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Afghanistan government vows to end impunity for crimes against journalists
2014-12-04
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan’s National Unity Government’s statement of intention to bring an end to impunity for crimes ag...
Another brutal year for journalists in Pakistan
2015-01-06
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) express deep concerns over the miserable condition of journalists in the country as the IFJ's ann...
Another day of violence against journalists covering protests
2011-10-14
Sources News Releases
Reporters Without Borders is outraged by the fact that, although clearly identified, many journalists were attacked by police officers while covering yesterday’s anti-austerity protests and strikes in...
Another journalist burnt to death in India
2015-06-22
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly condemn the brutal murder of a journalist in Madhya Pradesh on June 19. The killing is t...
Another journalist murdered a month before general elections
2013-11-06
Reporters Without Borders
The bullet-riddled body of Manuel Murillo Varela, a young freelance cameraman, was found in Tegucigalpa yesterday, exactly four months after journalist Anibal Barrow’s abduction and murder.
Another journalist murdered in Honduras, no end to violence in sight
2014-06-02
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is shocked to learn that community radio journalist Hernán Cruz Barnica was murdered near Dulce Nombre, a town in the western department of Copán, on the evening of 28 May.
Another journalist shot dead in Guatemala, fourth this year
2013-08-21
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders and the CERIGUA Journalists Observatory condemn regional TV journalist Carlos Alberto Orellana Chávez's murder yesterday fifty kilometers away from Mazatenango.
Another journalist slain, special mechanism for protecting journalists announced
2012-08-17
Reporters without Borders
JoseNoel Canales Lagos, a 34-year-old journalist who had worked for the Hondudiario news website for the past 12 years, was gunned down in the capital on 10 August, bringing the number of journalists ...
Another round of death threats for journalists in Sri Lanka workshops
2014-10-24
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) in condemning death threats issued to jou...
As holder of EU presidency, Czech government urged to intercede on behalf of jailed bloggers and journalists
2009-01-07
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Jean-FranA#ois Julliard wrote yesterday to Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek asking him to do everything possible to obtain the release of the 11 journa...
Attacks Against Palestinian Journalists Must End, says IFJ
2014-04-29
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on the Israeli government to identify and punish the Israeli soldiers who carried out a brutal attack on a journalist in the Palestinian vi...
Australian media outraged by failure of justice to Balibo Five
2014-10-24
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists joins the Australian Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance in condemning and expressing strong outrage over the Australian Federal Police (AFP abandoning the...
Bahrain: Well-known photographer held for past week, beaten
2014-01-05
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders calls for the release of Ahmed Al-Fardan, an award-winning photojournalist who has been held without charge in Bahrain for the past week.
Bangladesh Journalist attacked with harpoon at home
2014-08-07
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) in condemning the attack on journalist Nasrul Anwar on August 2.
Beirut riot police use violence against journalists
2015-09-03
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders condemns the many cases of violence against journalists by security forces in recent weeks in Beirut during demonstrations in protest against the collapse of garbage collecti...
Both pro- and anti-government demonstrators threaten media
2013-12-04
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is very worried by the harassment of TV stations by both pro- and anti-government demonstrators in Thailand.
Brazilian journalist Konig in hiding after threats
2012-12-20
Sources News Releases
Brazilian authorities must immediately provide protection to journalist Mauri Konig, who went into hiding on Monday after receiving death threats related to his reports on police corruption.
Charlie-berte : liberons l'information !
2015-01-14
Les syndicats de journalistes (SNJ / SNJ-CGT / CFDT-Journalistes), avec leu
Les syndicats de journalistes (SNJ / SNJ-CGT / CFDT-Journalistes), avec leurs Fédérations FIJ (internationale) et FEJ (européenne), saluent les quelque quatre millions de citoyens qui ont participÃ...
Community radio host's 12-year-old son killed in shooting
2014-08-07
Reporters Without Borders
The son of radio La Calentana Mexiquense's founder and presenter, Indalecio Bentez Mondragon, was killed on the night of 1 August when masked gunmen fired on Benez's car at the entrance to the communi...
Concerns grows after more abductions of journalists
2008-12-17
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is very disturbed by the abduction of freelance photojournalist Shadreck Manyere and attempted abduction of Obrian Rwafa, a reporter with the state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcastin...
Croatia: Judicial harassment of war crimes reporter continues
2009-01-15
Zeljko Peratovic is accused of â#odisseminating information likely to upset the populationâ## under article 322/1 KZA of the criminal code.
Deadliest year for journalists since Reporters Without Borders began producing its annual roundup in 1995
2012-12-20
Reporters without Borders
This year has been exceptionally deadly, with a 33 per cent rise in the number of journalists killed in connection with their work over 2011. The worst-hit regions were the Middle East and Northern Af...
Deadly week for media in Pakistan - two journalists killed in KP province
2016-01-22
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the killing of two journalists in the past week in the troubled Khyber-Pakh...
Death threats for pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily in Hong Kong
2015-01-14
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Hong Kong Journalist Association (HKJA) condemn death threats against a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong.
Detained journalist murdered by Burmese Army
2014-10-31
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the murder of missing journalist Aung Kyaw Naing by the Burmese Army earlier this month.
Eighth Journalist Killed in Gaza: Israel Must Answer for Crimes
2014-08-03
International Federation of Journalists
Two Palestinian journalists were killed while reporting in a market in Gaza yesterday – an appalling incident which means eights journalists have now lost their lives since the Israeli bombardment o...
Expulsion of two Spanish journalists deals blow to freedom of expression
2011-03-01
Reporters without Borders
Spanish journalists Paco Gómez Nadal and Pilar Chato agreed under pressure to be repatriated yesterday, after being arrested during a demonstration by indigenous groups outside the parliament building...
FAJ Calls on African Union and Governments to Protect Journalists
2014-11-04
Federation of African Journalists
The Federation of African Journalists has called on the African Union to adopt the resolution on the safety of journalists in Africa and the African Governments to end impunity for all crimes against ...
Fearless and outspoken Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead in Karnataka
2017-09-11
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India) in condemning the brutal killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru, India on Sept...
Female journalist attacked covering political protests in Pakistan
2014-12-19
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned by the growing number of attacks against female journalists in Pakistan in recent months. On December 8, 2014, a female journalist was at...
Filipino journalist gunned down on way to work
2015-01-14
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in condemning the murder of a Filipino journalist on the central isla...
First Journalist Killed in 2014: IFJ Condemns Murder of Pakistan Journalist Shan Dahar
2014-01-05
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists has called on authorities in Pakistan to carry out an immediate investigation into the murder of journalist Shan Dahar (Odhor) in the Badha area of the coun...
Five journalists attacked during protests against Conga mining project
2012-07-06
Reporters without Borders
Five journalists were attacked and injured during violent protests against a proposed mine in the northern Cajamarca region of Peru, a day after the government declared a state of emergency.
Forty years on: Balibo victims remembered with scholarship
2015-10-17
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) today, commemorate the 40th anniversary of the killing of the Balibo Five in East Ti...
