In the early hours of 7 October, Hamas launched a horrific, unprecedented attack in southern Israel. In response, Israel retaliated with airstrikes over the besieged Gaza Strip and formally declared war at Hamas. On the night of 13 October, the Israeli army instructed more than one million Palestinians in the north of the Gaza Strip to move to the south of the territory, in anticipation of bombing and possible invasion. The loss of life on both sides is already tragic. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has grave concern for the welfare of civilians and journalists alike.
Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, at least 34 journalists and media…
[UPDATED 03.11.2023] At least twenty-nibe Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during on-going military operations between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemn the killings and continued attacks on journalists. The IFJ calls for an immediate investigation into their deaths.
In such dangerous conditions, the IFJ reminds journalists on the ground to take precautions, wear professional safety equipment and not to travel without their media providing them with all the professional safety equipment needed to cover events.…
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. Check all the international media coverage of IFJ, divided by language, in the period from October 28th 2023 to November 3rd 2023.
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Media Reporting On Israel-Hamas War Face Singular Challenges | Barron's - Barron’s
Journalists more vulnerable than ever to getting killed as ‘impunity' prevails - Anadolu Ajansı
‘We are all walking many, many miles to document what is happening’ | Morning Star - Morning Star
Israel targeting, censoring journalists for covering assault on Gaza - World Socialist Web Site -…
Los asesinatos de trabajadorxs de los medios de comunicación en la región, más allá de la variación interanual en términos de cifras, continúan siendo materia de debate por las bajas tasas de resolución judicial de los casos. En el Día Internacional para poner Fin a la Impunidad de los Crímenes contra Periodistas, se torna especialmente relevante analizar en qué situación se encuentra el continente para continuar bregando por instrumentos que protejan a quienes ejercen la labor de informar y medidas que garanticen justicia y eviten la repetición de estos crímenes, que degradan la libertad de prensa y el derecho a la información.
Un estudio de UNESCO que analiza el período 2006 - 2021,…
To mark World Day to end impunity for crimes committed against journalists on 2 November, the IFJ is calling on governments across the world to condemn, investigate, and arrest those who kill, harass and intimidate journalists, and enact clear and enforceable legislation to protect journalists’ safety.
Who ordered the killing of Anna Politkovskaya, Jamal Khashoggi, Arshad Sharif, Javier Valdez, Martinez Zogo and all other journalists whose murders remain unpunished?
Since the adoption of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity in 2012, that aimed to create “a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers”, very little has been done to…
Who ordered the killing of Anna Politkovskaya, Jamal Kashoggi, Arshad Sharif, Javier Valdez, Martinez Zogo and all other journalists whose murders remain unpunished?
To mark the International Day to End Impunity for crimes committed against journalists on 2 November, the IFJ is calling on governments across the world to condemn, investigate, and arrest those who kill, harass and intimidate journalists. Governments should also enact clear and enforceable legislation to protect journalists’ safety.
Since the adoption of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity in 2012, that aimed to create “a free and safe environment for journalists…
On 2 November, journalist Mohammed Abu Hatab, a member of PJS and IFJ who worked for Palestine TV, was killed when an Israeli airstrike hit his home in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. PJS reported and media his death.
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More than 70 journalists associations and unions from all over the world today call for the Israeli government to take explicit steps to protect the lives of journalists covering the war in Gaza, in accordance with international law. Since the war started the number of fatalities among media workers has exceeded one a day – a rate that is without precedent.
The IFJ's call, which has signatories from every continent, is that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) rigorously observe international law that requires combatants to take all reasonable steps to treat journalists as civilians and to safeguard their lives.
IFJ General Secretary, Anthony Bellanger said: “The number of media workers who…
On 1 November, PJS confirmed the killing of journalist Majd Fadl Arandas, who worked for the news website Al-Jamahir, during a bombing near his house in the Nuseirat camp, in the Deir al-Balah Governorate.
