News and Press ReleasesCOVID-19: IFJ urges European governments not to limit and control press conference questions 07 Apr 2020 Some European countries have decided to limit and control journalists' questions during government press conferences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The…Philippines: Local reporter asked to leave Covid-19 press conference 07 Apr 2020 Jonathan Jalon, a reporter of eMedia Production Network Inc., was asked by security personnel in the Zamboanga City Hall when he was about to cover a…Iraq bans Reuters following Covid-19 report 06 Apr 2020 UPDATE 27.04.2020 Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission (CMC) has fined and banned Reuters news agency from operating following a report on the…Australia: Government income subsidy must include freelancers and casuals 06 Apr 2020 The Australian government’s proposed $130 billion “JobKeeper” package falls short of supporting freelancers and non-permanent media workers. The…Thailand: Media workers salaries slashed 06 Apr 2020 Nation Multimedia Group (NMG), one of Thailand’s largest media companies cut employees’ salaries on April 1 citing the Covid-19 business downturn.…COVID-19: Serbian government must guarantee free flow of information 03 Apr 2020 Serbian Prime Minister, Ana Brnabic, withdrew a planned decree that would have limited the publishing of information related to COVID-19 just to…Being a journalist in Italy 03 Apr 2020 Italian journalists are on the front lines in the emergency that has hit the country. Federazione Nazionale Stampa Italiana (FSNI) is working to…India: Supreme Court orders media to only publish official information on Covid-19 02 Apr 2020 The Supreme Court of India ordered media to only refer to, publish and broadcast the official version of the information on the health crisis, citing…Iran: Government orders nationwide ban on print publications 01 Apr 2020 The Iranian State Board for Fighting Corona Disease (SBFCD) passed a nationwide ban on all print publications on 30 March. The International…Côte d’Ivoire: Lettre syndicale au Procureur de la République 01 Apr 2020 L’accès à l’Information pour la sensibilisation des populations reste le seul moyen le plus sûr pour lutter efficacement contre les pandémies qui…South East Asia: Concerns over authoritarian clampdown 01 Apr 2020 The South East Asia Journalists Unions (SEAJU) network remains concerned for the physical and financial safety of journalists reporting in South East…COVID-19: Council of Europe must ensure press freedom is protected 31 Mar 2020 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today joined other press freedom groups in calling on Europe’s top human rights and democracy…Hungary: new law uses Covid-19 to tackle press freedom 31 Mar 2020 The Hungarian Parliament passed a bill on 30 March allowing the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to rule by decree without a set time limit.…COVID-19: IFJ and EFJ urge Turkish government not to discriminate against political prisoners 30 Mar 2020 Sixteen human rigths and professional organisations urged Turkish Government not to discriminate against political prisoners in its forthcoming early…COVID-19: restrictions on access to information in Romania 30 Mar 2020 The president of Romania Klaus Werner Iohannis signed on 16 March an emergency decree which, among other measures, allows the National Authority for…Ukraine: journalist attacked while investigating sale of protective masks 30 Mar 2020 TV channel NewsOne journalist Tetiana Sivokon was physically attacked on 24 March by a shop owner while shooting a story about the sale of protective… Page 9 of 10. Previous 12345678910 Next Load more