The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the Taliban for threatening to ‘eliminate’ journalists associated with two private TV channels – the Tolo TV and 1TV on October 12, 2015. The IFJ demands an end to the continuing threats made against Afghan journalists which violate press freedom across the country.
In a statement issued by the military commission, the Taliban said it ‘does not recognize Tolo TV and 1TV channels as media outlets but designates them as military objectives due to their disrespectful and hostile actions towards Afghanistan’. The Taliban also called the channels propaganda machines that ‘ridicule religious and cultural norms, encourage…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Hong Kong Journalists’ Association (HKJA) in condemning the charges brought upon Hong Kong photojournalist, Anthony Kwan Hok-Chun by the Thai government on October 12. The IFJ and HKJA demand the charges against Kwan be immediately dropped.
On August 23, Anthony Kwan Hok-Chun, a Hong Kong-Canadian photojournalist, was arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok as he was about to board his flight to Hong Kong. Kwan, who was in Thailand for Initium Media Technology, a new Hong Kong-based online media company covering the aftermath of the Erawan Shrine explosion, was arrested under the Thai Arms Control Act for…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) in condemning the commencement of new data retention laws tomorrow, October 13. The IFJ and MEAA call on the Australian government to immediately review these new laws and other national security legislation to restore a proper balance between free speech and security.
On October 13, the Australian government’s data retention regime will come into effect, which requires telecommunications companies to retain telecommunications data of their customers for a period of two years, which at least 21 government agencies can access. The new legislation will allow the…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) in condemning the commencement of new data retention laws tomorrow, October 13. The IFJ and MEAA call on the Australian government to immediately review these new laws and other national security legislation to restore a proper balance between free speech and security.
On October 13, the Australian government’s data retention regime will come into effect, which requires telecommunications companies to retain telecommunications data of their customers for a period of two years, which at least 21 government agencies can access. The new legislation will allow the…
Veteran journalist Sviatlana Alexievich's was awarded today the Nobel Prize for literature. Her most famous works include Voices from Chernobyl, an oral history of the 1986 nuclear catastrophe and Zinky Boys, about Soviet soldiers who fought in Afghanistan in the 1980s.
Persecuted by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko’s dictatorial regime she was forced to leave the country in 2000 and returned in 2011.
"For me personally Sviatlana is a subtle connoisseur of a human nature. Each of her line compels to think. She can touch the most sensitive strings, raise the deepest feelings of the mind. She makes her readers realize what they have only felt by intuition” said…
La Federación Internacional de Periodistas (FIP), con la colaboración de la Fundación Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), realizó entre los días 29 y 30 de septiembre un seminario sobre Políticas de Juventud y Reforma Sindical en el marco de un proyecto global orientado al reclutamiento de jóvenes y su inclusión en los espacios de toma de decisión en los sindicatos.
Con la participación de representantes de los sindicatos FATPREN (Argentina), FENATRAMCO (Chile), FETRACOSE (Chile), Sindicato Nacional de Periodistas de Costa Rica, FECOLPER (Colombia), FENAPE (Ecuador), SNRP (México), Sindicato de Periodistas de Panamá, Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay, ANP (Perú), SNTP (República…
La Federación Internacional de Periodistas (FIP), en el marco del proyecto regional financiado por Union to Union y en colaboración con la Asociación Nacional de Periodistas (ANP), realizó en Lima, Perú, un Seminario Taller entre los días 2 y 3 de octubre destinado fortalecer capacidades sindicales en negociación colectiva.
Durante el desarrollo de esta actividad, orientada a capacitar en nociones de trabajo decente a ser incluidas en los procesos de negociación colectiva, participaron representantes de la ANP provenientes de todas las regiones del Perú. Como temas principales de la capacitación, se incluyeron paneles orientados a analizar la situación de la negociación colectiva en el…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the ruling by the Malaysian Federal Court on October 6, granting the constitutional merit of the Sedition Act (1948). The IFJ condemns the decision and calls on the Malaysian government to follow through on its election promise to repeal the law.