Fourth blogger on radical Islamist hit-list hacked to death
2015-08-09
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is appalled to learn that Niloy Neel, a secularist blogger and activist who had been threatened by Islamist militants, was hacked to death today in his Dhaka home by five int...
France: EFJ Concerned by Threats against Journalists after TV Report on Palestine
2011-10-14
International Federation of Journalists
The European Federation of Journalists expresses its support to journalists and unions at France 2 following threats made against the public channel's presenters over a television programme on the po...
Freedom and Safety of Journalists in Gaza Must be Upheld, says IFJ
2014-07-20
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists has demanded that Israeli forces respect the rights of journalists in Gaza and has issued a renewed appeal for journalists in the region to take all necessa...
French journalists released after being held hostage for 18 months
2011-06-29
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is delighted by today’s release of French journalists Hervé Ghesquière and Stéphane Taponier and their Afghan interpreter Reza, who were abducted by a Taliban group on 29 Dec...
French judge dismisses French journalist’s complaint against Israeli military
2011-06-08
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is appalled to learn that a French judge has dismissed French journalist Jacques-Marie Bourget’s complaint against the Israeli authorities because a lack of Israeli cooperati...
Global media rights groups condemn "culture of impunity and indifference" in Sri Lanka
2009-01-22
Since the beginning of the New Year, both the killing of a senior editor and the attack on the facilities of a popular independent TV channel have led to a total paralysis of the media community in Sr...
Governments fall short in efforts to combat impunity in journalists' murders
2014-10-31
Committee to Protect Journalists
Ninety percent of murderers walk free, threatening press freedom, CPJ report finds
Hamas forces attack journalists covering Gaza protest
2011-03-16
Committee to Protect Journalists
Hamas security forces attacked local journalists covering a peaceful demonstration calling for Palestinian national unity on Tuesday. At least one journalist was taken to the hospital after being beat...
Hamburg newspaper firebombed after reprinting Mohammed cartoons
2015-01-14
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by last nigh's arson attack on the Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper after it published several Mohammed cartoons as a tribute to the Charlie Hebdo journalists who w...
Harassing journalists is election campaign strategy in Guatemala
2015-09-03
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders urges Guatemala’s political class to respect the freedom of journalists to work as they see fit.
Hungarian police violence against foreign journalists covering refugee crisis
2015-09-19
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is appalled to learn that the Hungarian police have obstructed foreign media coverage of the refugee crisis on the border between Hungary and Serbia and, in particular, that ...
IFEX launches 2012 Day to End Impunity campaign
2012-11-02
International Freedom of Expression Exchange
IFEX, the global network defending and promoting free expression, is proud to announce the launch of International Day to End Impunity.
IFJ and EFJ ask for a full investigation into attacks on media workers by Police at a demonstration in Armenia
2015-06-29
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its regional organisation the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have together condemned the actions of Armenian police who attacked and bri...
IFJ and EFJ Condemn Azerbaijan Call for 'Public Hatred' towards Independent Media
2012-06-14
International Federation of Journalists
Condemning the call by the Azeri government for a show of ‘public hatred' against independent media.
IFJ and EFJ condemn murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
2017-10-17
International Federation of Journalists
Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered yesterday around 3pm by a car bomb in the town of Bidnija, near her family home. The International and European Federations of Jour...
IFJ and EFJ Slam Head of Russian Investigative Committee over Threats to Senior Journalist
2012-06-14
International Federation of Journalists
Call to investigate reports of threats made by the Head of the Russian Investigative Committee to a senior journalist of Novaya Gazeta newspaper.
IFJ backs red-armband campaign after Tunisian journalists attacked
2012-04-12
International Federation of Journalists
The IFJ has strongly condemned the Tunisian government following the physical assault of at least 14 journalists in two separate incidents this week.
IFJ Blames Hamas for Political Interference after Take-Over of PJS Office in Gaza
2011-10-14
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today accused the Hamas administration in Gaza of attempting to destabilize the leadership of the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate (PJS).
IFJ Calls for an End to the Harassment of Journalists in Yemen
2012-01-03
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the harassment and intimidation of journalists at the government-owned and army-controlled 26 September newspaper.
IFJ calls for international laws protecting journalists to be enforced after another deadly year of killings
2016-01-11
International Federation of Journalists
2015 has been another deadly year for journalists, with at least 109 journalists and media staff killed in targeted killings, bomb attacks and cross-fire incidents, according to the annual report publ...
IFJ Condemns Deaths of Five Syrian Journalists
2014-12-19
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has declared December a deadly month for Syrian journalists as five more colleagues die in the first half of the month.
IFJ Condemns First Media Killing of 2015 in Yemen
2015-01-06
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Yemeni Journalists' Syndicate (YJS) have today condemned the killing of Al-Masirah TV channel correspondent Khalid Mohammed al W...
IFJ Condemns Killing of Egyptian Journalist in Damanhur
2013-08-21
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists has condemned the killing on Monday night, 19 August, of Egyptian daily Al Ahram''s bureau regional chief, Tamer Abdel Raouf, shot by soldiers at an army ch...
IFJ condemns killing of journalist in Mozambique
2015-08-29
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the killing of Paulo Machava, a senior Mozambican journalist who was shot dead this morning in the capital Maputo by unknown gunmen.
IFJ Condemns Killings of Media Staff in Shocking Attack on French Magazine Charlie Hebdo' Office in Paris
2015-01-07
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today joined its French affiliates -- SNJ, SNJ-CGT and CFDT -- in condemning the shooting that has taken place today at the offices of the French sati...
IFJ condemns political cadre rampage against reporters in Pakistan
2014-12-19
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn the attacks against journalists by the protestors of the Pakistan Teheek-e-Insaf...
The IFJ condemns the brutal murder of Mexican journalist Moises Sanchez Cerezo, from Veracruz
2015-02-02
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
Moises Sanchez Cerezo, editor of La Union, was found killed after 24 days without news of his whereabouts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges the Mexican authorities to solve all ...
IFJ Condemns ‘Shocking' Violence on Journalists in Belarus
2010-12-23
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today accused authorities in Belarus of "violent bullying and intimidation" of journalists covering a peaceful protest in central Minsk yesterday.
IFJ Congress Holds Commemoration and Freedom Walk for Killed Journalists Across the World
2013-06-05
International Federation of Journalists
A special Freedom Walk to commemorate the 408 journalists across the world who have died in the service of their profession in the last three years was held in Dublin this evening.
IFJ Demands 'End Impunity' in Russia Following Memorial Day for Journalists
2013-12-29
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has sent a message of support to its Russian affiliate, the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ) following its annual Memorial Day which was dedicated t...
IFJ Demands Full Investigation Following Israeli Police Attack on Photographers
2014-10-31
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned an attack by Israeli police on photographers near Silwad in the West Bank on Sunday, 26 October. According to reports, Israeli police fi...
IFJ Demands Pakistan Bring Journalist’s Killers to Justice
2011-06-01
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and journalists around the world in condemning in the strongest terms the brutal murder of jour...