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On October 29, police and military personnel raided the office of the independent news outlet, the Development Media Group, arresting reporter Htet Aung and shuttering the outlet. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Myanmar Journalists Network (MJN) condemn the raid and closure as an attack on press freedom and call on the international community to embolden efforts in support of Myanmar’s independent media.
On the afternoon of October 29, a contingent of approximately 20 soldiers and police officers from the western coastal Rakhine state stormed the office of independent outlet the Development Media Group (DMG), arresting local reporter Htet Aung and…
El jueves 26 de octubre el Sindicato de Periodistas de Paraguay argumentó ante el Congreso el proyecto de ley presentado en abril de 2023, que busca obtener mecanismos de seguridad para lxs trabajadorxs de medios y defensorxs de Derechos Humanos, así como garantizar la libertad de expresión y el acceso a la información de toda la población. La Federación Internacional de Periodistas apoya la iniciativa impulsada por su afiliada y se mantiene expectante ante novedades.
En una audiencia pública convocada por la Comisión de Derechos Humanos, el Sindicato de Periodistas de Paraguay (SPP) dió sus argumentos en favor del proyecto de ley que presentó en conjunto con la Coordinadora de Derechos…
On 31 October, Palestine TV confirmed the killing of media worker Imad Wahidi in an Israeli airstrike over Gaza city
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On 31 October, Palestine TV confirmed the killing of media worker Majd Kashkou in an Israeli airstrike over Gaza city
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Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists and following a visit from IFJ's president Dominique Pradalié to Serbia, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined its affiliates in demanding Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić to properly investigate the killing of journalist Milan Pantić. A society that lets journalists' killers and harassers walk free is not a democracy.
Aleksandar Vučić
President of Serbia
Mr President,
Journalism is the only civilian occupation where significant numbers lose their lives as a result of systematic and deliberate acts. Serbia, as too many other countries around the world, is suffering from these…
Freelance media workers from the Metro Manila area launched a guild dedicated to their professional rights on October 21, following years of research, advocacy, and organising from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP). The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the NUJP, congratulate the guild on its successful launch and send a message of solidarity to the organisation and its membership.
On October 21, freelance journalists from the Philippines’ National Capital Region (NCR), or Metro Manila, launched the Filipino Freelance Journalists’ Guild (FFJ), the first organisation dedicated to the professional rights of freelance journalists in the…
On 30 October, PJS and WAFA news agency confirmed the death of Nazmi Al-Nadim, who worked for Palestine TV. Al-Nadim was killed when an Israeli warplane bombed his house in Zeitun neighbourhood in Gaza city.
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In a statement sent to Reuters and AFP, the Israeli’s military announced that it could not guarantee the safety of journalists in Gaza. The IFJ joins its Palestinian affiliate, the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate (PJS), in condemning this statement and recalling that international law requires all belligerents to protect civilians, in particular journalists.
Israel's military has told international news organisations Reuters and Agence France Presse on 27 October that it cannot guarantee the safety of their journalists operating in the Gaza Strip, under Israeli bombardment and siege for almost three weeks.
The IFJ calls on Israeli government to comply fully…
As he started to speak to international journalists over Zoom, Gazan reporter Tahseen Al Astall raised a plastic water bottle and took a sip. “Water is very expensive now in Gaza”, he said. “In fact, finding any water at all is difficult”. He was sitting in a makeshift tent, sun beating through its flapping walls, in the midst of the media encampment that has grown up around the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis. “Conditions here are very harsh and arduous. We are here because it is the only place that we can get electricity and an internet connection”.
Al Astall, vice president of the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate, has spent much of the past fortnight moving among the 1,000 journalists…
On 27 October, Yaser Abu Namous was killed during Israeli airstrike that hit his house in eastern Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, PJS and WAFA news agency reported.
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply alarmed at reports from Gaza that Israeli forces are targeting journalists.