Yesterday, on October 6, Malaysia’s apex Federal Court ruled that the Sedition Act (1948) is constitutional. The Federal Court ruled that the Act is compatible with Article 10 of Malaysia’s Federal Constitution, which guarantees the right to freedom of speech and expression. According to Article 19, its ruling focuses in part on Article 10(2) (a) of the Federal Constitution, which permits…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the National Union of Journalists (India) in strongly condemning the killing of journalist Hemant Kumar Yadav in the Uttar Pradesh state, India, on Saturday, October 3. The IFJ said this is the sixth murder of journalist in India in 2015 and the third in Uttar Pradesh in 2015 and joins its India affiliates in calling on the government to immediately take steps to improve the alarming security situation for journalists in India.
According to reports, the 45-year-old local television journalist was on his motorcycle travelling home from Kamalpur market in the Chandauli district when…
During its 13th Congress in Paris, the European Trade Union Congress (ETUC) yesterday unanimously voted a motion tabled by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) in solidarity with Turkish and Kurdish journalists suffering repression.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the EFJ, its European organisation, have welcomed the adoption of the motion and are grateful for the support and solidarity expressed by over 700 trade union delegates.
The EFJ's delegation at the Congress included Patrick Kamenka, from the French union SNJ-CGT France; Jonas Nordling, from the Swedish union SJF; Paco Audije, from the Spanish union FAPE,…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply queries the opaque investigation and confused concept of “fabricating news reports” by the authority of <st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region> could destroyed a journalist reputation and deprived their rights to work.
On September 28, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) announced that 17 journalists from 15 media outlets were to be reprimanded as they had ‘manufactured fake or inaccurate news’ between December 2, 2014 and July 13, 2015. The SAPPRFT report said that authorities gave reasons for the investigations and reprimanding of…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on the Bangladesh Government and the United Nations to take immediate action to ensure the safety and security of journalists, bloggers, writers and activists named on a ‘hit list’ released by the Bangladeshi militant group, Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT). The IFJ has condemned a shocking decline in freedom of expression in Bangladesh that has resulted in four brutal murders of secular bloggers in 2015 and the circulation of a list of future potential targets, including bloggers both inside and, for the first time, outside the country.
In September, the militant group issued a hitlist of secular bloggers, writers and activitists around…
Sánchez Sarmiento, a presenter of the main news programme at a local station located in the state of Oaxaca, was shot at least seven times outside the station's studios. On the same day, another Mexican journalist Juan Mendoza Delgado from the state of Velacruz, was found dead. The authorities indicated that the victim might have been run over but his body showed no bruises to sustain the claim.
The journalist was killed by unknown attackers at his home in Tabasco, Southeast Mexico. He was the fourth journalist to be killed in Mexico since the start 2015.
The journalist, who also headed the Association of Community radios called "Vara 7", was shot dead by unidentified gunmen who opened fire on him as he was leaving the studios of Radio Spacio 96.1 in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. He became the second journalist to be killed since the start of 2015.
The radio commentator was shot dead live on air after two gunmen burst into the studio he was broadcasting from in Ceara, north-east of Brazil. Carvalho had received death threats after he denounced local politicians for corruption.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India) in strongly condemning the killing of freelance journalist Ajay Vidrohi in Sitamarhi in Bihar state in northern India on Tuesday, September 29. The IFJ and the NUJ(I) demand immediate investigation to arrest the murderers.
According to reports, Vidrohi was shot dead by two unidentified criminals on the road as he returned fromthe police station after filing a case against his neighbors with whom he had a dispute. His family took him to hospital where he was pronounced dead. Vidrohi, 55, had worked in various newspapers before turning a freelance writer. The murder happened ahead…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Somali affiliate, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), have today welcomed the report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Mr. Bahame Nyanduga, at the 30th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.