IFJ Denounces Israeli Forces For Targeting Group of Photographers
2013-12-04
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the Israeli army for "deliberately targeting" a group of photographers covering skirmishes at Qalandia crossing between Jerusalem and Ra...
IFJ/EFJ Call on Montenegrin Authorities to Protect Media Freedom Following Attacks
2014-01-07
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have expressed their dismay after learning that an explosive device was discovered in the offices of ...
IFJ and EFJ condemn continuing attacks against journalists in Turkey
2015-06-19
European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and International Federation of Jo
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemn several attacks against journalists that took place in Diyarbakir, Turkey, in the past few da...
IFJ/EFJ Condemn Latest Attack on Greek Journalist by 'Golden Dawn' Members
2013-12-12
International Federation of Journalists / European Federation of Journalist
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have condemned the latest brutal attack against a Greek journalist by members of the Golden Dawn part...
IFJ and EFJ Sign a Memorandum with the Council of Europe to Create an Online Safety Platform for Journalists
2014-12-10
International Federation of Journalists' (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists' (IFJ) president, Jim Boumelha, signed yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding with the Council of Europe to promote the protection of journalism and safety...
IFJ/EFJ Stand in Solidarity with Russian Journalists to Remember Fallen Colleagues
2014-09-08
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have sent a message of solidarity and support to their affiliate, the Russian Union of Journalists (R...
IFJ/EFJ Strongly Condemn Brutal Attacks Against Journalists in Ukraine
2013-12-04
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have strongly condemned the brutal attacks by Ukrainian security forces against journalists covering ...
IFJ expresses concern for Afghanistan's media after spate of threats and attacks
2014-08-07
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Afghanistan Independent Journalist Association (AIJA) in expressing concern over a series of recent threats and intimidations...
IFJ Highlights Media Safety Crisis at International Conference on Somalia in UK
2011-02-08
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on representatives of the international community to give priority to measures to protect journalists in Somalia.
The IFJ and its US affiliates mourn the killing of US photographer in Yemen
2014-12-10
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The IFJ and its affiliates worldwide condemn this latest barbaric outrage and send their condolences to Luke's family. Like many other photojournalists, he decided to live amongst the men and women wh...
IFJ Joins Call for Release of Palestinian Journalists Held in Israel
2011-09-08
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today joined the call by its affiliate in Palestine, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS), and Al Jazeera for the immediate release of journali...
IFJ Joins Condemnation of Mindless Violence against Journalists in Cameroon
2011-10-05
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its African group, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), in condemning the brutal attack and subsequent arrests journalists who were cove...
IFJ launches 2015 global campaign to end impunity for crimes against journalists
2015-10-27
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has launched its annual global campaign to hold world governments and de facto authorities accountable for impunity records for crimes targeting journ...
IFJ Launches New Campaign in Iraq, Pakistan and Russia to End Impunity for Violence in Journalism
2013-11-06
International Federation of Journalists
With International Day against Impunity one month away, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today written to the leaders of Iraq, Russia and Pakistan to urge them and their governmen...
IFJ Marks Fifth Anniversary of Politkovskaya’s Murder with new Russian Database on Attacks on Journalists
2011-10-14
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists and its affiliate, the Russian Union of Journalists marked the fifth anniversary of the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya with the launch of i...
IFJ Marks Fourth Anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya Murder by Call for Justice
2010-10-07
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today marked the fourth anniversary of the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya by urging the Russian authorities to ensure justice f...
IFJ Marks on 25 November the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
2014-12-04
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has marked 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which this year is focused on workplace violence in the...
IFJ Marks World Press Freedom Day by Calling for Release of Jailed Journalists
2012-05-02
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates are marking this year's World Press Freedom Day by calling for the release of journalists held for their professional activities.
IFJ Mediterranean unions demand action to combat intolerance and protect journalists rights and security
2015-04-02
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and affiliates from the Mediterranean called for a new regional campaign to promote a strong professional journalists culture across the region that r...
The IFJ mourns the killing of two journalists in Iraq
2015-02-02
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its regional affiliate the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate (IJS) have today condemned the killing of the Iraqi photographer Adnan Abdul Razzaq, allege...
IFJ Presses UN for Action on Media Killings after Violence Claims 106 Lives of Journalists and Media Staff in 2011
2012-01-03
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists urges UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to take drastic action against governments of the most dangerous countries for media after it published its annual li...
IFJ Reports Heavy Media Loss to Violence after 97 Journalists Died in 2010
2011-01-11
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists warns that journalists and media personnel remain prime targets for political extremists, gangsters and terrorists as it announced that at least 94 journali...
IFJ Safety Summit in Nuremberg Debates Media Safety Crisis
2012-11-02
International Federation of Journalists
The challenge of making journalism safer in the face of ever increasing violence targeting journalists and media workers has been addressed at a high-level IFJ event.
IFJ and SAMSN call on Pakistan Prime Minister to end culture of impunity
2014-10-31
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asian Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) have joined the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in marking November 2 as a National ...
IFJ and SAMSN condemn threats to Sri Lankan journalist
2014-08-03
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Soli
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) join Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) in strongly condemning death threats issued to Suni...
IFJ & SEAJU call for investigation into journalist murder in Myanmar
2014-11-04
International Federation of Journalists & South East Asia Journalist Unions
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the South East Asia Journalist Unions (SEAJU) in calling for a thorough investigation into the murder of a journalist detained by the Burmese Ar...
IFJ Strongly Condemns Killing of Palestinian Media Worker Hamid Shihab
2014-07-11
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has strongly condemned the killing of Palestinian media worker Hamid Shibab in Gaza on Wednesday 9 July.
The IFJ supports its affiliate in Tunisia in its search for the two Tunisian journalists missing in Libya
2015-01-14
International Federation of Journalists
The IIFJ has declared its full support to the National Trade Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) in its efforts to investigate the claim made by the Islamic State (IS) in its efforts to investigate t...
IFJ to Hold 'Journalism in Shadow of Anti-Terror Laws' Conference on Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks in US
2011-09-08
Sources News Releases
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its European Group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) are holding an international conference to mark the tenth anniversary of the terr...
IFJ urges accountability for deliberate targeting of journalists in 2014 summer Gaza war
2015-06-29
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate (PJS) today called for accountability for the deliberate targeting of journalists during the ...
IFJ urges Imran Khan to call for end to attacks on media
2014-12-19
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has urged Imran Khan, the leader of one of Pakistan's opposition parties, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), to stop attacks against journalists dur...
IFJ Urges UN Human Rights Council to Act on Journalists' Summary Killings Report
2012-06-22
International Federation of Journalists
IFJ says recommendations by Special Rapporteur on extra judicial killings and summary executions to the United Nations Human Rights Council are a step in the right direction but urged the Council to h...
IFJ welcomes action plan on media safety from the international gathering on Yemen
2015-10-27
International Federation of Journalists
A one-day international meeting agreed on an action plan to address the horrific situation facing journalists in Yemen.
