Este 20 de Julio un nuevo comunicador ha caído como víctima de la ola de violencia que sacude al estado mexicano de Veracruz y al país en general. Pedro Tamayo Rosas fue atacado en la puerta de su domicilio en las horas de la noche, cuando se hallaba en compañía de su familia. Desde enero, contaba con protección policial a raíz de múltiples amenazas provenientes del narcotráfico debido a su labor periodística.
Pedro Tamayo Rosas, trabajador del periódico El Piñero de la Cuenca y del portal Al Calor Político - además de desempeñarse en el área de Planeación y Estrategia de la Secretaría de Seguridad Pública -, cuyas notas llevaban por firma “En la línea de fuego”, tenía como principal…
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 from Friday 15th July to Friday 22nd July:
1. Editors Guild slams ‘muz-zling of media’ in Kashmir
2. Curfew enters 10th day in Valley
3. Réclamons à l’AFP, l’équité pour les photographes indépendants
4. Ban on channels in Jammu&Kashmir to stop dissemination of information: Official
5. Senate for end to Kashmir carnage
6. International campaign to release 21 Palestinian journalists from Israeli jails
7. Turkey Cracks Down on Media Following Failed Coup
8. ‘Contemptible murder’:…
The killing of Belarus-born journalist Pavel Sheremet, who died in a targeted car bomb in Kiev today, has been widely condemned. The International and European Federations of Journalists, their affiliates in Russia and Ukraine as well as the OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović have today condemned the murder and called for the killers to face justice.
44-year-old Pavel Sheremet, who worked for the Ukrainskaya Pravda newspaper, died when the car he was driving exploded shortly after it started, according to the Ukrainian Prosecutor's Office. He was critically injured and died shortly afterwards.
Some reports said that the car belonged to his employer, Alyona…
A prominent journalist specialising in relations between Russia and Ukraine has been murdered by a car bomb while on his way to work in Kiev.
The International Federation of Journalists and European Federation of Journalists, have joined affiliates in Ukraine and Russia, in condemning the killing.
Pavel Sheremet, who worked for the Ukrainskaya Pravda newspaper died when the car he was driving exploded shortly after it started, according to the Ukrainian Prosecutor's Office.
Some reports claim the car belonged to his employer, Alyona Pritula, the founder and chief editor of Ukrainskaya Pravda.The media company was founded in 2000 by Pritula and Georgy Gongadze, who was assassinated on…
The 44-year-old journalist who worked for Ukrainska Pravda, an independent news site, was killed in car explosion in central Kiev. Media reports quoted Ukrainian officials as saying that the explosion was set off remotely. Sheremet, a Russian national but originally from Belarus, worked for several years at Ukrainska Pravda, whose founder Georgiy Gongadze was also killed in 2000. The newspaper's editor told the French news agency AFP that he thought Sheremet was killed for his "professional activity."
He had also worked for Russia's state Obshestvennoye Televideniye, or Public Television, a channel set up in 2013, but resigned in 2014 in protest at Russia's stance towards Ukraine,…
Journalists at Greece’s Alpha 989 radio station are to meet to consider action following the “unfair, illegal and abusive” dismissal of their union representative.
The International and European Federations of Journalists have pledged their support to Greek affiliate JUADN following the sacking of Georgia Ioannidou. The union had given the radio station’s board a deadline to reinstate Georgia, who is also a board member of JUADN, but the company failed to act.
In a statement the union said: “Our colleague has been targeted for being a union representative and her persistence in taking up issues with the personnel department such as the overdue payment of…
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) must respect workers’ rights, end censorship and reinstate bargaining rights to the journalists’ union.
Early this week, eight suspended SABC employers, Jacques Steenkamp, Krivani Pillay, Suna Venter, Vuyo Mvoko‚ Thandeka Gqubule‚ Busisiwe Ntuli, Lukhanyo Calata and Foeta Krige, were emailed termination letters for speaking out against SABC’s editorial policy, which the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) recently branded outrageous censorship.
The IFJ has now called on the ANC – the country’s ruling party - to use its good offices to help fully restore the bargaining rights of the Media Workers Association…
In just a few days more than 3500 people have signed a petition calling on Agence France Presse to stop stealing photographers’ copyright.
The petition was launched by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) after management at the French-owned agency sought to impose new contracts on freelance photographers in a number of countries.
