News and Press Releases

The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the Pan-African Organization of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), has called on African…

Civil society organisations staged a protest at Malaysia’s Parliament in Kuala Lumpur on March 14, demanding an end to the country’s emergency…

The International Federation of Journalists today published the report on journalists and media staff killed in work-related incidents around the…

On 8 March, journalist Levent Gültekin was attacked by a group of around 20 people just a few metres away from his workplace at the Halk TV station in…

Over 300 Afghan female journalists have quit their jobs in recent months due to security concerns, including a spate of female media workers' killings…

Two family members of Radio Free Asia (RFA) editor, Eset Sulaiman, have been confirmed as detained by Chinese authorities as part of an intimidation…

Myanmar’s military detained two journalists and raided a further two news outlets on March 8 as the military continues its onslaught to quell media…

The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested a member of the youth wing of the country’s ruling Awami League on March 7 in connection with the…

The United Kingdom's government has published the country's first national action plan to protect journalists from abuse and harassment. The…

Media organisations across Myanmar were ordered to close by the Myanmar Military Council on Monday, March 8 including Myanmar Now who had their…

A court notice published in The Daily Jang newspaper on February 28 has levelled allegations of criminal conduct against the secretary general of the…

The IFJ joins Global Trade Unions in their call to strengthen female workers' rights in the Middle East and Arab countries.

Hong Kong police detained and arrested the former executive director of Next Digital, Stephen Ting Ka-yu, on March 2 for alleged fraud as part of a…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has launched a global campaign #PayMeEqual to mark International Women's Day on 8 March, urging…

On 24 February 2020, the London Central Employment Tribunal ruled that female journalist Samira Ahmed’s hosting work on BBC’s Newswatch programme was…

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has been very active in recent years fighting unequal pay at work, in particular at the BBC, the UK's public…