News and Press Releases

[UPDATED 21.02.2024] The Ministry of Home Affairs of the Indian government issued a notice to French journalist Vanessa Dougnac cancelling her…

The Council of Global Unions (CGU) expressed unwavering support and solidarity with the unionists, civil and human rights defenders, and the people of…

Members of the Media, Entertainment, and Arts Alliance (MEAA) at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) have passed a vote of no confidence…

Sunu TV bureau chief Shoaib Burney was shot by unknown persons on Karachi’s Rashi Minhas Road on January 14. The International Federation of…

Azerbaijan is facing a worrying wave of arrests and repression against independent journalists and media outlets. Since November 2023, 10 journalists…

On 16 January, the Kyrgyz authorities arrested eleven journalists from independent media outlets who had investigated alleged corruption among the…

The past year was not an easy one for media and journalists, who faced challenges that stretched the definition of journalism and witnessed wars…

The Croatian Parliament began on 18 January 2024 reviewing amendments to the criminal code tabled by the government to criminalise the unauthorised…

Ukrainian investigative journalist Yurii Nikolov said on Monday that he received a visit from unidentified people threatening him. The International…

Global Media Group (GMG), one of the largest media organisations in Portugal, is facing severe managerial difficulties impacting the future of the…

On 14 January, journalists Elaheh Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi, working respectively for Hammihan newspaper and Shargh Daily, were released on…

On the evening of 10 January, a Russian missile attack damaged the Park Hotel in Kharkiv, injuring Anadolu reporter Davit Kachkachishvili,…

Somaliland security forces forcefully entered the headquarters of MM Somali TV, assaulting journalists and abruptly ending a televised debate on X…

On 9 January, Israel’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the Foreign Press Association (FPA) in Jerusalem to allow independent access for…

Media stakeholders and leaders at press clubs, unions, and prominent news outlets across Pakistan have pledged to address barriers to women’s…