In a statement to the Council, the two organisations said that they shared the concerns raised in the report over endless attacks on journalists and violations of press freedom in the country.
"My report addresses the grim situation faced by journalists, media workers, media houses and owners,” said the independent expert. “I received numerous reports…
The EFJ has called for stronger rights for freelance workers and the need to enforce their fundamental rights to collective bargaining in national and European legislations.
The call came after a workshop hosted by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) on 8-9 September on Collective bargaining for atypical workers in the audio-visual and live performance sector.
The workshop was part of a capacity building project organised by the EFJ, the International Federation of Actors (FIA), the International Federation of Musicians (FIM) and UNI-MEl.
The workshop discussed various national cases where national competition law restrict the rights of atypical workers to collective…
Eight participants from Egypt, Mauritanian, Iraq, Sudan and Yemen are taking part in the IFJ new round of train the trainer (ToT) sessions on safety in Cairo, Egypt.
The ToT is organized in collaboration with the Egyptian Syndicate of journalists and is taking place at their premises from the 28th of September to the 12th of October 2015.
Led by international trainer David Bevan the TOT aims to develop the training skills of journalists and other media professionals to qualify as safety trainers and provide support and assistance to other journalists and media workers from their country and/or region.
This tot comes as a response from the IFJ and journalists’…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly criticizes the Malaysian government’s continued attack against freedom of expression, following the investigation into political cartoonist, Zunar’s latest book. The IFJ calls on the Malaysian government to repeal the archaic Sedition Act and guarantee freedom of expression in the country.
On Tuesday, September 29, political cartoonist, Zulkifi ‘Zunar’ Anwar Uljaqur announced Malaysian police had begun an investigation into his latest book, “Sapuman – Man of Steal”. An online sales assistant on Zunar’s website was called in for questioning next week under the Sedition Act. In a statement, Zunar said: “I strongly condemn these…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (Alliance of Independent Journalists – AJI) condemn the arrest and prosecution of two British journalists in Batam in north-western Indonesia. The IFJ and AJI demand all charges be immediately dropped and the two journalists be allowed to leave Indonesia and return home. The IFJ and AJI also call on Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, to follow through on his commitment to open Indonesia to foreign journalists and support press freedom.
On May 29, Becky Prosser and Neil Bonner, two British journalists working for UK production company, Wall to Wall, along with nine Indonesians, were arrested by…
In the framework of the regional project financed by Union to Union, the International Federation of Journalists sponsored a Workshop Seminar with the Dominican National Union of Press Workers (SNTP) from 14th to 16th August.
The conclusions drawn at the end of the workshop included the decision to draft a manifesto as a union action plan, establishing the need to require journalism companies, as part of the collective bargaining or as a specific, separate demand, to contract life assurance to protect workers against the risks of the profession.
At the same time, it was resolved to demand zero tolerance among the legal authorities for crimes and aggression against journalists, in…
Through July and August, the IFJ rolled out its Digital Campaign workshop training as part of the UNDEF South Asia Media Freedom for Democracy project.
The workshops, which so far, have taken place in Sri Lanka, India, Nepal as well as regional training, have provided digital campaign skills trainings for over 100 journalists. A fifth training will be held in Pakistan before the end of the year.
The trainings have provided journalists across the region with important tools and skills to take their campaigning online and utilise online tools to develop and strengthen their campaigns. Each training asked participants to develop a national campaign.
These campaigns will be rolled out in…
In its Editorial of 15th September 2015, the New York Times quoted the IFJ on the statistics of journalists killed in 2014 , with Pakistan listed as the most dangerous country in the world for journalists.
Some 14 colleagues lost their lives last year whilst conducting their mission to inform. Just like the other 104 in 2014, they were killed because they were journalists.