We have heard this allegation in several personal testimonies from journalists on the ground, as well as reports from our affiliate, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS), and from news platforms such as Al Jazeera and The New Arab.
The death toll among journalists in Gaza is already extraordinarily high for a conflict that has lasted only three weeks, since 7 October. Were it true that this was the result of an intentional policy, then each death would constitute a war crime.
The IFJ calls on the Israeli Government to make clear its policies in…
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. Check all the international media coverage of IFJ, divided by language, in the period from October 21st 2023 to October 27th 2023.
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Media reporting on Israel-Hamas war face singular challenges - France24
Media reporting on Israel-Hamas war face singular challenges - RFI
16 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza conflict: Media group - Anadolu Ajansı
KUNA : IFJ: At least 16 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza - Media - 20/10/2023 - Kuwait News Agency
Repatriation Inevitable & Necessary: Pakistan Hosted 1.95 Million…
The site of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing in Jenin has been bulldozed and her shrine desecrated, in an unexplained early-morning operation on 26 October. A surfaced road running between houses has been reduced to huge boulders of broken concrete, and earth dug to over half a meters depth. Vehicles passed up and down the lane. One day after, even walking amid the smashed rocks would be a challenge. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined its affiliate, the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate (PJS) in condemning this act of vandalism and recalls on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh.
The…
The family of Wael al-Dahdouh, Al Jazeera’s bureau chief in Gaza, was killed on 24 October in an Israeli airstrike on the Nuseriat camp, in the centre of the Gaza Strip. The respected reporter lost his wife, son, daughter and grandson, while other members of his extended family are still unaccounted for. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses its shock and outrage at the killing of al-Dahdouh’s family. The Federation calls for an independent investigation into the killings and to hold the perpetrators to account.
In a statement, the Qatar-based network condemned the “indiscriminate assault by the Israeli forces that resulted in the tragic loss” of Al-Dahdouh’s…
On October 14, West Papuan journalist Victor Mambor was informed that the police investigation into an explosion outside his home in January had been terminated months prior. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates, the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Indonesia and SINDIKASI, urge Papuan police to reinstate the investigation immediately and ensure that those responsible are not allowed to escape with impunity.
On May 12, the North Jayapura Police issued a Letter of Termination of Investigation (SP3), closing their investigation into the detonation of an explosive device outside the home of Papuan journalist Victor Mambor in January. The investigation…
El holding multimedia de la familia Edwards desvinculó a 76 personas de distintos medios y empresas. La Federación Nacional de Trabajadores de Medios de Comunicación (FENATRAMCO) atribuyó la decisión de la patronal a la administración deficiente y solicitó la intervención del Ministerio de Trabajo. La Federación Internacional de Periodistas adhiere al reclamo de su afiliada y alerta sobre el agravamiento de las condiciones laborales del sector, que se ve una vez más precarizada en beneficio del lucro patronal.
El lunes 24 de octubre se conoció la decisión de la empresa El Mercurio S.A.P., el conglomerado de medios más importante y antiguo de Chile, de desvincular a un total de 76…
On 26 October, PJS and WAFA news agency confirmed the death of journalist Doaa Sharaf in a missile attack that struk her home in the Al-Zawaida neighborhood, central Gaza Strip.
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Israeli soldiers took Shireen Abu Akleh’s life without cause, according to a report published by the United Nations on 16 October 2023. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) together with its affiliate, the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate (PJS), call on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the killing of the Palestinian journalist. If citizens are to have any faith in the system of international law enforcement, it is vital that Shireen’s case is heard in the Hague.
The report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, was submitted to the UN General Council in…
On 25 October, journalist Jamal Al-Faqawi was killed when an Israeli bombardment hit his home in the city of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip.
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On 25 October, journalist Salema Mukhaimar was killed in an Israeli air strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, reported PJS.
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On 25 October, Ahmed Abu Mahadi, who worked for Al-Aqsa TV, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, PJS reported.
