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IFJ in the news

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…

After more than a week of bombings, air strikes and gun battles, Russia’s war in Ukraine is intensifying.

Umakanta Pandey, a Nepali journalist living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) , was arrested by UAE police officials for social media posts he…

Mumbai cyber police have arrested two suspects involved in the dissemination of misinformation about journalist Rana Ayyub on March 5. The…

A survey by the Afghan National Journalists' Union (ANJU) has revealed a dramatic slump in the number of women journalists working and a huge rise in…

On International Women’s Day 2022, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) takes pause to acknowledge the courage of women journalists…

IFJ in the news

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…

Aldwin Quitasol, a correspondent for the Daily Tribune, was walking home on March 1 when two unidentified assailants shot at him. The International…

On February 27, the website of CNN Philippines was hit by a cyberattack that made the site inaccessible to users while the network was hosting a…

Umesh Shrestha, editor of Nepal Fact Check, was summoned and harassed by officers from Nepal Police's Cyber Bureau after publishing a report on the…

Journalist Weng Kian Yong was fined by health department authorities for allegedly failing to adhere to standard operating procedures (SOP) at the…

IFJ in the news

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…

Several journalists have been blocked from covering the alleged sexual harassment and detainment of members of the Labor Rights Supported Union of…

Attacks to press freedom and democracy continue to escalate in Myanmar, with two prominent writers and a student activist sentenced under an amendment…

A foreign journalist group has said that China tightened restrictions on reporters during the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, contrary to…

Pakistani media stakeholders have widely condemned the presidential ordinance amending the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) laws, which they…