News and Press Releases

To mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), on behalf of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network…

The IFJ Gender Council Midterm meeting took place in an hybrid format in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan and online on 22-23 April 2024. Check all the…

Several journalists were reportedly illegally detained and abused in Punjab’s Gujrat district while covering local by-elections on April 21. The…

Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin are the latest journalists to be arrested in Russia for "extremism" following their alleged work with Navalny's…

El comunicador fue asesinado el viernes 26 de abril en Morelos luego de haber sido interceptado en las cercanías de su hogar por un grupo de…

The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS), in cooperation with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), launched its first 2024 quarterly…

On the night of 22-23 April 2024, the Belgian federal police searched the premises of the Kurdish television channels Stêrk TV and Medya Haber (Medya…

“We condemn the dangers endured by women journalists in many parts of the world, putting their lives and health at risk when they do their jobs,…

Three reporters at the Italian newspaper Domani – Giovanni Tizian, Nello Trocchia, Stefano Vergine - are facing up to 9 years in prison. They are…

Four media associations and organisations met online on 17 April to launch the “Palestinian Media Sector Coordination Group-PMSCG.” The International…

Police in Punjab have reported that a previously unidentified body discovered on March 11 near the Lehri National Park has been confirmed to be…

A direct link between entities close to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and company Alpac Capital, a Portuguese investment fund, which acquired…

Public service broadcaster RAI has decided to grant ministers and undersecretaries unrestricted airtime on its programs when referring to…

On 4 and 5 April, Russian drone strikes hit respectively the Ukrainian regions of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia injuring at least four journalists, with…

En medio de numerosos intentos de criminalización de la labor periodística en el país, Angie Prieto fue absuelta en los cargos por presunta injuria…

Senior journalist and Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) Secretary General Dr Furqan Rao was attacked in his office by a group of people…