News and Press Releases

The undersigned international media freedom, free expression, and journalist organisations call on the German authorities to conduct a thorough…

Assaults have rocked Bangladesh’s media community, with journalist Aklakur Rahman Akash suffering serious damage to his eye following an assault near…

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…

Russia’s Ministry of Defence confirmed, on 27 May, that it has detained Ukrainian investigative journalist Viktoria Roshchyna. She had been reported…

The Punjab Provincial Assembly has passed the Punjab Defamation Act of 2024 despite protests from observing journalists and opposition politicians and…

On May 21, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa digital journalist Kamran Dawar was fatally shot in North Waziristan, while Sindh journalist Nasrullah Gadani was killed…

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…

In a letter to the Vice-President of the European Commission’s Commissioner for Values and Transparency Věra Jourová, the International and European…

Chairperson and publisher of the Kantipur Media Group Kailash Sirohiya was arrested on May 21, nominally over issues with his citizenship documents,…

Proposed revisions to Indonesia's Broadcasting Bill have ignited widespread condemnation due to draconian restrictions that would impact democracy and…

Reporters from the Taiwanese Central News Agency (CNA) were denied interview permits to the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA), with officials…

Alpha TV journalist Rena Kouvelioti was seriously injured on 14 May after being assaulted by a company's operator while reporting on oxygen welding.…

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…

Senior Pakistani journalist Mehar Ashfaq Siyal was fatally shot by unknown assailants while travelling to Muzaffargarh, Punjab. The International…

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Supreme Court has delivered a 68-month sentence to former military lawyer and whistleblower David McBride for…

Sudarshan News journalist Ashutosh Srivastava was fatally shot by unknown persons in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh on May 13, while Molitics journalist…