At the time of writing these lines, 80 journalists have already been killed since 1 January, nine of them in Yemen. This month, the IFJ is launching an international campaign, so that the media safety crisis in the country of the Arabian Peninsula does not get overlooked by the media and general public.…
The offices of the Kurdish daily newspaper Azadiya Welat and Kurdish news agency DIHA in Diyabakir (Turkey) have been attacked on 28/09/2015 by police forces and 32 journalists and media workers were taken into custody for interrogation for more than seven hours by the authorities.
According to media reports, Turkish police used forces, by breaking several doors, to enter the headquarters of the Kurdish media outlets and publishing houses without a proper warrant issued by the authorities.
“The police said they were looking for evidence following recent explosions in the neighbourhoud. Our colleagues have asked them to show a judicial warrant to enter…
This year four secular bloggers and a journalist have been killed in brutal attacks, with threats against others at an all-time high.
American-Bangladeshi writer and blogger, Avijit Roy was brutally hacked to death in Dhaka in February. Secular blogger, Md Oyasiqur Rahman Babu, was killed as he went to work in Dhaka in March. In May, Ananta Roy was killed by Islamist extremists in Sylhet in north-eastern Bangladesh. In August, Niloy Neel was brutally killed when four men stormed his home. In July, Bangladeshi journalist Abu Sayeem was hacked to death in his home.
The attacks on freedom of expression have received widespread…
On Tuesday, September 1, Thai journalist Chutima Sidasathian and Australian journalist Alan Morison, of news website Phuketwan, were acquitted by the Phuket Provincial Court of all criminal defamation charges.
In the ruling the judge, His Honour Justice Chaipthawat Chaya-ananphat, also said that it was not appropriate for authorities to use the Computer Crimes Act as a way of punishing journalists for defamation as this law relates to hacking and malicious software.
They were charged with criminal defamation in April 17, 2014, after the defamation allegations were made in December 2013. They were charged, under articles 326 and 328 of the Thai Criminal Code and with violation…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in strongly condemning an attack on a media house in Kundux province, north eastern Afghanistan on Monday, September 28.
On Monday, Taliban militants launched an attack and took control of the central city of Kunduz after the Afghan forces retreated. During the attack the offices of Roshani Radio and TV were severely damaged and the majority of the equipment was destroyed. Roshani Radio and TV is an independent media outlet, founded by Ms. Sadiqa Sherzai in 2002. The radio mostly covered women issues and majority of employees are also women.
Rahimullah Samandar, the…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joined the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS), the Federazione Nazionale della Stampa Italiana (FNSI) and (SNJ, SNJ-CGT, CFDT Journalistes, respectively IFJ affiliates in Palestine, Italy and France, in condemning the appalling attack on two AFP reporters by Israeli soldiers and calling for an end of impunity enjoyed by Israeli army which threatens freedom of information.
The two AFP journalists, Italian cameraman Andrea Bernardi and his Palestinian colleague photographer Abbas Momani, both clearly identifiable as journalists, were violently assaulted by soldiers at Beit Furik, near Nablus while they covered clashes between…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) as well as the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) sent letter to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan joined forces to sound the alarm over restrictions on media freedoms in Turkey.
In a joint letter, the four federations call for urgent reforms to ensure that Turkey’s media is able to recover its position as an effective profession that is independent, pluralistic and in the service of the public interest.
Read the full letter here
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has written to the leader of Ansar Allah Movement, Adul-Malik al-Houthi, warning him of his personal responsibility for the safety of Yemeni journalists, following a recent video message in which he described journalists as “traitors” and said that “something should be done to face them.”
The letter urged him to issue clear orders to his forces not to attack journalists , saying that violence on media professionals is a breach of international humanitarian and human rights law.
The IFJ also sent a copy of the letter to the Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General for Yemen, Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh…
On 4th and 5th September a seminar was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Gender and Media, in the framework of the triennial project for the promotion of gender equality through the activation of the Latin American journalism trade unions.