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On 25 October, PJS confirmed the death of three journalists Saed al-Halabi, who worked for Al-Aqsa TV, that was killed when his home in Jabalia, in the north of the Gaza Strip, was targeted.
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The Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) in collaboration with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) held a two –day seminar on ‘New Organising; Freelance Journalists and Trade Unions’ under the Union To Union (UTU) Project 2023 (Building Union Power for Democratic Rights, Media Freedom and Decent Work) from 23 – 24 October, in Nairobi, Kenya. The seminar brought together 20 freelance journalists together with the executive members of the KUJ to address the challenges facing freelance journalists in Kenya and how to develop strategies to recruit more freelance journalists into the union.
In his welcome address to the participants at the seminar, the Secretary General of the KUJ,…
On the anniversary of the killing of journalist Arshad Sharif by Kenyan security personnel, the anchor’s wife has filed a lawsuit against Kenyan authorities, calling for transparency and accountability through their investigation. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), and the Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ), call on authorities to expedite their investigations and ensure that those responsible do not escape with impunity.
On October 23, 2023, Javeria Siddique, the wife of slain journalist and ARY News anchor Arshad Sharif, filed a lawsuit against Kenyan authorities, citing their repeated failure to…
Malaysia: Union Organiser – Media Sector
Working hours: Part-time, hours to be agreed
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Application deadline: Friday, November 17, 2023
The International Federation of Journalists is looking to recruit a part-time union organiser to help build worker organisation, membership and strength in the media sector, including through building the capacity of National Union of Journalists of Malaysia (NUJM). The Organiser will have responsibility for building and maintaining membership levels, union influence and representative structures and leading and supporting activists and potential activists. This is a new role and the person appointed will be…
On 18 October, Prague-based journalist Alsu Kurmasheva working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was detained by Kazan Authorities in Russia on charges of ‘failing to register herself as a foreign agent’. The International and the European Federations of Journalists strongly condemn the detention of an innocent journalist and demand Russian authorities release her immediately.
The Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who lives in Prague, Czech Republic’s capital, arrived in Russia on 20 May for a family emergency. On her way back to Prague, she was temporarily held at Kazan airport on 2 June, and both her US and Russian passports were confiscated.
Russian authorities fined her…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the ruling by the Basic Civil Court Skopje, against Investigative Reporting Laboratory (IRL) and the editor-in-chief Sashka Cvetkovska for defamation of businessman Kocho Angjushev, handed down on 24 October 2023.
Cvetkovska and IRL on 16 May 2021 published a story with the title “Conspiracy against the air”, where Angjushev, the former Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia was mentioned. Angjushev brought the case, alleging that the story amounted to ‘insult and defamation’. The court ordered Cvetkovska to pay €1 damages and meet both sides legal costs – a sum that will…
IFJ President Dominique Pradalié met Julian Assange in Belmarsh Prison, London for the second time on 21 October. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) reiterates its call for the US to drop all charges against Assange. The prosecution of any of them would create precedents that would radically restrict all journalists abilities to work with classified documents and other leaked information.
Speaking outside the prison, Pradalié said:
“Julian told me that the he is enormously grateful for everyone campaigning for his release, particularly among journalists and their trades unions. He is glad that a clear link is being made between his case and broader initiatives to support…
On 23 October, Palestinian news agency WAFA and PJS confirmed the death of journalist Mohammed Imad Labad, following an Israeli bombing close to his house in Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in Gaza city.
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Iran's revolutionary court announced on 22 October its preliminary ruling in the case of Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi, two women journalists who were among the first to report about Mahsa Amini’s death and her funeral. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) renews its call on Iranian authorities to release all imprisoned journalists and media workers.
The court ruled that the two journalists were guilty of three charges: "cooperation with the US government as a hostile country to Iran", "assembly and collusion to commit crimes against Iran’s security", and "propaganda activity against the Islamic Republic of Iran".
