News and Press Releases

Leaders and representatives of journalists’ unions in Eastern and Central Regions convened in Kigali, Rwanda, on 5-6 July 2018, for a Regional…

After almost seven months in detention, earlier today, a court in Myanmar charged two Reuters journalists with obtaining secret state documents. The…

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…

The IFJ today lent support to calls from its affiliate in Yemen, the Yemeni Journalists’ Syndicate (YJS), on the Houthis group to a quick release of…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has applauded the adoption today of a European Parliament resolution calling on the Somali…

On Monday, July 2, Nauru President Baron Waqa announced that it would block the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) from covering the upcoming…

Following an investigation by the New York Times over Chinese ownership of a Sri Lanka port, Sri Lankan lawmakers have taken aim at two local NYT…

The IFJ backed calls by its affiliate NUSOJ for the authorities in Somaliland to stop the persecution of independent journalists following the arrest…

The Newsletter features a round-up of the latest activities and actions carried out by the IFJ across the world.

La Federación Internacional de Periodistas (FIP) se une su afiliado mexicano, el Sindicato Nacional de Redactores de la Prensa (SNRP), en condenar el…

A man killed five workers at the Annapolis Capital Gazette newspaper office in Maryland, USA on 28 June. The IFJ joins its US affiliates in denouncing…