News and Press Releases

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…

El viernes 5 de marzo, periodistas, camarógrafxs y choferxs resultaron víctimas de los violentos actos represivos que tiñeron las jornadas de…

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…

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 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…

Bettina Boxall is a Pulitzer winning journalist for the Los Angeles Times. She was the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit against LA Times and Tribune…

Myanmar authorities have charged six journalists for their coverage of anti-coup protests in Myanmar. The International Federation of Journalists…

In 2012, UNESCO published its first Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Media (GSIM) to “contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment in and…