Hamedi, a reporter for Shargh Daily, and Mohammadi,…
On 22 October, Rushdi Sarraj, co-founder of Ain Media, photojournalist, film-maker and fixer for several international media, including Radio France, was killed in an Israeli air raid that hit his home, western Gaza city, PJS and media reported.
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Union leaders and young members from North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro have called on the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) to establish a global group to fight for the rights of young workers. The group would bring together young journalists and media workers from IFJ-affiliated unions around the world.
Twenty union leaders and young journalists from the Independent Trade Union of Journalists and Media Workers (SSNM), the Journalists’ Union of Serbia (SINOS) and the Trade Union Media of Montenegro (TUMM) came together on October 20 and 21 in Skopje, North Macedonia, as part of a regional union building project supported by Union to Union…
On 20 October, PJS confirmed the death of Muhammad Ali, a journalist with "Al-Shabab" radio in Gaza, who was killed by Israeli shelling of his home in the northern Gaza strip.
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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. Check all the international media coverage of IFJ, divided by language, in the period from October 14th 2023 to October 20th 2023.
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India: Arrests, Raids Target Critics of Government - INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Free training, checklists, guides and tools to promote safe reporting as journalists’ deaths rise - WAN-IFRA - WAN-IFRA
Reuters journalist killed, 6 wounded in Israeli shelling on Lebanon border - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East - Al Monitor
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The Israeli government has approved on 20 October a new regulation that will allow for the temporary shut down of news channels which ‘damage national security’. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges Israel to review its decision in the name of media pluralism and the public’s right to know.
The proposed regulations, approved on 20 October, aim to prohibit news organisations from ‘undermining national security, public order or serving as a basis for enemy propaganda’. While the regulation appears to be aimed at the operation of Qatari channel Al Jazeera, the IFJ fears they could also be used to shut down other media operating in Israel and the occupied Palestinian…
The Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties and Human Rights (ACPLHR) in collaboration with the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) held a Side Event on the ‘Challenges of Media Freedom and the Safety of Journalists; Implications of impunity for Perpetrators of Crimes against Journalists and the Rule of Law, in Arusha, Tanzania, on Thursday 19 October, alongside the 77 Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
The Side Event brought together about 30 participants from various media organisations namely, Article 19, International Press Institute (IPI) Namibia Media Trust (NMT) the Journalists Workers Union of Tanzania (JOWUTA) and the Kenya Union of…
On October 17, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) announced the start of daily one-hour protest action at Kantipur Media Group (KMG) in Thapathali, demanding the implementation of minimum wages and the reinstatement of illegally dismissed media workers. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), in urging the KMG to abide by labour rights standards and rehire all dismissed workers, and calling on the Nepali government to ensure that the security and professional rights of journalists are not infringed upon.
The FNJ organised a protest at the KMG office on October 17 in response to the unjust dismissal of 82…
On 19 October, Khalil Abu Ghthera, cameraman for Al-Aqsa TV, was killed in the Al-Nasr neighborhood, north of Rafah.
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Unverified information, unsourced videos and images from social networks: the war between Hamas and Israel is also a war of communication. The IFJ, the world's leading professional organisation of journalists, reiterates that the professional principles of journalists must be absolutely respected.
The duty is to provide information in the public interest.
Two weeks after the start of the war between Hamas and Israel, the communication war is intense, with each side defending "its" truth. Banned from working in the Gaza Strip, an open-air prison for Palestinian civilians, many foreign journalists all too often use secondary sources or "official" sources from each side, without being able…
On 18 October Al-Aqsa TV producer and director Samih Al-Nadi was killed in an aircraft bombing on the Gaza Strip.
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On 17 October, PJS reported the killing of Al Aqsa TV journalist Isam Bahar, following the bombing of his house in Gaza city.
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On 17 October, Palestine TV journalist Mohammed Balousha was killed in his apartment due to bombings in Gaza city. PJS and media confirmed his death.
