News and Press Releases

Precious Eze Chukunonso, a journalist and the publisher of News Platform, an online newspaper, was arrested on 27 May in his home in Gbagada, Lagos,…

In response to the EU sanctions against Russian media that were approved in June 2024, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced that it is banning 81…

The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ), together with the International Press Institute (IPI) wrote a letter to the…

The IFJ Executive Committee adopted motion on the trial for the murder of Greek journalist Giorgos Karaivaz at its meeting in London on 20 and 21 June…

The IFJ Executive Committee adopted the Motion on Solidarity for Sudanese Journalists at its meeting in London on 20 and 21 June 2024.

Motion adoptée lors du comité exécutif de la FIJ réuni en réunion ordinaire à Londres les 20 et 21 juin 2024.

The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) join Council of Europe Platform on Safety of Journalists partners to express…

On 18 June, a journalist working for the French independent news portal Blast was arbitrarily arrested by the police and detained for refusing to hand…

Russian journalist Artem Kriger, who works for SOTAvision, an independent news outlet, was arrested on 18 June and placed in pre-trial detention. He…

On June 18, Khyber News journalist and former President of the Landi Kotal Press Club Khalil Jibran was fatally shot while travelling home from a…

Journalist Ali Sina Khodayar was reportedly arrested in Kunduz, while news outlet Tamadon TV was temporarily shut down due to Taliban claims it was…

The Annual General Meeting of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is taking place on 19 June in London, bringing together IFJ…

Two Russian journalists have been killed in separate incidents in Russia's occupied Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. Journalist of News.ru, Nikita…

The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on journalism, work and employment was a central theme addressed at TADAM’s first seminar on artificial…

Vietnamese authorities announced on June 7 that journalist and writer Huy Duc had been arrested a week prior for ‘abusing democratic freedoms’, linked…

India’s journalists have faced assaults, attacks, and threats over the past few weeks, with India’s recent elections and Israel’s war on Gaza…