Over the two days, the debate focused on the need to establish journalism with a gender perspective, analysing the presence of gender stereotypes and roles constructed in the media and observing the situation of violence and discrimination present in both the content of news bulletins and in editorials.
It further highlighted the need to improve communication of trade union policies in terms of gender and to open gender secretariats in the trade…
The second quarter of 2015 ended with a total of six deaths among Latin American journalists. They were killed as a direct result of their journalism work.
Filadelfo Sánchez Sarmiento, from Mexico, who died after being shot at least seven times in front of the radio station where he worked.
Juan Mendoza Delgado, from Mexico, who died in unexplained circumstances.
Rubén Espinosa, from Mexico, who was murdered along with four other people after seeking refuge in Mexico City following death threats. The five victims’ bodies showed signs of torture and had their hands tied.
Adrián Martínez López, from Mexico, who was taken from his place of work to an area of open ground, tied up,…
Little progress has been made over recent years in bringing to justice the people who target media professionals, thereby endangering the freedom of the press throughout the world.
This year, the IFJ will call on governments to account for the impunity all too often extended to those who intimidate, threaten, attack and murder our colleagues across the world.We would invite our members to actively take part in the campaign against impunity, which will be held from 2nd November (United Nations International Day to End Impunity) to 23rd November (Day of Remembrance for the 32 journalists massacred in Maguindanao, in the Philippines).
The campaign will focus more specifically this year on…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joined the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS), the Federazione Nazionale della Stampa Italiana (FNSI) and (SNJ, SNJ-CGT, CFDT Journalistes), respectively IFJ affiliates in Palestine, Italy and France, in condemning the appalling attack on two AFP reporters by Israeli soldiers and calling for end of impunity enjoyed by Israeli army which undermines freedom of information.
The two AFP journalists, Italian cameraman Andrea Bernardi and his Palestinian colleague photographer Abbas Momani, both clearly identifiable as journalists, were violently assaulted by soldiers at Beit Furik, near Nablus while they covered clashes…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the threats issued to Indian journalists Nikhil Wagle and Shyamsundar Sonnar on August 22 by Sanatan Sanstha, a Hindu group in Mumbai, India. The IFJ calls on the Indian authorities to immediately investigate the threats and ensure journalist safety across the country.
According to reports, Nikhil Wagle, the editor-in-chief of Maharashtra One, a Marathi-language news channel in Mumbai received threats on his personal twitter and also in an article published by Sanatan Sanstha in their publication, Sanatan Prabhat. Local police also offered Wagle police protection after they overheard his name in phone conversations between…
La Federación Internacional de Periodistas (FIP) se solidariza con el medio alternativo Antena Negra TV ante la imputación en una causa penal a uno de sus integrantes, acusado del delito de interferencia de las comunicaciones por parte de la empresa privada de seguridad Prosegur.
El día 4 de septiembre, los trabajadores de Antena Negra TV tomaron conocimiento de la causa judicial abierta contra unos de sus integrantes cuando la Policía Federal Argentina ingresó a las instalaciones del medio alternativo con una orden de secuestro de equipos de transmisión. Imputado por el delito penal federal de interferir las comunicaciones de un organismo de seguridad, el presidente…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today wrote to the leader of Ansar Allah Movement, Adul-Malik al-Houthi, warning him of his personal responsibility for the safety of Yemeni journalists, following a recent video message in which he described journalists as “traitors” and said that “something should be done to face them.”
The letter urged him to issue clear orders to his forces not to attack journalists , saying that violence on media professionals is a breach of international humanitarian and human rights law.
The IFJ also sent a copy of the letter to the Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General for Yemen, Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed,…
In a letter sent today to Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the four federations denounce current threats against press freedom in Turkey and increased censorship ahead of elections. The organisations call for urgent reforms to ensure that Turkey’s media is able to recover its position as an effective profession that is independent, pluralistic and in the service of the public interest.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Cumhurbaşkanlığı Külliyesi
06560 Beştepe-Ankara
Turkey …
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) express serious concerns over the non-payment of wages to journalists and media workers from BOL Network in Pakistan. The IFJ and PFUJ call on the Pakistani government to investigate the non-payment of salaries and resolve the issue immediately.