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Journalist and Director of Somali Cable TV Abdifatah Moallim Nur (Qeys) was killed on October 16 in a suicide bomb attack at Blue Sky restaurant in the capital Mogadishu. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), in condemning the death of Moallim Nur and calls upon the Somali government to launch an investigation into the killing and to hold the perpetrators to account.
According to police in Mogadishu, at around 21:00 a Khawarij suicide bomber detonated explosives beside people who were having tea outside the Blue Sky restaurant in Bondhere district.
According to a statement issued by NUSOJ there is an…
In two separate incidents on October 12, army personnel obstructed journalists and media workers, deleting footage they had captured of an attack on the outskirts of Imphal, Manipur. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Indian Journalists’ Union (IJU), condemn the disruption of the journalists’ work and urge authorities to ensure that media workers can freely and independently perform their duties.
On October 12, journalists and media workers were prevented from covering an attack on a village in Manipur’s Sabunkhok Khunou village by members of a combined Jat and Gorkha armed contingent, with the soldiers deleting footage from the journalists’…
La Federación de Periodistas de América Latina y el Caribe (FEPALC), organización regional de la Federación Internacional de Periodistas, se reunió en Costa Rica durante tres días para llevar adelante dos jornadas de formación sindical y su Asamblea Anual. En este marco, se definió la nueva presidencia de FEPALC, que fue asumida por Álvaro Pan Cruz de la Asociación de la Prensa Uruguaya. Entre las mociones aprobadas, lxs dirigentes de organizaciones de todo el continente resolvieron repudiar los asesinatos de colegas en Gaza y solidarizarse con el Sindicato de Periodistas de Palestina.
Entre el 11 y el 13 de octubre, la FEPALC realizó el Encuentro Regional 2023 que reunió a periodistas de…
On 16 October, a bombardment hit the house of Al Aqsa TV journalist Abdul Hadi Habib in the Zeitun neighbourhood in Gaza city. PJS and media confirmed his death.
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The streets of Kahn Younis look much the same as scores of Mediterranean cities – lined with modern, seven-storey flats, shops trading and cars parked by the kerbs. Less usual, in the south Gazan city, is the backdrop of artillery fire, and the tang of high explosives that hangs heavy on the air. Until a week ago, Kahn Younis had a population of 350,000. Today, its streets are far busier, as Gaza’s population has streamed south in anticipation of an Israeli land invasion.
Among those living in a displacement centre is Dr Tahseen Al Asttal, vice president of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, and the union’s leader in Gaza. The 52-year-old spent the weekend touring around approximately…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) have published a safety advisory for journalists covering the war in Gaza. This key document, analysing future developments of the war in Gaza, is available in English and Arabic.
Download Advisory in English and in Arabic.
The IFJ urges warring parties to let journalists report freely and without threat or fear.
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On the sixth anniversary of the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, we, the undersigned organizations, renew our calls for Maltese authorities to bring to justice all those responsible for her killing and to implement in full the recommendations of the public inquiry into her assassination.
Caruana Galizia, who rose to prominence through her anti-corruption investigations and blogs, was killed by a car bomb in Malta on October 16, 2017. Three men have been convicted for the journalist’s murder and three other suspects await trial.
After pressure from the Caruana Galizia family and civil society, a public inquiry was set up in 2019 to…
Reuters video journalist Issam Abdallah was killed on 13 October by an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, while providing video signal for broadcasters. Six other journalists, including from Al Jazeera, Agence France-Presse and Reuters, were wounded in the same incident near Alma al-Shaab town, close to the Israeli border. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Lebanese Journalists’ Syndicate, in condemning the killing of Abdallah and calls on the authorities to launch a thorough investigation. The IFJ restates that crimes against journalists must not go unpunished.
“We are urgently seeking more information, working with the authorities in the region,”…
On 13 October, Reuters video journalist Issam Abdallah was killed by an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, while providing video signal for broadcasters.
