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The editor of FirstNews, an independent digital news network, Segun Olatunji, was abducted by at least ten armed men ‘two of them in military…

[UPDATED 25.04.2024] On 26 March, a Moscow court extended US Moscow-based Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich’s detention for an…

In a letter to Serbian authorities, the International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) joins partners of the Media Freedom Rapid…

Veteran Pakistani journalist Sagheer Ahmed Laar was killed on March 14 after unidentified men opened fire on him outside a pharmacy in Punjab. The…

New research by the Reuters Institute analyses the gender representation of senior editors in major news outlets across five continents, recording…

Cordoba played host to Spain’s second training for journalists on the portrayal of women in politics on 15-16 March. Nineteen participants, drawn from…

En los últimos días, la crisis en el país antillano se profundizó luego de que las pandillas que controlan la capital lograran la dimisión del primer…

Egyptian journalist Rana Mamdouh working for news outlet Mada Masr was detained on 10 March at the Alamein police station while on her way to Ras…

Desde el comienzo de la guerra en Gaza, Palestina, el 7 de octubre, periodistas y trabajadores de los medios de comunicación han sido atacados de…

Imran Riaz Khan, a well-known Pakistani YouTuber and tv anchor, was arrested and placed on judicial remand by the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in…

Concerns have been raised by Malaysia’s media community at a government review of the country’s media accreditation cards, with card validity periods…

The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) and the other partner organisations have expressed deep concerns about threats to…

Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan has been arrested two days after his release on bail, with the journalist charged and detained without trial for the…