The contract requires photographers to sign a global, irrevocable, perpetual licence to allow the company to use their photos and videos on any medium, in any language, in any form including in any future products.
The company, which has offices in 150 countries worldwide, has signed a collective agreement with photographers employed in…
The Kurdish TV repoorter for Ronahi TV was fatally injured in a landmine explosion on 13 July in the Syrian locality of Manjib where he was covering fighting between the so-called Islamic State and the coalition. He was taken to hospital in Kobané for treatment but died of his wounds on 18 July 2016.
Updated (20-07-16). Attacks targeting the media in Turkey have led the International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) to alert the Council of Europe about a series of new press freedom violations.
The federations are calling on the International and European communities to take concrete steps against the Turkish government’s assaults on fundamental human rights that are contrary to international and European conventions.
Mustafa Cambaz, a photojournalist for the Turkish Daily Yeni Safak was killed during the attempted coup in Turkey on 15 July.
In the early hours of Saturday 16 July, Turkish soldiers who attempted to overthrow the government seized control of…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the South East Asia Journalist Unions (SEAJU), along with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Freedom House, in reiterating its call for the Prime Minister of Timor Leste, Dr. Rui Maria de Araújo, to immediately drop the criminal charges against journalist Oki Raimundos and Lorenco Martins from the Timor Post. The IFJ, SEAJU, CPJ and Freedom House call on Prime Minister Araújo and his government to protect press freedom in Timor Leste.
Today, July 19, the IFJ, SEAJU, CPJ and Freedom House issued a second letter to the Prime Minister of Timor Leste, Dr. Rui Maria de Araújo, regarding the criminal charges of defamation…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemned the arrest and detention of Alfred Taban, Editor –in- Chief of the Juba Monitor in South Sudan. Taban was arrested on Saturday, 16 July in the capital Juba by the agents of the National Security Service and is currently detained incommunicado.
According to the Uganda Journalists Union (UJU), an IFJ affiliate, Taban was arrested in relation to an article that he wrote in his weekly column “Let’s Speak Out”. In his article he called for the removal of President Salva Kiir and Vice President, Riek Machar, accusing both of them of failing to control troops loyal to them which have resulted in the loss of lives and…
Mustafa Cambaz, a photojournalist for the Turkish daily Yeni Safak was killed during the attempted coup in Turkey, whilst during the night from Friday to Saturday, the national television station TRT, the private broadcaster CNN-Turk, and the daily newspaper Hurryiet were occupied by soldiers.
In the Ankara studios of TRT, news anchor Tijen Karas was forced to read a statement at gunpoint. Several journalists were attacked during the clashes. In Istanbul, civilians protesting the coup bet Selçuk Şamiloğlu, a photojournalist for Hurriyet and the Associated Press.
Once again, the press was targeted, while Turkish democracy was under assault.
“Mustafa Cambaz…
An Iraqi cameraman was killed on 13 July in the south of Mossul, Iraq. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Iraqi journalist Syndicate (IJS) in condemning the killing and calls for more security for journalists operating on the ground.
According to media reports, Ali Mahmoud, an Iraqi cameraman working for Al-Ghadeer satellite channel, was in a vehicle escorting Iraqi security forces to southern Mosul held by ISS in northern Iraq, when it was hit by a bomb. The bombing killed Ali Mahmoud and wounded media staff Ali Jawad working for Al Iraqiya, the Iraqi national TV.
IJS said: “The Iraqi Journalists Syndicate mourns the death of Ali Mahmoud…
Mustafa Cambaz, a photojournalist with the Turkish daily newspaper Yeni Şafak was killed during the failed coup of last Friday in Turkey. According to his newspaper, he died of a gunshot to the head when soldiers opened fire on the crowds in the Çengelköy neighborhood of Istanbul in the early hours of Saturday 16 July 2016.
The photojournalist with the Turkish daily newspaper Yeni Şafak was killed during the failed coup in Turkey. According to his newspaper, he died of a gunshot to the head when soldiers opened fire on the crowds in the Çengelköy neighborhood of Istanbul in the early hours of Saturday 16 July 2016.
