killed and a cameraman injured in a rocket attack by the Islamic State (IS) militants on Sunday 30 July in Homs province, Syria. The IFJ and its Russian affiliate the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ) condemn the attack and call on journalists to take extreme caution when covering the conflict in Syria.

A Turkish court ordered the release of seven suspects in the trial of 17 journalists and executives from the opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet on Friday 28 July. The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) join their affiliates TGS, TGC and DISK Basin-IS in welcoming the decision and call on the Turkish authorities to release...

Three weeks after the beating of two journalists in Mozambique, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Sindicato Nacional de Jornalistsas (SNJ) have repeated calls for the attackers to be brought to justice without further delay.

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...

The Government of South Sudan blocked two news websites on Monday 17 July accusing them of “hostile reporting”. The Sudan Tribune and Radio Tamazuj websites were blocked by the National Communications Authority on the orders of the Government. The IFJ demands that the ban on the web sites be lifted immediately.

The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) have backed demands for the Ukrainian authorities to publish the results of their investigation into the killing of award-winning journalist Pavel Sheremet – a year after his murder in a car bomb.