News and Press Releases

A group of around 100 anti-government protesters stormed the building of the Serbian national broadcaster RTS in Belgrade on Saturday 16 March,…

Afghan journalist Sultan Mohammad Khairkhah was shot and killed as he drove to work on March 17 in Khost, south eastern Afghanistan. The International…

During a visit to Indonesia, the Timor Leste Press Council signed several agreements with local organisations to promote press freedom in Timor Leste…

El Sindicato dos Jornalistas Profissionais do Município do Rio de Janeiro y la Federação Nacional dos Jornalistas (FENAJ) denunciaron este lunes 11 de…

En la tarde del lunes 11 de marzo, el periodista radial Luis Carlos Díaz fue detenido por funcionarios del Sebin luego de que su casa fuera allanada.…

Afghan journalist Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi survived an assassination attempt in Helmand, Afghanistan on March 12. The International Federation of…

Sabina Inderjit is the General Secretary of the Indian Journalist Union and senior vice president of the IFJ.

The editor and a publisher of Shillong Times were fined for contempt of court, while another journalist was threatened with legal action over their…

Several journalist groups in Malaysia have come together to urge thorough consultation on the establishment of a press council in Malaysia. The…

IFJ in the news!

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…

Shirley Yam is the vice president of the Hong Kong Journalists Association

Namgay Zam was appointed this week as the executive director of the Journalists Association of Bhutan. She talks with the IFJ about the importance of…

Inday is the Convenor, Let’s Organize for Democracy and Integrity arts and media alliance. She is the former chair of the National Union of…

Emily is the Joint Secretary 1 of the Myanmar Journalists Association and says cultural gender stereotypes are impacting women's leadership in the…

Today, on International Women’s Day the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls for necessary and substantial improvement of women’s…

Chris Yeung is the president of the Hong Kong Journalists Association and chief writer at Citizen News. We talk with him about gender equality in…