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 from Friday 8th July to Friday 15th July:
1. Turkey: Journalists’ association presents award to press freedom groups
2. Turkey: Charges against five journalists must be dropped
3. Kashmir Unrest: Indian Journalists Union protests against the 'clampdown' on media
4. Muestran su total oposición a los abusos de France Press
5. Gobierno de Cuba condecora presi-dente del CDP
6. Suman 28 los periodistas asesinados en lo que va de año
7. Matan a tiros a un periodista…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Indian Journalists’ Union (IJU) in strongly condemning the ongoing media crackdown by the state in Jammu and Kashmir, in north-western India. The IFJ expresses its solidarity with journalists of Kashmir and urges the Indian authorities to immediately stop the crackdown on press freedom and allow the free flow of information.
On Saturday, July 16, Kashmir authorities banned the publication of all newspapers in Kashmir for three days, following police raids of media houses in Srinagar including the Greater Kashmir, Rising Kashmir, Daily Kashmir Images and Kashmir Observers. During the raids, police immediately halted…
La Federación Internacional de Periodistas (FIP), en el marco de un proyecto regional financiado por Union to Union y en colaboración con el Sindicato Nacional de Periodistas de Costa Rica (SNP), realizó en San José, Costa Rica, un Taller entre los días 15 y 16 de julio destinado a fortalecer capacidades sindicales en negociación colectiva y analizar la reforma procesal laboral en dicho país.
En el transcurso de este taller, enfocado en la capacitación sobre las prácticas y los instrumentos de la negociación colectiva así como en la legislación laboral vigente en el país centroamericano, participaron afiliados y afiliadas del SNP y se llevaron a cabo diversos paneles a cargo de…
La Federación Internacional de Periodistas (FIP), en el marco de un proyecto regional financiado por Union to Union y en colaboración con el Sindicato Nacional de Periodistas de Costa Rica (SNP), realizó en San José, Costa Rica, un Taller entre los días 15 y 16 de julio destinado a fortalecer capacidades sindicales en negociación colectiva y analizar la reforma procesal laboral en dicho país.
En el transcurso de este taller, enfocado en la capacitación sobre las prácticas y los instrumentos de la negociación colectiva así como en la legislación laboral vigente en el país centroamericano, participaron afiliados y afiliadas del SNP y se llevaron a cabo diversos paneles a cargo de…
Journalists at Agence France Presse have called on the company to abide by its own charter and stop discriminating against staff outside of France.
The call comes in the wake of the company seeking to impose new contracts on freelance photographers in a number of countries outside of France.
The company’s charter says it “rejects discrimination based on race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation or any other factor.”
Yet, while the company has signed a collective agreement with unions in France protecting copyright it chooses to discriminate against workers in other countries.
It’s time for AFP to live up to its fine words. #AFPwrong
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La Fédération internationale des journalistes conduit un consortium qui prépare une application auprès de la Commission européenne intitulée « Assistance technique principale pour le programme d’Appui aux Médias en Tunisie ».
Dans le cadre de l'offre, la FIJ cherche quatre experts pour gérer le programme à Tunis à partir de janvier 2017 et pour 30 mois (Juin 2019).
EP1 : chef d’équipe, spécialisé dans les médias : 528 H/J
EP2 : spécialiste de la formation dans le domaine des médias : 528 H/J
EP3 : spécialiste en développement des médias : 528 H/J
EP4 : spécialiste en procédures (contrats/finances) : 400 H/J
Les…
The cameraman for Al-Ghadeer TV was killed in the Qayyarah area to the north of Baghdad when a roadside bomb hit the car he was travelling in with other journalists was, media reports said. Two other journalists Ali Jawad and Ali Muftin of Iraqiya state television were wounded in the incident.
Source: AFP
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today called on the Ukrainian authorities to stop the persecution of an independent TV channel and its leading journalists.
The call, in a letter to the Ukrainian government, comes amid a crackdown on media freedom in the country and ongoing attacks on 3S.TV and its founder Savik Shuster.
The station was established after Shuster Live, one of Ukraine’s leading TV current affairs shows, was effectively banned from virtually all networks and in one case was pulled from air just 10 minutes before broadcast.
Since its launch in 2015, 3S.TV, which is funded by donations from civil society organisations and small businesses, has…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Free Media Movement (FMM) in condemning the assault of a senior journalist in Galle, southern Sri Lanka on July 12. The IFJ demand an immediate investigation into the incident.