According to reports, more than 1,800 people from BOL Network, who were working on the development of BOL News and BOL Entertainment TV channels have not been paid their wages for over four months. The BOL network is one Pakistan’s newest networks, which ran into controversy earlier this year, after its parent company Axact came…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the manhandling of a TV reporter by the railway officers and police in Karachi, Pakistan.
On September 22, Chand Nawaz, a journalist with 92 News TV, and his crew were interviewing passengers at Karachi’s Cantt Station when police and railway officials heckled the crew and attacked Nawab. Nawab was interviewing passengers regarding an illegal hike in ticket prices on the eve of Eidul Azha, the largest Muslim holiday.
The railway officials also tried to turn off his camera and threatened to arrest the crew. The incident was recorded and later uploaded on…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) in cautiously welcoming the Presidential pardon for two journalists in prison overnight. The IFJ and MEAA remain concerned at the uncertainty surrounding the status of Australian journalist Peter Greste and call on the Egyptian government to immediately clarify his status.
On September 23, Al Jazeera journalists, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, who were jailed last month following a retrial for reporting false news, were freed from an Egyptian prison after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi suddenly issued a presidential pardon for 100 prisoners. Following their…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) stands by its affiliates the Union of mauritanian journalists (SNJ) and the Association of Mauritanian journalists (AJM) to denounce the temporary suspension by the Council of the High Authority for the Press and Audiovisual sector (HAPA) of a radio programme from private radio channel Sahara FM.
Read the release in French.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) demands immediate action to provide medical treatment to veteran journalist, Gao Yu, following revelations her health in deteriorating in prison. The IFJ has called on Chinese President, Xi Jinping, to grant Gao Yu medical parole.
Recently, the IFJ received information from Gao Yu’s family that the 71-year-old journalist, who was sentenced to seven years in prison in April this year for ‘revealing a state secret’, was suffering from various illnesses and was not receiving adequate medical treatment. According to the family, Gao, who has long-suffered from heart disease, high blood pressure and Meniere’s disease, also recently discovered an…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have today joined a works council delegation of Spanish regional public TV broadcaster Telemadrid in the European Parliament in Brussels.
Read the full statement in Spanish.
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Yama Behroz, a young freelance journalist was killed in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province in Northern Afghanistan. According to reports, Yama was killed when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded at his doorstep. Yama, a recent journalism graduate, was working as a freelance journalist with a local media organisation. Some of the reports suggested that the IED was planted at his door, and he was then called and asked to come out of the house.
The young freelance journalist was killed in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province in Northern Afghanistan. According to reports, Yama Behroz was killed when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded at his doorstep. Yama, a recent journalism graduate, was working as a freelance journalist with a local media organisation. Some of the reports suggested that the IED was planted at his door, and he was then called and asked to come out of the house.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is looking for an intern to work in its Campaign and Communication department.
The internship is opened for a period of 2 to 4 months depending on the availability of the candidates.
We are looking for someone with the following skills
Fluency (native level) in English and/ or in French or Spanish Good writing skillsKnowledge or experience in journalism/ communicationGood intercommunication skillsCreativity Pro-activity Organisational skills Good knowledge of social media
Your daily tasks will involve
Assisting the communication team in drafting daily press releases and news for the websiteFeeding IFJ social media…
During a conference hosted by the Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) and the Journalists Association of Turkey (TGC) leading journalists from across the political spectrum united in condemning the surge in attacks on press freedom led by the government in recent weeks.
Participants recounted how, since the inconclusive June elections and the relaunch of the conflict with the PKK in July, journalists and media have come under sustained assault from the government and their supporters.