IFJ Welcomes Indictment of Former Security Operatives over Journalist's Torture in Colombia
2013-03-16
International Federation of Journalists
Seven former members of the former secret service in Colombia, the Administrative Department for Security (DAS), face charges of - psychological torture and intimidation' inflicted on prominent journ...
IFJ welcomes lowest number of killings of journalists for a decade but warns "no room for complacency"
2018-01-06
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) warns there is no room for complacency despite recording the lowest number of killings of journalists since 2007.
IFJ Welcomes Resolution on Safety of Journalists Adopted by UN Human Rights Council
2012-09-28
International Federation of Journalists
The 21th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution calling for "States to promote a safe and enabling environment for journalists to perform their work independently ...
IFJ/EFJ Demand Release of Belarus Journalist Accused of 'Assisting Invasion' of Swedish Teddy Bears
2012-07-20
International Federation of Journalists / European Federation of Journalist
Demand the release of Anton Surapin, a Belarus journalist who was arrested on 13th July after he was the first to publish photos of Swedish teddy Bears that had landed on Belarus soil.
India: Two journalists killed in 24 hours
2018-03-31
International Federation of Journalists
Sandeep Sharma and Naveen Nishchal were both killed in separate vehicle incidents in India on Monday, March 26. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the National Union o...
International media does not escape violence unleashed by Mubarak supporters
2011-02-03
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders unreservedly condemns today’s shocking attacks on BBC, Al Jazeera, CNN, Al-Arabiya and ABC News journalists by Mubarak supporters who were reportedly accompanied by plainclot...
Intimidation and Violence Against Palestinian Journalists Must End Now
2014-07-03
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined its affiliate, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) to condemn a brutal attack by Israeli forces on a Palestinian TV crew in Shufat ...
Israeli authorities must cease their routine abuse and harassment of journalists, says IFJ
2017-07-26
International Federation of Journalists
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) recorded at least 15 incidents of journalists being attacked, abused or prevented from reporting by Israeli security forces while attempting to cover the Al...
Israeli Forces Must Be Held accountable for Attacks on Journalists in Gaza, says IFJ
2014-07-27
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined increasing international calls for the Israeli government and its forces to be held accountable for the atrocities that are being carried o...
Israeli military asked to explain how Gaza media building came to be hit by explosion
2009-01-15
Reporters Without Borders calls on the Israeli military to investigate and explain exactly how a 16-storey building in Gaza City that houses several news organisations including Reuters came to be hit...
Israeli security forces use violence against journalists in East Jerusalem
2015-09-17
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders condemns the violence used by Israeli police against journalists covering the clashes between security forces and Palestinian protesters that have been taking place in and ar...
Journalist Abdolreza Tajik, 2010 press freedom prize winner, is freed from prison
2010-12-23
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders today welcomed the release on bail last evening of journalist Abdolreza Tajik, winner of the organisation’s 2010 press freedom award, after his family put up bail for a third...
Journalist arrested over Facebook post in Bangladesh
2015-08-25
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) in expressing serious concern over the arrest and detention of a journalist in Dhaka over a F...
Journalist bashed to death in Andra Pradesh
2014-12-04
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and it’s affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) condemn the brutal murder of a senior journalist in Guntur of Andra Pradesh, in south eastern ...
Journalist missing after investigative report
2015-08-09
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) express serious concern following the disappearance of Indian journalist Chayan Sarkar in West Be...
Journalist paralyzed in attack dies a decade on, waiting for justice
2015-01-21
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in expressing our deepest sympathies over the tragic death of a senior journalist, p...
Journalist severely injured in Afghanistan suicide bombing dies
2014-12-23
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) are saddened by the news that a journalist who was severely injured in a suicide bombin...
Journalists attacked covering student protests in Makassar, Indonesia
2014-12-10
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
On November 13, hundreds of police raided the Makassar State University over protests with students. A number of journalists were covering the raids when they to came under attack. Iqbal Lubis from Ko...
Journalists in danger
2012-11-02
Reporters without Borders
As the United Nations Human Rights Council prepared for its Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan, Reporters Without Borders expressed alarm over growing threats to journalists’ lives and safety in ...
Journalists and media attacked during general strike in Nepal
2015-01-21
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU), in condemning several incidents of attacks on journa...
Journalists under physical assault in Egypt
2011-02-03
Committee to Protect Journalists
Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak have begun violently attacking journalists reporting on the streets of Cairo today, a shift in tactics from recent media censorship.
Journalists' safety in Ukraine: IFJ/EFJ deplore five casualties in Kiev protest
2015-09-03
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its European organisation the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) back their Ukrainian affiliates the National Union of Journalists of Ukrain...
Journalist’s Murder Underscores Impunity in the Philippines
2011-06-15
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in condemning the murder of dwEB-FM radio commentator Romeo Olea in Ca...
Justice long overdue in Anna Politkovskaya murder
2012-10-08
Committee to Protect Journalists
As the sixth anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya's brutal murder nears, the Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned by the complete absence of justice in her killing despite government ple...
Kazakhstan: RFE/RL website editor beaten unconscious in Almaty
2009-01-22
Reporters without Borders
Ermek Boltay, a young journalist who edits the website of Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertyâ##s Kazakh-language service, was beaten unconscious outside his home in Almaty on 18 January.
Kurdish paper distributor gunned down in southeastern Turkey
2014-10-20
Reporters Without Borders
Kadri Bagdu's death follows a week of violent rioting sparked by fighting in a Kurdish city near the Syrian border
Massacre witness ambushed in the Philippines
2014-12-19
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in expressing concern over the attack on yet another witness in the trial against th...
Media control and intimidation a reality for 5.5 billion, says WAN-IFRA
2011-10-20
This year, 44 journalists have already been murdered, says the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), which launched a review of press freedom around the world during World Ne...
Mexico: Investigating attack on Monterrey TV studios a "test" for federal justice ministry
2009-01-07
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders hopes for quick results from the investigation into yesterdayâ##s armed attack in Monterrey in which gunmen threw a grenade and opened fire on the regional studios of the pri...
Mexico: Molotov cocktails thrown at Oaxaca newspaper editor's home
2009-01-12
The home of Carlos Velasco Molina, the editor of the weekly El Correo de Oaxaca, in the southwestern city of Oaxaca in Mexico, is attacked.
Mexico: Special federal prosecutor rules out that community journalists were killed for their work
2008-12-17
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders today voiced astonishment at a public statement by the special federal prosecutor for dealing with attacks on the media ruling out that two young women community journalists ...
Murder attempt against pro-ChA¡vez journalist in Portuguesa state
2009-01-15
A murder attempt against Rafael Finol, political correspondent on the privately-owned daily El Regional in Acarigua, Portuguesa state, central-western Venezuela.
Murderers of Paraguayan Journalist, Pablo Medina Velasquez, Must Be Punished
2014-10-24
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation has joined its regional group, the Federation of Journalists in Latin America and the Caribbean (FEPALC), to express its deep shock at the murder of Paraguayan journalist,...