Daya Neththasinghe, an environmental journalist and features editor for Sathhanda newspaper, was assaulted by supporters of politician Piyasena Gamage at a temple in Neluwa, Galle on Tuesday, July 12. Neththasinghe was at a discussion about the environmental impact of a power point on invitation of the local authority. He was invited to present his opinions, however he was quickly attacked when he raised negative implications of the mini…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) support the I am a journalist #Bengazeteciyim campaign launched by journalists and media freedom advocates from Turkey. European journalists stand in solidarity with their colleagues in Turkey, who fiercely continue their jobs despite facing relentless attacks and attempts to silence them. The support is also extended to the 34 journalists and media workers currently in jail, and to all those arrested for exercising their right to freedom of expression and freedom to inform.
I am a journalist!
'Journalism is not a crime.
In Turkey, oppression of the press is getting worse by the day.…
Agence France Presse (AFP) is demanding its photographic stringers across the globe, in offices outside of France, sign “unacceptable” contracts which include the full assignment of their authors’ rights without any additional remuneration. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned such «unfair » practices and is calling for an immediate revision of the standard contracts imposed on photographers working for AFP. The IFJ is also calling on photographers not to sign the contracts as they stand.
Many press photographers around the world have informed the IFJ of the dubious contractual practices being proposed by the legal service department of AFP in Paris,…
The editor of a newspaper in Lesotho is fighting for his life after being shot and critically injured at his home in the capital, Maseru, on 9 July.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the attempted assassination of Lesotho Times Editor, Lloyd Mutungamiri, who was shot at close range in the arm and jaw as he parked his car after returning from work last Saturday.
The shooting comes after the government of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili, had accused the paper of being too critical of it.
Prior to the shooting, Mutungamiri and another journalist from the Lesotho Times, Keiso Mohloboli, had been interrogated by security officers and forced to reveal their…
The family of the US reporter Marie Colvin have filed a lawsuit in a court in Washington accusing the regime of Bashar al-Assad of killing her. According to the lawsuit, The Sunday Times correspondent, who died on 22 February 2012 in the city of Homs, had been deliberately targeted and killed by the Syrian authorities to stop her from covering government atrocities.
The lawsuit, filed last Saturday, alleged that, following the confirmation of a female informant that Colvin was there, Syrian officials, acting “with premeditation”, deliberately targeted rockets against a makeshift broadcast studio where the journalist and other reporters were living while covering the conflict. As a…
South Africa’s Independent Communications Authority has recommended on 11 July that the country’s public broadcaster ditch a controversial editorial policy which banned journalists from covering violent protests.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomed the ruling and called on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to reinstate suspended journalists and lift the threat of disciplinary action against those who were alleged to be in breach of the policy, which the IFJ believes amounts to «outrageous censorship » .
The IFJ also called on the SABC to reopen talks with IFJ affiliate, the Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA), who have consistently…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the violent situation in Central America - one of the regions with the most murders of journalists.
Nine journalists have lost their lives so far in 2016 as a consequence of organized crime and the complicity or indifference of the authorities: five in Guatemala, three in Honduras and one in El Salvador.
‘This scenario has developed in a context of constant intimidation against those who have a duty to inform’, said the president of the IFJ, Philippe Leruth. ‘Each time a journalist is killed performing their duty to inform, a part of democracy is severely damaged. Many times a link exists between the murders committed and…
The freelance journalist, who contributed to the Al-Jazeera Mubasher live channel, was killed in air strikes on the town of Termanin in northern Idlib, according to Al-Jazeeera statement quoted by the French news agency AFP. The Doha-based cable news channel added that the air strikes which killed their contributor were launched by Russian forces, supporting Syrian President Bashar.
Source: AFP
The Director of a local radio ‘Illusion’ was gunned down in the municipality of Coatepeque located in the Department of Quetzaltenango. According to media reports quoting eye witnesses, the journalist was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on a motorbike who open fire on him a few meters from his home as he was waiting for a bus. He was hit on the head and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Media organisations in Guatemala condemned the targeted killing of López, who also presented a programme called“Acontecer Coatepecano” which discussed various issued including health, security, education and justice.
Two journalists were arrested and one private radio station was closed on 9 July in Somalia.
The International Federation of Journalists and its affiliate the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has called on the authorities to immediately free the journalists and lift the ban on City FM, a radio station in the Middle Shabelle region.