Newspapers are regularly attacked by angry mobs, numerous websites of press agencies and trade unions are repeatedly blocked, foreign journalists are being deported, while many others are subjected to a…
La Fédération Africaine des Journalistes (FAJ), le groupe Africain de la Fédération Internationale des Journalistes (FIJ), a aujourd’hui mis en garde les « putschistes », contre toutes intimidations et attaques contre les médias du Burkina Faso et demandé la protection des journalistes et dirigeants des médias africains arrivées à Ouagadougou la capitale pour prendre part au Festival international de la liberté d’expression et de la presse (FILEP) ouvert hier mercredi 16 septembre.
« Nous sommes inquiets pour la sécurité des journalistes au Burkina Faso et pour la poursuite des réformes en cours dans le secteur de la presse », a déclaré Maria Luisa…
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 mentioned.
Read some of the news highlights for last week:
1. International press bodies launch conference to tackle press freedom and labor rights in Turkey
2. Conference to tackle press freedom and labor rights in Turkey
3. An attack on one journalist is an attack on all
4. Can Dündar: Didn’t see this kind of fascism even during coup period
5. Prominent Thai journalist released, but forced to sign government agreement
6. Arrests in slaying of former Pakistani TV reporter
7. Australian union…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) condemn the murder of a young freelance journalist in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province in Northern Afghanistan. The IFJ calls on the Afghan government to investigate the murder and bring those responsible to justice.
According to reports, Yama Behroz was killed when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded at his doorstep on September 18. Yama, a recent journalism graduate, was working as a freelance journalist with a local media organisation. Some of the reports suggested that the IED was planted at his door, and he was then called and asked to…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) welcome the arrest of two former Philippines politicians in relation to the murder of journalist Gerry Ortega on Sunday September 20 in Phuket, Thailand. The IFJ and NUJP call on Philippines authorities to ensure the alleged masterminds involved in Ortgea’s killing are brought to justice.
Joel Reyes, a former governor of Palawan province, and Mario Reyes, a former municipal mayor of the same province, were arrested in Phuket for overstaying their visas and entering the country illegally. Major General Akradej, commander of Thailand’s Crime Suppression Divison said the pair…
The journalist was killed by gunfire from gunmen in Pitalito, Huila, as he entered the studios of the station he worked for. The journalist, who was also a correspondent of TV5 and Canal TV Nation, had previously received anonymous threats for articles he published on criminal activity.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in condemning the harassment of a respected Filipino journalist. The IFJ and NUJP demand the country’s authorities investigate the incident and take action against those responsible.
On September 18, a meme about mutli-award winning journalist and former national chairperson of the NUJP, Inday Espina-Varona was published on social media accusing her of being a “communist rebel asset”. The meme and accusation was published after Varona published reports decrying the September 1 murder of lumad (indigenious people) leaders in Surigao del Sur, in the southern…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the continued threats issued by a Pakistani Taliban faction against the media. The IFJ calls on the Pakistani government to take the issue seriously and provide effective security for the country’s journalists.
In early August, the media wing of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Mohmand agency faction (TTP) threatened Pakistani media over their coverage of ongoing military operation in North Waziristan state, in Pakistan’s tribal region. In an email to ‘the heads and members of the organizations working for the rights of media around the world’, the TTP accused…
The cameraman of Al massira TV was killed in the Saudi-led air strikes which hit in the Al Jaraf neighborhood of the capital of Sana'a. Sharaf al-Din was fatally wounded while covering the bombing of Al Jaraf and died of his injuries.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Yemeni Journalists syndicate (YJS) mourn the death of cameraman Bilal Sharaf al-Din from Al massira TV who was killed on 17 September in the Saudi-led air strikes in the Al Jaraf neighborhood of the capital of Sana'a.
Sharaf al-Din was fatally wounded while covering the bombing of Al Jaraf and died of his injuries.