"Muscling in on the media" – a Reporters Without Borders look at organized crime
2011-03-01
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders has released a thematic report on what is now the single biggest threat to media freedom – organized crime.
NATO attacks on national TV headquarters and installations in Tripoli
2011-08-01
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders condemns NATO airstrikes on the Tripoli headquarters of the state-owned national TV broadcaster Al-Jamahiriya and two of its installations.
Nepalese journalist and women's rights activist brutally murdered
2009-01-12
Uma Singh, a Nepalese journalist and human rights activist who worked for the Janakpur Today Daily and Radio Today FM was brutually murdered on January 11.
New online platform launched to protect journalists
2014-12-04
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has joined forces with the Council of Europe (CoE) and media freedom partner agencies, in launching a new online 'rapid reaction' platform for journalists ...
Newspaper editor gunned down on Benghazi street
2014-06-02
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders condemns in the strongest terms newspaper editor Muftah Bu Zeid's murder in Benghazi. Gunmen in a car shot Zeid three times in the head and abdomen shortly after he got out o...
108 Journalists Killed in 2013 to Test UN Day to End Impunity
2013-12-31
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today issued a desperate appeal for governments across the world to end impunity for violence against journalists and media staff after posting 108 ki...
One year on: #FindMoyameenaa
2015-08-09
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) express solidarity with the Maldivian media community as they mark the one year anniversa...
Online newspaper editor gunned down on Maputo street
2015-08-29
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is alarmed to learn that Paulo Machava, the well-known editor of the online Diario de Noticias newspaper, was gunned down on a Maputo street today against a backdrop of tensi...
Outrage at fatal shooting of newspaper editor in Colombo
2009-01-08
Reporters Without Borders is outraged by the murder of Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wickrematunga, who was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle as he drove to work this morning in Colombo.
Pakistan media staff injured as TV vans attacked
2014-12-04
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn the attacks on Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) equipment of various tele...
Pakistan: fourth journalist killed this year
2017-10-17
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the killing of a journalist in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, October 12.
Pakistani journalist killed in his home
2015-06-30
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) deplores the brutal murder of a Pakistani journalist in Jaffarabad in Balochistan province on Sunday June 28. The IFJ calls on the Pakistani governmen...
Palestine: IFJ demands justice following the killing of a journalist in Gaza
2018-04-09
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joined its affiliate, the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate (PJS), in condemning the killing of Palestinian photojournalist Yasir Murtaja and the wou...
Palestinian Journalist and Teenage Daughter are Latest Victims of Israeli Attacks
2014-08-03
International Federation of Journalists
International Federation of Journalists has issued a renewed demand for safety and freedom of journalists in Gaza to be upheld following news of today’s latest media violations, including the killin...
Palestinian media death toll reaches 13
2014-08-07
Reporters Without Borders
12 Palestinian journalists and one media worker have been killed since the start of Operation Protective Edge.
Photojournalist slain in Mexico City after fleeing threats in Veracruz
2015-08-09
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled to learn that photojournalist Rubén Espinosa Becerril has been found murdered in Mexico City, to which he fled in early June after receiving death threats ...
Police withdraw protection to senior journalists' leader despite threats for life
2014-12-19
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses its serious concerns towards the safety of the senior leader of the IFJ affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), in Laho...
Press freedom dealt a serious blow as two AFP reporters are attacked by Israeli soldiers in Nablus
2015-09-30
International Federation of Journalists
Condemnation of 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.
Prominent woman journalist killed in suspicious fall from building
2009-12-06
Reporters without Borders
Calling for a thorough investigation into the death of Olga Kotovskaya, a prominent journalist who apparently fell from the 14th floor of a building in the centre of Kaliningrad 6 days after a court r...
Radio host's murder highlights dangers for journalists
2013-12-04
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is deeply saddened by radio journalist Joash Dignos' targeted killing in Valencia City, on the southern island of Mindanao.
Rally in support of French journalists held hostage for past 18 months
2011-06-28
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders continues to press for the release of the only journalists currently held hostage anywhere in the world, French TV reporters Hervé Ghesquière and Stéphane Taponier, who were ...
Religious extremists murder fourth blogger in Bangladesh
2015-08-09
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly deplores the murder of Niladri Chattopadhyay on August 7 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Reporter gunned down three days after presidential license to kill
2015-08-29
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by the situation in South Sudan where President Salva Kiir, speaking at a news conference, threatened to have journalists murdered if they "work against their cou...
Reporter shot dead while investigating illegal logging
2014-10-20
Reporters Without Borders
Cambodian journalist Taing Try was shot dead yesterday while investigating illegal logging in the southern province of Kratie with five other journalists. Three suspects have been arrested.
Reporters arrested, roughed up while covering Occupy Wall Street protests
2011-10-14
Reporters without Borders
The often violent response to the Occupy Wall Street campaign that is growing in the United States and elsewhere is affecting the freedom to inform. Reporters Without Borders condemns the arrests of r...
Riot police deliberately attack journalists covering street demonstrations
2012-04-12
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders roundly condemns a new wave of deliberate attacks on reporters and photographers in Athens and calls on the security forces to immediately identify those persons within their...
Roll Call of Loss and Tragedy Continues, Says IFJ Report of Media staff Killed in 2010
2011-02-11
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today published the full report of journalists and media staff killed during 2010, saying that 94 media fatalities last year demonstrate the increasin...
RSF and JDS urge new president to end violence against journalists
2015-01-21
Reporters Without Borders
In the wake of Sri Lanka's 8 January presidential election, Reporters Without Borders and Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka (JDS) call on the new president, Maithripala Sirisena, to end the polic...
RSF tells Netanyahu attitude of Israeli soldiers towards media is unacceptable
2015-09-30
Reporters Without Borders
In response to recent cases of violence against journalists by members of Israel's security forces, Reporters Without Borders writes to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asking him to end the ...
RWB appeals to media outlets to publish Charlie Hebdo cartoons
2015-01-07
Reporters Without Borders
In response to today's shocking attack on the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that cost 12 lives, Reporters Without Borders issues an international appeal to media editors to begin publishing Charlie H...
Safer, Smarter Journalism: Digital Security Need for South Asia's Journalists
2016-05-28
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) have launched Safer, Smarter Journalism, a week-long digital security campaign to build digital se...
Safety and Justice: Protecting Journalists in the Middle East and the Arab World
2012-04-12
Declaration adopted by the regional conference entitled " Safety and Justice: Protecting Journalists in the Middle East and the Arab World" held in Cairo , Egypt from 4 to 5 April.
Safety protocol with 16 points for journalists covering conflict zones
2017-10-17
International Federation of Journalists
The Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) in partnership with the European and International Federation of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) successfully organised a 2-day Safety Workshop in Diyarbakir
SEAJU & IFJ call on new Indonesian President to tackle country’s impunity record
2014-11-04
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the South East Asian Journalist Unions (SEAJU) in urging Indonesia's government to push for justice for journalists killed in the line of duty.