The regional administration ordered the arrest of Abdishakur Abdullahi Ahmed (nicknamed Shashaa), editor-in-chief of City FM and Abdirahman Hussein Omar Wadani, Deputy Editor-in-chief of City FM. At 16:18 on Saturday, 9 July 2016, security forces raided the premises of City FM, shut down the radio station and arrested the two journalists. An…
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 from Friday 1st July to Friday 8th July:
1. LuxLeaks: un très mauvais signal pour les lanceurs d’alerte
2. In the Know
3. Unesco aborda liderazgo de medios de comunicación en riesgos de crisis
4. NUSOJ delegates thank IFJ sister unions, ITUC-Africa for their solidarity
5. AFP : la Fédération inter-nationale des journalistes exige la fin des mascarades contractuelles !
6. FIP: Indignantes declaraciones de Mauricio Macri atacando a periodistas
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The International Federation of Journalists has condemned the “appalling” attack by Argentina's President on journalists who were violently assaulted, had their equipment smashed and records destroyed when a gang broke in to their newsroom.
The journalists at Tiempo Argentino are involved in a long-running dispute over non-payment of wages and attempts by the paper's previous owner to close the company. For several months they have stayed in the building and have been running the paper as a co-operative.
In the early hours of Monday morning they were attacked by a gang of up to 20 who it is alleged were working for a businessman who claims he now owns the building.
Now…
The report tells the extremely difficult situation Hong Kong media is facing in the year under review – from July 2015 to June 2016 – with the one country, two systems principle facing serious threats as a result of a spillover to Hong Kong of mainland Chinese ideological control. With the report, we would like to share with our colleagues both local and internationally what Hong Kong media is going through.
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has strongly condemned attacks on journalists at an Argentinian media company.
The journalists were subjected to violence on the morning of Monday 4 Juy, when approximately 20 people broke into the newspaper Tiempo Argentino and Radio América in Buenos Aires.
The group, led by the businessman Martinez Rojas, destroyed the office’s systems and equipment and forcefully expelled the journalists working there.
"The IFJ supports the fight of the journalists and the workers at Tiempo Argentino and Radio América, condemning the intimidation they have suffered and highlighting the need for those who took part in these acts of violence to…
Anonymity of perpetrators, attacks across borders and a lack of police awareness and reaction are among the obstacles to properly tackle cyberbullying. The Council of Europe’s conference on gender equality “Are we there yet” held in Tallinn, Estonia, on 30 June and 1 July was an occasion to hear from various experts on how best to tackle cyberbullying alongside a range of other key topics, including better access to justice and leadership, stereotypes in the media, sexist hate speech and gender mainstreaming.
Social media offer incredible opportunities for women to express themselves. But there is also a downside to it. Online harassment was heavily discussed in Tallinn as it affects…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concern for the welfare and safety of a Hong Kong media worker, after he was followed in Hong Kong, following his release from police custody. The IFJ demands the Hong Kong government and police immediate investigate the incident.
On June 16, Lam Wing Kee gave an interview detailing his detainment by the Central Task Force in Mainland China, after he was detained in October 2015. Lam was one of the five Hong Kong Causeway Bay bookstore employees who disappeared in the second half of 2015, after each was detained by Chinese authorities. During his interview, Lam said that he was regularly interrogated by officers from the…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) in welcoming the Right to Information (RTI) bill in Sri Lanka, which was approved unanimously by the Parliament on June 24. The IFJ applauds the continued work of the Sri Lankan government to guarantee press freedom.
On Friday, June 24, the Right to Information (RTI) bill was passed by the Sri Lanka Parliament, after the second reading of the bill which started on June 23. The bill was first introduced to the Parliament by the Minister of Parliamentary Reform and Mass Media, Gayantha Karunathilaka, in March 24, 2016. The…
The 56-year-old reporter for the People’s Brigada and officer of the Manilla Police District Press Corp, was shot dead outside a watch repair shop owned by his family in Manilla.
According to reports, the gunmen walked towards Balcoba and shot him in the head before fleeing on a waiting motorcycle. Balcoba was rushed to a local hospital, but was declared dead on arrival.
