News and Press Releases

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: No legacy without trade union rights

On the eve of FIFA 73rd Congress in Rwanda, the undersigned Global Union Federations express serious concerns on the decent work legacy of the Qatar…

Pakistan: Jang Media Group staff protest systemic underpayment

Media workers from several Jang Media Group (JMG) outlets, including television network Geo News, have begun a series of protests against systemic…

UK: IFJ backs BBC journalists strike to defend local news

Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the UK and Ireland, an IFJ affiliate, working across England for BBC Local will begin a 24-hour…

Afghanistan: Deadly bomb attack targets journalists at press event

At least three people have been killed, including two journalists, and over 30 injured in an Islamic State (IS) bomb attack at a press award ceremony…

China: Foreign journalists face travel restrictions, harassment

In a new report, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) has revealed tough and restrictive working conditions for foreign journalists and…

Europe: Council of Europe report highlights need for independent journalism

The Council of Europe Platform for Protection of Journalism and the Safety of Journalists, together with the International and European and…

Belarus: BAJ labeled ‘extremist group’ by Lukashenko’s regime

The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) has been labeled an ‘extremist group’ by Alyaksandr Lukashenko’s regime, in an obvious act of…

UAE: IFJ Climate Action Team signs letter by world groups condemning the announcement of oil executive as COP28 president

The Climate Action Team (CAT) Working Group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has signed a letter issued by world groups to condemn…

Malaysia: IFJ welcomes groundbreaking new NUJM agreement

The IFJ has welcomed a groundbreaking new agreement signed by the National Union of Journalists in Malaysia – to establish the first ever union branch…

Women reporting conflicts: Changing the narrative, staying safe

Ten women journalists were killed in the line of duty in 2022, most of them reporting from conflict zones.  Women journalists face extreme…

Pakistan: ARY News suspended by regulators

The Pakistani news and current affairs channel ARY News has had its license suspended for broadcasting clips of former Prime Minister Imran Khan,…

Pakistan: Transgender news anchor survives gun attack

Marvia Malik, Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor for Kohenoor TV, has survived an ambush by two gunmen on return to her Lahore home and…

China: Beijing extends crackdown on independent media and ‘unauthorised’ media workers

Beijing has announced an extension to its crackdown on independent journalism and news outlets in 2023, increasing pressure on foreign and…

Tunisia: The Council of Global Unions expresses its solidarity with the UGTT

We, the Council of Global Unions (CGU), on behalf of 200 million workers around the world, expresses its support and solidarity with the Tunisian…

Yemen: IFJ condemns the assault on the Yemeni Journalists’ Syndicate headquarters

The headquarters of our affiliate, the Yemeni Journalists’ Syndicate (YJS) in the Aden Governorate, were taken over by armed men on 28 February. The…

Spain: Daily press workers take to the streets to demand decent wages

More than a hundred works councils, union sections and RLTs, convened by Spanish journalists’ unions CCOO, UGT and FeSP, will take to the streets on 1…

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