Self-censorship, exile or certain death: the choice faced by journalists in Ciudad JuA¡rez
2009-01-22
Reporters Without Borders and the Centre for Journalism and Public Ethics (CEPET) are releasing the results of a joint fact-finding visit to the northern city of Ciudad JuA¡rez Chihuahua, that was pro...
Several journalists attacked while covering Freedom March in Pakistan
2014-08-28
Committee to Protect Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists calls on all sides to respect the role of journalists and media workers covering an anti-government demonstration in Pakistan. Journalists from various news outlets ha...
Shock and Outrage at Murder of Senior Journalist in Mumbai
2011-06-15
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is shocked and outraged at the daylight murder of Jyotirmoy Dey, senior journalist and special investigations editor with the afternoon daily Midday, ...
Shooting attacks on media personnel leave two dead, two wounded
2015-09-09
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by a spate of attacks on media personnel in Pakistan that has left two dead and two wounded in the past 24 hours.
62 reporters killed in 2008, Reporters without Borders reports
2008-12-30
Press Freedom Round-up 2008: Better figures despite a hostile climate and more Internet repression.
South East Asian Media Unite to Combat Impunity, Censorship and Wage Insecurity
2014-10-31
International Federation of Journalists
The South East Asian Journalists Unions (SEAJU) have taken a united stand to combat the rampant state of impunity for journalist attacks in the region and to bring their unions together to advocate on...
Sri Lanka: Government urged to punish violence against independent media outlets after new attack
2009-01-06
A pre-dawn attack by a dozen heavily-armed men that badly damaged the studios of the Maharaja Television/Broadcasting Network (MTV/MBC) in Pannipitiya, near Colombo, after charges that the networkâ##s...
Syria: IFJ condemns killing of Russia Today journalist
2017-08-03
International Federation of Journalists
A Russia Today (RT) correspondent was killed and a cameraman injured in a rocket attack by the Islamic State (IS) militants on Sunday 30 July in Homs province, Syria.
Targeted violence against journalists by police dispersing protest
2015-06-29
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders condemns targeted Armenian police violence against journalists at dawn yesterday in Yerevan, when the authorities used force to disperse a sit-in by large crowd of demonstrat...
Thai military leader threatens to execute journalists
2015-03-26
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the National Union of Journalists, Thailand (NUJT) deplores the comments made by Thai military junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha against journalists.
13 Journalists Killed in Gaza: Palestinian Protest Rally Demands End Attacks
2014-08-07
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined its affiliate, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS), to express its outrage and condemnation at the 13 media workers who have to dat...
39 years on and still no justice for Balibo Five
2014-10-20
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) expressing strong concern that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) hasn’t yet as...
Threatening email orders Bangladeshi media to fire women
2015-10-27
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders condemns the threats against news media and bloggers contained in a email that was sent to a score of Bangladeshi print and broadcast media outlets on 19 October, and calls o...
Time for Action to Free Hostage Journalists in Afghanistan after 500 Days of Captivity, Says IFJ
2011-05-13
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its European group the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) today joined events marking the 500 days of captivity of two French journalists, H...
Turkey: Kurdish daily attacked and 32 journalists interrogated
2015-09-30
International Federation of Journalists
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 ...
TV journalists attacked by Indian railway police
2015-06-30
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists – India (NUJI) in strongly criticizing the attack on journalists from a local television chann...
TV office attacked in Islamabad
2016-01-22
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the attack on the Islamabad office of the Pakistani television channel ARY News on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. The IFJ demands an immediate ...
TV presenter slaughtered in Bangladesh
2014-08-28
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) deplore the slaughter murder of a television host in Dhaka on Wednesday night, August 27.
Two journalists among 17 killed in Israeli raid on Gaza market
2014-08-03
Reporters without Borders
Two Palestinian journalists were killed July 30 in an Israeli air raid on a crowded market in the Shijaiyah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City.
Uganda: Ten reporters injured by security forces while covering opposition leader’s return
2011-05-13
Reporters without Borders
At least 10 Ugandan and foreign journalists were physically attacked by soldiers yesterday while covering opposition leader Kizza Besigye’s return to Uganda from Kenya.
Ukraine: IFJ/EFJ condemns arson attack on TV station
2016-09-08
International Federation of Journalists
The International and European Federation of Journalists, (IFJ) and (EFJ), today joined their Ukrainian affiliates in condemning an arson attack that set ablaze the headquarters of private broadcaster...
UN call to stop attacks on Palestinian journalists
2018-03-31
International Federation of Journalists
The IFJ has welcomed calls by United Nations Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk that freedom of the media and the rights of journalists must be respected and that Israel should stop targeting Palestinian...
UN Day to End Impunity: Governments Must Protect Media Workers as Attacks Spiral Out of Control
2014-10-31
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists is marking the inaugural UN Day to End Impunity by calling on governments worldwide to address the issue of impunity for violence against journalists as int...
Unacceptable police violence against journalists covering demonstrations
2010-12-10
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders calls on the Greek authorities to publicly condemn cases of police violence against journalists during the demonstrations of the past few weeks and to give the police clear i...
Woman journalist found with throat cut in southern Libya
2014-06-02
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is shocked to learn that Naseeb Miloud Karfana, a TV journalist based in the southern city of Sabha, was murdered on 29 May.
World condemns impunity while another Pakistan assassination takes toll to 14
2014-11-07
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) deplore the brutal assassination of a journalist in Sindh province yesterday and de...
Yemen: IFJ calls on UN to exert pressure for release of 10 journalists on hunger strike in Houthi jails
2016-05-28
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on the United Nations envoy in Yemen to act to help secure the immediate release of 10 jailed journalists amid growing concerns about their heal...

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Al-Jazeera cameraman killed in shelling in Syria
Comittee to Protect Journalists
Article
2015
ifex
Al-Asfar was a 19 year old cameraman who was killed by artillery fire as he was covering the war in Syria. Whether or not he was deliberately targeted remains a mystery.
Another journalist burnt to death in India
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly condemn the brutal murder of a journalist in Madhya Pradesh on June 19. The killing is t...
Another journalist murdered a month before general elections
Sources News Release
Article
2013
Reporters Without Borders
The bullet-riddled body of Manuel Murillo Varela, a young freelance cameraman, was found in Tegucigalpa yesterday, exactly four months after journalist Anibal Barrow’s abduction and murder.
Another journalist murdered in Honduras, no end to violence in sight
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is shocked to learn that community radio journalist Hernán Cruz Barnica was murdered near Dulce Nombre, a town in the western department of Copán, on the evening of 28 May.
Another journalist shot dead in Guatemala, fourth this year
Sources News Release
Article
2013
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders and the CERIGUA Journalists Observatory condemn regional TV journalist Carlos Alberto Orellana Chávez's murder yesterday fifty kilometers away from Mazatenango.
Another round of death threats for journalists in Sri Lanka workshops
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) in condemning death threats issued to jou...
Are US Troops Targeting Journalists?
Incidents Raise Suspicions on Motive
Lindorff, Dave
Article
2012
CounterPunch
It is dangerous in the extreme to be a journalist covering America’s wars, at least beginning with Vietnam.