Balcoba was a veteran journalist, who had covered the local crime and police beat since the 1990s. According to IFJ figures, he is the second journalist to be killed this year, and the 42nd journalist killed under the out-going President Benigno Aquino’s six-year presidency. The NUJP said Aquino’s…
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 from Friday 24th June to Friday 1st July:
1. Somalia: Journalists and trade unionists face increasing violence and violations
2. NPU honours nine journalist women
3. Govt draws flak for bid to control news sites
4. Q&A Philippines under Duterte – what to expect?
5. Online media operations directives 2015 threats online foe Nepal
6. IFJ demands action against stf chief over threats to media
7. International organisations condemn Turkey’s arrest of journalists
8. Unas de cal…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in strongly welcoming the murder conviction in the 2010 murder of broadcaster Desiderio Camangyan. The IFJ and NUJP welcome the progress made, but call on the government to take immediate action following the attempted murder of a journalist on June 30.
On Monday, June 27, Dennis Lumikid was convicted of murder by the Davao City Trial Court Branch 10. Lumikid, a local police officer, was sentenced to a maximum of 40 years imprisonment for the murder of Mati City broadcaster, Desiderio Camangyan on June 4, 2010. Camangyan was a blocktimer for a program on…
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1. IFJ 29th World Congress held in France
2. IFJ & SAMSN launch Safer, Smarter Journalism campaign
3. Deadly two months in the region as seven journalists killed
4. Nepal unions criticise new directives for online media
5. IFJ…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has backed calls by its affiliate, the National Association of Journalists in Peru (ANP), to lift a jail threat against three journalists from the Panorama TV programme.
The reporters have been accused by the Ministry of Defence of revealing national secrets during a report alleging the involvement of the authorities in a corruption case. The journalists could face up to 15 years in prison.
Anthony Bellanger, IFJ General Secretary, said, “The IFJ joins its affiliate in Peru in their strong defence of the right of journalists to investigate. We demand full respect for their constitutional right not to disclose their sources and we…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), representing 600 000 journalists around the world, joins its affiliate, the Zambian Union of Journalists (ZUJ), in urging the authorities to protect independent journalism, following the arrest of Fred M’membe, editor-in-chief of the independent Zambian newspaper The Post, and two members of his staff.
On 21 June, the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) seized the newspaper’s assets over the company’s alleged tax evasion, amounting to $6 million. On the 27 June, the Revenue Appeals Tribunal overturned the order to seize The Post’s property, thereby allowing the newspaper to resume publishing. Police refused to acknowledge the interdict,…
The International Federation of Journalists has highlighted the dire situation faced by Burundian journalists during a general debate held at the 32th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
In a statement , the IFJ spoke of the clampdown which forced hundreds of journalists to flee Burundi since the start of the political crisis sparked by the decision of President Pierre Nkurunziza to stand for a third mandate in April 2015. The IFJ cited the killing of veteran cameraman Christophe Nkerabahizi of the public broadcaster RTNB by security forces in Bujumbura last October , the on-going harassment of many other journalists - even those in exile - such as AFP correspondent…
The International Federation (IFJ) today urged the UN Human Rights Council to ensure that attacks on journalists and other restrictions on press freedom cease in both government and separatist-controlled areas in and around Ukraine.
The call came at the 32nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, following the OHCHR report on Ukraine presented by the UN Assistant General Secretary for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic.
The IFJ highlighted cases of violence against journalists since the outbreak of pro-government protests in November 2013, including at least ten killings, arrests, torture, searches and confiscation of equipment. It also condemned the treatment of Crimean…
A court in Luxembourg today handed down suspended jail sentences for two whistleblowers 12 months for Antoine Deltour and 9 months for Raphaël Halet) and acquitted the investigative journalist Edouard Perrin in a major case with widespread implications for media freedom.
The judges were delievering their verdict in the LuxLeaks case concerning the prosecution of two whistleblowers and a journalist for disclosing confidential documents from auditing firm PwC that showed how 340 multinational companies used secret tax deals to avoid paying into the public coffers. A European Parliament study estimated that EU countries lose 50 billion to 70 billion EUR in tax revenue every year, due to…
On June 30, 2016 - president-elect Rodrigo Duterte, will be inaugurated as the 16th President of the Philippines. Since he was elected, he has made a number of controversial comments about the media and journalists in the Philippines. Below is a joint statement from numerous Philippines media groups in the lead up to Duterte's inauguration.