“We hold the coalition responsible for the death of our colleague who died in a bombing that was targeting a residential neighborhood yesterday evening in the city of Sanaa,” said YJS. “ We express our deepest condolences to his family and to the journalists’ community .”…
La Fédération Africaine des Journalistes (FAJ), le groupe Africain de la Fédération Internationale des Journalistes (FIJ), a aujourd’hui mis en garde les « putschistes », contre toutes intimidations et attaques contre les médias du Burkina Faso et demandé la protection des journalistes et dirigeants des médias africains arrivées à Ouagadougou la capitale pour prendre part au Festival international de la liberté d’expression et de la presse (FILEP) ouvert hier mercredi 16 septembre.
« Nous sommes inquiets pour la sécurité des journalistes au Burkina Faso et pour la poursuite des réformes en cours dans le secteur de la presse », a déclaré Maria Luisa…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have today strongly condemned the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s decision to ban at least 38 international journalists and bloggers from the country for one year.
The President’s decree, which was signed yesterday and published on the presidential website, names 388 people representing an "actual or potential threat to national interests, national security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.” The IFJ and the EFJ call on the Ukrainian government to immediately remove the journalists’ names from this list.
Poroshenko said the list targeted…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)'s organisation, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), has denounced the latest attack and arrest of journalists who were reporting the refugee crisis on the border between Hungary and Serbia today.
Six journalists were reportedly beaten on Wednesday by Hungarian border police.
According to local media reports, Warren Richardson, an Australian photographer, and Jacek Tacik, a Polish reporter together with a Slovakian journalist were accused of crossing the border between Hungary and Serbia illegally. They were beaten before they were arrested by the border police. The journalists had been working in the Serbian village of…
The International Federation of Journalists and its affiliate the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) deplore the sexual harassment of a female journalist in Bulacan in Manilla, in the Philippines. The IFJ and the NUJP demand an immediate investigation into the incident by the country’s authorities and action to bring those responsible to justice.
On September 16, Janess Ann Ellao, a Bulatlat.com reporter, was covering the trial of Staff Sargent Edgardo Osorio and retired General Jovito Palparan Jnr. Osorio, over the enforced disappearance of UP students Karen Empeno and Sherlyn Cadapan. Ellao was covering the hearing in the region trial court in Bulacan, when Osorio’s…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) and the Journalists Association of Turkey (TGC) jointly host today the two-day international conference ‘Turkey: Fighting for journalists’ rights and freedoms in a politically polarized country’ in Istanbul.
This event is the culmination of five years campaigning on journalists’ rights, freedoms, working conditions and capacity building for the journalist trade union organisation whose strength is fundamental to the future protection and promotion of Turkish journalism.
The political context in which the conference takes…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its regional organization, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), today joined Ukraine’s journalists in commemorating the 15th Anniversary of the murder of Ukraine investigative journalist Georgy Gongadze.
On 16 September 2000, Georgy Gongadze’s body was left beheaded in the forest outside Kiev. He was killed as punishment for his exposures of government corruption and the case sparked worldwide condemnation and a global campaign for the prosecution of his killers. After years of investigations, four former officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) were eventually convicted of Gongadze’s murder, but the…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)'s organisation in Europe, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), represented by its President, Mogens Blicher Bjerregård, will participate to a conference in Vienna on countering online abuse of female journalists held by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media in Vienna on 17 September.
The conference will gather experts in the field to help increase understanding and gravity of the issues involved and exchange best practices and possible solutions to tackle the mounting number of online threats targeting female journalists. Few EFJ members receive…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the release of prominent Thai journalist, Pravit Rojanaphruk. The IFJ urges the Thai military government to stop intimidating the country’s media and to end its continued attack on press freedom and freedom of expression.
On September 15, Pravit, who works for the English-language daily The Nation, and two Pheu Thai politicans were released following they were detained by the military on September 13. Pravit was detained after he responded to a request to meet with authorities at the 1st Army headquarters in Bangkok. Following his detention, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) told reporters that Pravit was…
