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#WPFD Togo: “Media independence means the ability for journalists to work without fear”

AGBOKA Koffi Agbévavi is a web journalist and director of Empreinte News. He is a member of the Union of Independent Journalists of Togo (UJIT). A…

COE Annual Report: Attacks on media in Europe can not become a new normal

Attacks on press freedom in Europe are at serious risk of becoming a new normal, 14 international press freedom groups and journalists’ organisations,…

#WPFD Global journalists stand up for press freedom

What is your biggest concern for press freedom in your country? What are your daily challenges as a journalist? What are the most important stories…

China: Media workers detained for sharing censored Covid-19 information

On April 19, Chinese authorities arrested two media workers based in Beijing, Cai Wei and his girlfriend Tang. They voluntarily contributed to…

Pakistan: Murder suspected in journalist hanging death

Local journalist Saeed Qaisar Inphool Nagar was found hanging in a building in the Kasur district, 40 km from Lahore on April 29. He had been missing…

Chile: se agrava la situación de los trabajadores de prensa

Los principales grupos mediáticos de ese país, El Mercurio y La Tercera, avanzan en posibles planes de vaciamiento que iniciaron antes de la pandemia,…

#WPFD Hassan Al-Aboudi: One of the most serious threats to journalists is harassment by government agencies

Hassan Al-Aboudi is deputy editor in chief of Al-zawrw newspaper in Iraq. He is a member of the Iraqi Journalists' Syndicate, head of the Press…

#WPFD Nima Hassan Abdi: “Access to information from relevant authorities does not exist”

Nima Hassan Abdi is a Somali journalist who has worked in the media sector for 16 years, mainly in the electronic media, where she had both…

IFJ Launches Global Platform for Quality Journalism

On the eve of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May and in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the world's…

Russia: Vedomosti journalists demand removal of editor in chief for censorship

Journalists at Vedomosti, one of Russia’s most prominent business publications, have demanded the removal of Editor in Chief, Andrey Shmarov, for what…

#WPFD Farah Marshita Abdul Patah: "If the general public understands the important role of the media as a watchdog, there would be greater press freedom "

Farah Marshita Abdul Patah is a journalist working in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She started her career in journalism in 2009 with Malaysia’s leading…

Colombia: Journalists are imposed working conditions equal to or more harmful than the Covid-19 pandemic

Six companies representing 18 media outlets in the country were reported to the Ministry of Labor for practices on the sidelines of Covid-19 for a…

Global unions' statement on World Day for Safety and Health at work

The IFJ, the world's leading organisation of journalists, joins leading global workers' organisations on World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28…

India: SimpliCity founder detained for criticism of government’s Covid-19 response

D Andrew Sam Raja Pandian, the founder of SimpliCity, a bi-lingual news portal in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu is in judicial custody for his reports …

Bangladesh: Journalist assaulted reporting on Covid-19 relief embezzlement

Sajal Bhuiyan, the Narsingdi district correspondent for SA Television was punched, kicked and beaten by men wielding batons while collecting…

#WPFD Maja Sever: "I try to show the importance for public service media to be independent from political influence"

Maja Sever is a journalist and editor at Croatian Radio-Television. She is also the president of the Croatian Trade Union of Journalists, an active…

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