News and Press Releases

Two Indian journalists have died in a car accident in the Bongaigaon district of Assam on April 5. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)…

El Órgano Ejecutivo y la Asamblea Legislativa presentaron ayer una serie de reformas a la Ley de Proscripción a las Pandillas y al Código Penal que…

Global greenhouse gas emissions need to peak before 2025 and transition policies that are proving effective must be boosted to achieve this goal, a…

The recent decision of the Taliban regime to block the broadcast of international media has been a major blow for press freedom and public access to…

The trial behind closed doors of Russian journalist Ivan Safronov opened at a court in Moscow where he is accused of "high treason" for allegedly…

Al menos ocho trabajadorxs de prensa fueron agredidos en las coberturas de la jornada nacional de protesta desarrollada el lunes 4 de abril, según los…

Lithuanian documentary film-maker Mantas Kvedaravicius was killed in Mariupol, Ukraine, by Russian forces on Saturday 2 April as he attempted to leave…

Several journalists were assaulted and at least six were taken into custody by police personnel from Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force (STF) on March 31,…

Ukrainian photojournalist Maks Levin who went missing since 13 March while documenting the Russian invasion of Ukraine near the capital, Kyiv, has…

Un grupo armado amedrentó a periodistas del periódico El Universal y a activistas mientras documentaban la extracción de recursos naturales en el…

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…

The IFJ family will meet in Muscat, Oman, from 31 May to 3 June for its 31st World Congress.

There are at least 951 active lawsuits against Croatian journalists and media in which plaintiffs are demanding 10.3 million Euros in compensation, a…

On March 27, journalist Zahid Sharif Rana was attacked by ten men in the Bakhar region of Pakistan’s Punjab province. The International Federation of…

Tunisian public media workers will go on strike on April 2 in protest against shrinking press freedoms and attempts by President Kaïs Saied and his…

At least four news broadcasters have been taken off air, eight media workers arrested, and two media houses shuttered by the Taliban since March 26,…