“We are urgently seeking more information, working with the authorities in the region,” said Reuters in a statement. The videographer Abdallah was part of the news agency team in southern Lebanon.
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On 13 October, PJS confirmed the killing of journalist Hossam Mubarak, working for Al Aqsa radio, when an Israeli shelling hit his home in northern Gaza city.
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Palestinian journalist and representative of the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS), Shuruq As’ad, based in the West Bank, tells the story of many journalists in Gaza and calls for their protection. “Journalists in Gaza thought their offices and houses were safe, but they were bombed. We call for protection. We are so worried and we do not want to lose another journalist.”
Latest updates on the Israel-Gaza conflict here
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The safety and protection of journalists is at the heart of the IFJ’s commitment to media freedom.
Working with IFJ affiliates and safety experts we deliver training, advice, support and campaigns to demand international bodies, states and employers take action to protect journalists, fight impunity and enable us to work free from harassment, intimidation and violence.
Our safety fund provides a unique lifeline for journalists facing persecution, threats or in need.
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Since the outbreak of the armed conflict between Hamas and Israel, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has been in constant dialogue with its Palestinian affiliate, the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate (PJS), who organise journalists in the Gaza Strip, as well as being in contact Israeli journalists. The IFJ and its affiliates around the world call on Unesco to do its utmost to protect journalists and demand that the warring parties de-escalate the violence, which will only result in civilian casualties, particularly journalists.
Since 7 October 2023 and the first Hamas attack, thousands of Palestinian and Israeli civilians have been killed, including journalists and media…
Student journalist Mosharrof Shah was attacked and threatened by a group of individuals while on campus at the University of Chittagong, after reporting on a factional clash of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL). The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the attack and urges the local authorities to conduct an immediate investigation into the incident.
On the morning of September 24, Shah, a correspondent for the privately owned daily newspaper Prothom Alo, was attacked by a group of individuals associated with the BCL at the University of Chittagong. Shah had previously published reports on factional clashes within the university’s BCL unit, the student wing of the ruling…
Palestinian journalist and IFJ Safety Trainer Sami Abu Salem shares the reality of journalists operating from Gaza: “We have no internet service, there is a lack of electricity, no transportation, and even the streets are damaged. That's why we cannot tell lots of stories - thousands of stories.”
Latest updates on the Israel-Gaza conflict here
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On 12 October, producer of Voice of Prisoners Radio Ahmed Shehab was killed alongside with his family members when an Israeli airstrike struk his house in Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, PJS reported.
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Australian journalist Cheng Lei has returned to Australia after over three years of pre-trial detention on National Security Charges. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Australian affiliate, the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) welcome her return to Australia and commend the advocacy, lobbying, and other support granted to Lei during her detention.
On October 11, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong announced the safe return of jailed journalist and MEAA member Cheng Lei after over three years in detention. Lei was reunited with her husband and two young children upon arrival at Melbourne’s Tullamarine…
Radio Nasim's manager and two reporters, who had previously been arrested by the Taliban in late September, were once again detained on October 7 by the Taliban General Directorate of Intelligence in Daikundi Province. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Afghan Independent Journalists Union (AIJU), condemn the journalists’ detention and call for the immediate release of all media workers still in custody.
On October 7, the manager of the independent broadcaster Radio Nasim Sultan Ali Javadi, and two reporters, Saifullah Rezaei and Mojtaba Qasemi, were arrested by members of the Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) from Jawadi’s home in the…
Widespread protests in 2022 have had a galvanising effect on Sri Lanka’s political landscape, with journalists continuing to face violence, state repression and threats to fundamental freedoms seen at the height of unrest. Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) Executive Committee member Amandika Cooray shares her experience of protest, struggle, and unionism.
I emerged as a female student activist and journalist after having been raised in a very political environment. Since my father and other family members were liberal, they encouraged me to be politically aware and did not place the restrictions that women in South Asia, including Sri Lanka, are usually subjected…