REGRETTABLY, the conversation between President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and the news media has turned sharp and shrill. All but lost in the noise is the two parties’ common duty in law and tradition to serve and to inform the Filipino people on issues, events and policies that affect their interest and welfare.
A president—all at once the chief…
La Federación Internacional de Periodistas (FIP), organización que representa a 600.000 periodistas en todo el mundo, expresa su alarma debido a que un nuevo comunicador mexicano, Salvador Olmos García, ha caído como víctima de la ola de violencia que sacude a México, y especialmente al estado de Oaxaca, donde la semana pasada otro trabajador de prensa perdió la vida. El hecho ocurrió en la madrugada del domingo 26 de Junio, en la ciudad de Huajapan de León, y tiene como responsables aparentes a las fuerzas de seguridad, en este caso la policía municipal.
Salvador Olmos García, conductor del programa “Pitaya Negra”, se dirigía en la madrugada del domingo pasado a las instalaciones de la…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ), in demanding immediate government action to protect journalists who are facing an epidemic of arrests and detentions in Zimbabwe.
The ZUJ reported that 5 journalists were arrested on 25 June, namely Garikai Chaunza, Christopher Mahove, James Jemwa, Khumbulani Zamchiya, and Edgar Gweshe. They were covering protests against Vice President Mphoko’s lengthy stay in a luxury hotel when they were taken to the police station and held for eight hours before being released without charges.
These arrests are preceded by a series of assaults carried out on journalists while on…
The 25-year-old photojournalist died in a hospital in Turkey of wounds he sustained in a bomb attack on a home in Aleppo he was sharing with another journalist Hadi Al-Abdullah when a explosive device was set off targeting them on 17 June. Abdullah was also injured but is in a stable condition in a hospital in Antakya, Turkey.
Media reports some activists as blaming Al-Qaeda’s affiliate Nusra Front for the targeted killing. According to them, the Nusra Front killed Abdullah for his increased criticism of the group. Both reporters documented crimes against Syrian civilians by the different warring parties in the country. Issa had sustained previous injuries reporting…
For a delegate, an IFJ congress is a highly historical moment where people meet for a week, debate and decide on working policies for the next 3 years. What remains from this type of event 10, 20 or 40 years later? Not much, to be honest, because as in journalism, one information replaces another.
To mark its 90 years of existence, the IFJ came back to France, to the city of Angers. This anniversary in itself will remain in our memories. However, one of the most historical moments of our 2016 Congress was without doubt the reunification of 2 world organisations of journalists - the IFJ and the International Organisation of Journalists (IOJ) - that had competed with one another…
An independent Syrian journalist has become the third journalist killed in the country in 2016 after he was fatally wounded by a blast that targeted his home in Aleppo.
Khaled Issa (25), a photojournalist known for his activism, died on 24 June in a hospital in Turkey. He was sharing accommodation with Hadi Al-Abdullah, another independent journalist and activist, when an explosive device targeted their home in Aleppo on 17 June. Abdullah sustained injuries but is in a stable condition in a hospital in Antakya, Turkey.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for that attack but media have quoted some activists blaming Al-Qaeda’s affiliate Nusra Front for the targeted killing. According…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), along with the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Hong Kong and the Independent Commentators Association, in strongly criticizing the Shenwei Government’s interference with media coverage of protests in Wukan village on June 21, 2016. The IFJ demands immediate action from the government to end the interference and intimidation of media workers.
On June 17, Communist Party secretary and the former elected chief of Wukan village, Lin Zuluan was arrested. Following his arrest, local villagers organized a protest, with Hong Kong media outlets sending journalists to cover. On June…
Two programmes from Algerian private channel KBC (belonging to El Khabar media group) have been suspended and several leaders of El Khabar group have been arrested last week.
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The European and International Federations of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) have condemned police attempts to seize journalistic material from Publico newspaper in Madrid.
Officers of the Judicial Police arrived at the editorial offices of Publico on 24 June to gain access to recordings of conversations between Spanish Interior Minister Jorge Fernández Díaz, and the director of the Office of Anti-Corruption of Catalonia, Daniel de Alfonso, which had been exclusively revealed by the paper on Tuesday 21 June.
The conversations, which took place between 2 and 16 October 2014, implicated the minister in plans to discredit leaders of Catalan separatist groups, according to Publico.
