News and Press Releases

Local and international media access was heavily restricted at the Chinese foreign minister’s visit to Solomon Islands on May 26, with only select…

Journalist Maung Maung Myo has been arrested and charged by Myanmar’s military junta under the nation’s Counter-Terrorism Law. The International…

Hong Kong journalist, Eric Wu Ka-Fai, was sentenced to 1 month in prison for disorderly behaviour at West Kowloon Magistrates Court on May 23. The…

Following the arrest of photojournalist Mohammed Fawzi on Monday 16 May, a total of 26 journalists remain imprisoned in Egypt, according to the IFJ.…

Nine journalists and media workers working for Nisir International Corporation and Ashara, both Youtube Channels in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region,…

On Friday 27 May, at 10am, the International Federation of Journalists will join the ICJP's international press conference at Doughty Street Chambers,…

Journalist Subhash Kumar Mahto was shot dead near his home in Sakho village in the Begusarai district of Bihar on the evening of May 20, allegedly for…

Newly appointed members of the International Federation of Journalists'(IFJ) Gender Council have elected their new board  for the 2022-2025 term. 

Maldivian police have allegedly harassed journalists at a protest for the ‘India Out’ campaign on May 18, led by the Maldives’ opposition party. The…

In a rising trend of harassment towards the media, Pakistani authorities have registered cases against several journalists, including Arshad Sharif,…

Una primera denuncia, realizada por cuatro periodistas, dio cuenta de una situación de acoso sexual sistemático perpetrado por un superior. Luego de…

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 Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Benguet province has dismissed cyber libel cases against two journalists filed by a former police chief due to…

The disciplinary and ethical tribunal of East Java’s regional police has sentenced a police officer who assaulted Tempo journalist Nurhadi to just 14…

A radio journalist at the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) was shot and injured by a rubber bullet fired by the police on Friday, 13 May as he…

Zahid Abbas Malik, a senior journalist with Lahore editorial, the Daily Dunya, was allegedly abducted by unidentified on May 11 and is yet to be…