Attacks Against Palestinian Journalists Must End, says IFJ
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on the Israeli government to identify and punish the Israeli soldiers who carried out a brutal attack on a journalist in the Palestinian vi...
Australian media outraged by failure of justice to Balibo Five
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists joins the Australian Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance in condemning and expressing strong outrage over the Australian Federal Police (AFP abandoning the...
Bahrain: Well-known photographer held for past week, beaten
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders calls for the release of Ahmed Al-Fardan, an award-winning photojournalist who has been held without charge in Bahrain for the past week.
Bangladesh Journalist attacked with harpoon at home
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) in condemning the attack on journalist Nasrul Anwar on August 2.
Biggest rises and falls in the 2014 world press freedom index
Article
2014
Reporters Without Borders
The 2014 World Press Freedom Index spotlights the negative impact of conflicts on freedom of information and its protagonists.
The Biggest Threat to Mexican Journalists Aren't Drug Cartels Anymore
Global Voices
Article
2015
Global Voices
Northern Mexico and the drug cartels have dangerous reputations; especially for journalists. This should come to a surprise to no one. This year, however, the danger seems to have shifted in both loca...
Bomb in hard disk sent to Italian newspaper journalist reporting on protests
Claudio Laugeri
Article
2013
Newssafety.org
A bomb concealed as a hard disk could have killed someone: 120 grams of explosive powder were pressed inside a hard disk, which also had a small cable for connecting it to a computer. It was addressed...
Both pro- and anti-government demonstrators threaten media
Sources News Release
Article
2013
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is very worried by the harassment of TV stations by both pro- and anti-government demonstrators in Thailand.
Brazilian deaths highlights need for safety training
INSI
Article
2015
International News Safety Institute
The dangers that journalists face is Brazil is old news. The most recent deaths of two reporters have once again shown the sire situation for media workers in the South American country.
Community radio host's 12-year-old son killed in shooting
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Reporters Without Borders
The son of radio La Calentana Mexiquense's founder and presenter, Indalecio Bentez Mondragon, was killed on the night of 1 August when masked gunmen fired on Benez's car at the entrance to the communi...
Concern regarding the brutality of Montréal police against journalists
CAJ
Article
2015
CAJ The Canadian Association of Journalists
CJFE and the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) are deeply concerned by the brutal actions taken by the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) to impede the work of journalists in the...
Concerns grows after more abductions of journalists
Sources News Release
Article
2008
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is very disturbed by the abduction of freelance photojournalist Shadreck Manyere and attempted abduction of Obrian Rwafa, a reporter with the state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcastin...
Croatia: Judicial harassment of war crimes reporter continues
Sources News Release
Article
2009
Zeljko Peratovic is accused of â#odisseminating information likely to upset the populationâ## under article 322/1 KZA of the criminal code.
Dealing with PTSD in the newsroom
International News Safety Institute
Article
2014
International News Safety Institute
Post-traumtic stress disorder doesn't just affect combat veterans and victims of war. Approximately 20% of war correspondants are diagnosed with PTSD.
The Death of a Reporter
Prashad, Vijay
Unclassified
2014
CounterPunch
Serena Shim, who leaves behind a family that includes her two young children, found herself chasing the truth in a highly charged situation.
Demanding an end to the crimes and abuses towards journalists and media workers in Syria
Article
2013
Reporters Without Borders
Syrian journalists are now facing an increasing deadly threat since 2013: the Jihadists militias. Statement jointly signed by Syrian media, Syrian NGOs, leading international NGOs and high profile per...
Detained journalist murdered by Burmese Army
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the murder of missing journalist Aung Kyaw Naing by the Burmese Army earlier this month.
Eighth Journalist Killed in Gaza: Israel Must Answer for Crimes
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
Two Palestinian journalists were killed while reporting in a market in Gaza yesterday – an appalling incident which means eights journalists have now lost their lives since the Israeli bombardment o...
The end of the story
When a prominent journalist was killed for investigating black activists, it shocked America.
Harris, Tom
Article
2007
The Guardian
On August 2nd 2007 Chauncey Bailey was murdered, he was the first journalist in thirty years to be murdered in the U.S. in the pursuit of a story.
FAJ Calls on African Union and Governments to Protect Journalists
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Federation of African Journalists
The Federation of African Journalists has called on the African Union to adopt the resolution on the safety of journalists in Africa and the African Governments to end impunity for all crimes against ...
First Journalist Killed in 2014: IFJ Condemns Murder of Pakistan Journalist Shan Dahar
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists has called on authorities in Pakistan to carry out an immediate investigation into the murder of journalist Shan Dahar (Odhor) in the Badha area of the coun...
Forty years on: Balibo victims remembered with scholarship
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) today, commemorate the 40th anniversary of the killing of the Balibo Five in East Ti...
Global media rights groups condemn "culture of impunity and indifference" in Sri Lanka
Sources News Release
Article
2009
Since the beginning of the New Year, both the killing of a senior editor and the attack on the facilities of a popular independent TV channel have led to a total paralysis of the media community in Sr...
Global report launched on violence and harassment against women in the news media
Article
2014
International News Safety Institute
The core findings of a joint report on violence and harassment against women in the news media by INSI and the International Women's Media Foundtaion (IWMF).
Governments fall short in efforts to combat impunity in journalists' murders
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Committee to Protect Journalists
Ninety percent of murderers walk free, threatening press freedom, CPJ report finds
Hong Kong must identify, prosecute the mastermind of 2014 attack on journalist Kevin Lau
Comittee to Protect Journalists
Article
2015
IFEX
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Hong Kong to work quickly and efficiently to identify the mastermind of the February 2014 attack on newspaper editor Kevin Lau Chun-to and ...
How Truth Slips Down The Memory Hole
Pilger, John
Article
2007
John Pilger, applies to current events Orwell's description in '1984' of how the Ministry of Truth consigned embarrassing truth to a memory hole. He highlights the killing of a Palestinian cameraman b...
Human Rights Watch investigator among those attacked by Israeli forces
Article
2015
Ifex
"We didn't see any soldiers near us. That's why we felt safe. No one was throwing rocks or anything. Soldiers just started shooting."
IFJ Condemns Killing of Egyptian Journalist in Damanhur
Sources News Release
Article
2013
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists has condemned the killing on Monday night, 19 August, of Egyptian daily Al Ahram''s bureau regional chief, Tamer Abdel Raouf, shot by soldiers at an army ch...
IFJ condemns killing of third Syrian journalist
International Federation of Journalists
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today condemned the killing of Syrian journalist Thaer al-Ajlani who died covering fighting between the Syrian army and rebels in Jobar, east of t...
IFJ Condemns Killings of Media Staff in Shocking Attack on French Magazine Charlie Hebdo' Office in Paris
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today joined its French affiliates -- SNJ, SNJ-CGT and CFDT -- in condemning the shooting that has taken place today at the offices of the French sati...
