News and Press Releases

The Newsletter features a round-up of the latest activities and actions carried out by the IFJ across the world.

Wang Quanzhang has been in police custody for 1,000 days, during which time, his family and legal team have denied visitation rights. On April 4,…

After the failed attempt to implement a policy to suspend journalist’s accreditation over fake news, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry of…

Benny Tai, an associate professor in law at the University of Hong Kong made comments at a forum in Taiwan in late March, which have been widely…

Dos ex policías de Veracruz fueron sentenciados a 25 años de prisión por el asesinato del periodista Moisés Sánchez, ocurrido en enero del 2015.…

The IFJ has called for urgent action to address the ongoing crisis facing Yemeni journalists.

We have reached a new step in the fight against the outrageous impunity which murderers of journalists get away with. Indeed, the draft Opens external…

Jacqui Park has stepped down as IFJ Asia Pacific Director to pursue new opportunities in journalism.

Google’s "Digital News Initiative”, launched in March to strengthen the online paid press and to fight against disinformation, is just a new exercise…

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…

La voz de los sindicatos de periodistas se escuchó en la 62 sesión de la Comisión Jurídica y Social de la Mujer de Naciones Unidas (CSW62). Este año,…

Pakistani journalist, Zeeshan Ashraf Butt became the second journalist killed in Pakistan this year, when he was shot dead on March 27. The…

Dos periodistas y un conductor del diario El Comercio fueron secuestrados el 26 de marzo en la parroquia Mataje, en la provincia de Esmeraldas, cerca…

A provincial journalist was detained for hours and threatened by the Sri Lankan military for taking photos and filming video of a public protest at…