News and Press Releases

Afghanistan: "We have already spent more than we raised and the need is still immense", says IFJ Deputy General Secretary Jeremy Dear

Ahead of the anniversary of Taliban's takeover of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital on August 15, IFJ Deputy General Secretary Jeremy Dear, who has been…

Afghanistan: "JUADN is very sensitive to issues of refugees and journalists under threat"

Maria Antoniadou is the President of JUADN, one of IFJ's Greek affiliates. The union has a long tradition of helping journalists in need coming from…

Afghanistan: “One year on - we still receive appeals from journalists every single day,” says IFJ

On the eve of the first anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Kabul, Afghanistan on August 15, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the…

Somalia: Series of police attacks on journalists

Two independent journalists were violently attacked by the Federal Somali Police Force (SPF) on 18 July and one journalist was arrested and has been…

DRC: US and Congolese journalists arrested and detained

UPDATE: 22.07.22 American journalist Stavros Nicolas Niarchos and Congolese journalist Joseph Kazadi Kamuanga were arrested and detained by the DRC's…

Bangladesh: Missing journalist found dead in Kushtia river

Journalist Hashibur Rahaman Rubel, the acting editor of Dainik Kushtiar Khabar, was found dead in the Kumarkhali Upazila area of Kushtia city on July…

Lawyers of killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh request Israeli Army and Palestinian Authority grant urgent access to firearm and bullet for independent forensic analysis

On 6 July 2022, lawyers acting on behalf of the family of Shireen Abu Akleh, and journalist Ali al-Samoudi, wrote to the Palestinian Authority (PA)…

Palestine: latest US report on the circumstances of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh's killing fails to hold Israeli forces accountable

The United States of America published on Monday 4 July the results of their forensic analysis regarding the origin of the bullet that killed…

Pakistan: Two Pakistani journalists assassinated in two days

Two Pakistani journalists were murdered by unidentified assailants on July 1 and 2, including prominent journalist Iftikhar Ahmed in the Khyber…

Philippines: Broadcaster shot dead in front of his home

Radio broadcaster Federico ‘Ding’ Gempesaw was shot and killed in broad daylight in front of his home in Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao on June…

Turkey: Police arrest AFP photographer amid mass detentions at Istanbul Pride March

On Sunday, 26 June, Turkish police broke up the Istanbul Pride march, assaulting and detaining over 200 demonstrators and several journalists…

Yemen: Journalist killed in a car bomb

Saber al-Haidari, a former Yemeni journalist working for foreign media outlets, was killed on 15 June after a device planted on his car exploded while…

ILO adds safety and health as a fundamental principle and right at work

Delegates attending the International Labour Conference (ILC) adopted a resolution to add the principle of a safe and healthy working environment to…

31st World IFJ Congress kicks off on 31 May in Muscat, Oman

The 31st World Congress of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will take place from 31 May -3 June 2022 in Muscat, Oman. Over 250…

IFJ, PJS and Palestinian Rights Group to submit new complaint to ICC regarding killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and shooting of Ali Samoudi

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) and International Center of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP)…

Trade Union movement demands justice following the killing of Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh

The trade union movement in the MENA region and around the world is saddened by the terrible loss of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who…

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