The…
A terrorist attack hit the Rudaw Media Network, based in Erbil, Kurdistan’s capital, on 25 June, leaving five employees with minor injuries. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and their affiliate, the Kurdistan Journalists Syndicate (KJS) strongly condemn the attack and call for more security for journalists on the ground.
A hand grenade, thrown at the head office just after midnight from a moving vehicle, hit one of Rudaw’s mobile satellite trucks, leaving five employees injured and damaging two live coverage vehicles. The injured employees include public relations employee Xalil Rashid, Rudaw driver Nashwan Xarib, and three security guards, Hersh Akram, Huner…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), representing 600 000 journalists around the world, has voiced its concern over a series of decisions by the Argentinian government to suspend the international broadcasters Russia Today and Telesur from airing on Open Digital Television (TDA) in the country.
“With newspapers being starved of advertising revenue, journalists sacked, pressure being put on media to follow the government’s line and current affairs programmes being taken off air this latest move is a further example of the deteriorating climate for freedom of expression in Argentina,” said IFJ president Philippe Leruth. “The government must act to ensure plurality of voices…
According to the Federation of Journalists in Latin America and Caribbean (FEPALC), the female reporter for El Mercurio and La Verdad newspapers in the Mexican city of Victoria, Tamaulipas state was gunned down in the morning as she was driving to work. She became the second Mexican journalist killed in as many days following the murder of journalist Elido Ramos Zárate on 19 June.
Fepalc added that 15 journalists have been killed and 17 others disappeared in the state of Tamaulipas since 2010.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), representing 600 000 journalists around the world, condemns the murder of Zamira Esther Bautista, killed by gunmen on 20 June. His murder marks the sixth journalist silenced in Mexico for the exercise of their profession during 2016.
IFJ President Philippe Leruth said: “It is essential the authorities carry out an immediate investigation of this crime and all the killings and disappearances of journalists and human rights activists in Mexico. In a country where the level of impunity remains above 98%, the resolution of these cases is essential to end the culture of protection to the perpetrators of crimes and persecution of journalists…
You will find here the IFJ Global Youth Survey report of the state of unions with a focus on how to organise young workers in an evolving media which was launched during the IFJ 29th World Congress on 7 June in Angers, France.
The survey is also available in French and Spanish.
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The International Federation of Journalists has called for a halt to the “relentless attack by Iranian authorities on journalism” following new legal threats against an Iranian newspaper.
The daily Ghanoon and its editor in chief are facing legal action over an article critical of conditions at a Tehran detention facility. A senior prosecutor described the article, which was based on testimony from a prisoner, as a “lie” which created public feelings of “hopelessness””.
But the IFJ hit out at the attack which is part of a concerted attack on independent media and intimidation of journalists in the country.
Delegates to the IFJ’s World Congress earlier this month called for the…
The reporter for El Sur newspaper was murdered in the state of Oaxaca while covering teachers' protests against the education reform in the state, according to the Federation of Journalists in Latin America and Caribbean (FEPALC).
The journalist had reportedly received threats, warning him against reporting on violent incidents during days of mobilisation in Oaxaca state, Fepalc added, quoting the El Sur's Managing Editor.
You will find here the list of the motions received from affiliates during the IFJ 29th World Congress in Angers, France, from 7 to 10 of June 2016.
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly criticizes the recent actions by the Government of Shanwei, Guangdong, against journalists covering protests in Wukan village. The IFJ calls on the local government to end its attack on the media and guarantee the freedom of the press.
On June 21, Shi Shuoyan, the spokesperson for the Shanwei prefecture-level city government accused to Hong Kong-based media outlets, Apple Daily and Initium, of instigating, orchestrating and directing a series of protests in Wukan village. Shi said that the government would act according to the law, without further elaborating the actions against the media outlets. Following the statement, five…
The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) have strongly condemned the arrest of Şebnem Korur Fincancı (President of Turkey Human Rights Foundation), Erol Önderoğlu (journalist at Bianet and RSF Turkey correspondent) and Ahmet Nesin (journalist and author).
They were arrested for “making terror propaganda ”after having edited the Kurdish daily newspaper Özgür Gündem . The three are among 44 journalists and activists who have served as co-editor of the pro-Kurdish daily newspaper for a day to protest at the authorities’ repeated judicial harassment of the newspaper and its staff.
Since May 3, 2016, World Press Freedom Day, 37 of the 44 Turkish journalists and…