The IFJ condemns the brutal murder of Mexican journalist Moises Sanchez Cerezo, from Veracruz
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
Moises Sanchez Cerezo, editor of La Union, was found killed after 24 days without news of his whereabouts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges the Mexican authorities to solve all ...
IFJ Demands Full Investigation Following Israeli Police Attack on Photographers
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned an attack by Israeli police on photographers near Silwad in the West Bank on Sunday, 26 October. According to reports, Israeli police fi...
IFJ Denounces Israeli Forces For Targeting Group of Photographers
Sources News Release
Article
2013
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the Israeli army for "deliberately targeting" a group of photographers covering skirmishes at Qalandia crossing between Jerusalem and Ra...
IFJ/EFJ Call on Montenegrin Authorities to Protect Media Freedom Following Attacks
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have expressed their dismay after learning that an explosive device was discovered in the offices of ...
IFJ and EFJ condemn continuing attacks against journalists in Turkey
Sources News Release
Article
2015
European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and International Federation of Jo
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemn several attacks against journalists that took place in Diyarbakir, Turkey, in the past few da...
IFJ/EFJ Condemn Latest Attack on Greek Journalist by 'Golden Dawn' Members
Sources News Release
Article
2013
International Federation of Journalists / European Federation of Journalist
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have condemned the latest brutal attack against a Greek journalist by members of the Golden Dawn part...
IFJ/EFJ Stand in Solidarity with Russian Journalists to Remember Fallen Colleagues
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have sent a message of solidarity and support to their affiliate, the Russian Union of Journalists (R...
IFJ/EFJ Strongly Condemn Brutal Attacks Against Journalists in Ukraine
Sources News Release
Article
2013
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have strongly condemned the brutal attacks by Ukrainian security forces against journalists covering ...
IFJ expresses concern for Afghanistan's media after spate of threats and attacks
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Afghanistan Independent Journalist Association (AIJA) in expressing concern over a series of recent threats and intimidations...
IFJ launches 2015 global campaign to end impunity for crimes against journalists
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has launched its annual global campaign to hold world governments and de facto authorities accountable for impunity records for crimes targeting journ...
IFJ Launches New Campaign in Iraq, Pakistan and Russia to End Impunity for Violence in Journalism
Sources News Release
Article
2013
International Federation of Journalists
With International Day against Impunity one month away, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today written to the leaders of Iraq, Russia and Pakistan to urge them and their governmen...
IFJ Marks Fourth Anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya Murder by Call for Justice
Sources News Release
Article
2010
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today marked the fourth anniversary of the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya by urging the Russian authorities to ensure justice f...
IFJ Mediterranean unions demand action to combat intolerance and protect journalists rights and security
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and affiliates from the Mediterranean called for a new regional campaign to promote a strong professional journalists culture across the region that r...
IFJ and SAMSN call on Pakistan Prime Minister to end culture of impunity
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asian Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) have joined the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in marking November 2 as a National ...
IFJ and SAMSN condemn threats to Sri Lankan journalist
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Soli
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) join Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) in strongly condemning death threats issued to Suni...
IFJ & SEAJU call for investigation into journalist murder in Myanmar
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists & South East Asia Journalist Unions
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the South East Asia Journalist Unions (SEAJU) in calling for a thorough investigation into the murder of a journalist detained by the Burmese Ar...
The IFJ supports its affiliate in Tunisia in its search for the two Tunisian journalists missing in Libya
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists
The IIFJ has declared its full support to the National Trade Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) in its efforts to investigate the claim made by the Islamic State (IS) in its efforts to investigate t...
IFJ Welcomes Indictment of Former Security Operatives over Journalist's Torture in Colombia
Sources News Release
Article
2013
International Federation of Journalists
Seven former members of the former secret service in Colombia, the Administrative Department for Security (DAS), face charges of - psychological torture and intimidation' inflicted on prominent journ...
In Brazil, football has taken a hit, but not as much as press freedom
Article
2014
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is using the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as a peg for an awareness campaign about the constant violations of freedom of information and violence against of journalists in Brazil...
INSI publishes annual analysis of journalist casualties around the globe
Williams, Helena
Article
2014
International News Safety Institute
Analysis of journalist casualties from around the globe for the year 2013. Also provides raw data useful for data journalists.
International press freedom organizations call on Burundi authorities to investigate attacks on journalists and human rights defenders
Pen International
Article
2015
Pen International
Press freedom, media development and human rights organizations denounce the continued attacks on and threats to journalists, media workers and human rights defenders in Burundi, most recently the ser...
Intimidation of journalists who investigate military dictatorship
Article
2012
Reporters without Borders
Journalists in chile have been threatened because they have been covering very sensitive subjects that directly concern the intelligence agencies.
Investigative Journalist found beheaded in Minas Gerais
Article
2015
Reporters Without Borders
A journalist who was investigating child prostitution and drug trafficking in Brazil has been found murdered.
Israeli airstrike destroys press car, killing Palestinian media worker
Article
2014
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Israel Defense Forces' airstrike on a car clearly marked as a press vehicle in Gaza City in early July, 2014.
Israeli army deliberately targeting news professionals
Article
2014
Reporters Without Borders
Continuing confrontations in the Palestinian Territories and many cities in Israel are marked by Israeli authorities’ flouting of basic rights, including freedom of information.
Israeli Forces Must Be Held accountable for Attacks on Journalists in Gaza, says IFJ
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined increasing international calls for the Israeli government and its forces to be held accountable for the atrocities that are being carried o...
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A portal featuring news, articles, and resources about journalism, press freedom, free speech, censorship and related topics. The home page features a selection of recent and important articles. A sea...
Journalist paralyzed in attack dies a decade on, waiting for justice
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in expressing our deepest sympathies over the tragic death of a senior journalist, p...
Journalists attacked covering student protests in Makassar, Indonesia
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
On November 13, hundreds of police raided the Makassar State University over protests with students. A number of journalists were covering the raids when they to came under attack. Iqbal Lubis from Ko...
Journalists and media attacked during general strike in Nepal
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU), in condemning several incidents of attacks on journa...
Kazakhstan: RFE/RL website editor beaten unconscious in Almaty
Sources News Release
Article
2009
Reporters without Borders
Ermek Boltay, a young journalist who edits the website of Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertyâ##s Kazakh-language service, was beaten unconscious outside his home in Almaty on 18 January.
Killing the Messenger 2014
International News Safety Institute
Article
2015
International News Safety Institute
Over the year of 2014, many reporters haev been victimized, injured and killed. This report looks at the circumstances behind some of the deaths and raises awareness for the general lack of impunity b...
Kurdish paper distributor gunned down in southeastern Turkey
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Reporters Without Borders
Kadri Bagdu's death follows a week of violent rioting sparked by fighting in a Kurdish city near the Syrian border
Leaders who publicly threaten journalists
Reporters Without Borders
Article
2015
Reporters Without Borders
As a state leader, public criticism is inevitable. How you deal with it, however, is entirely up to you. When journalists put leaders in a negative light, they can choose to correct their mistakes or ...
Mastermind behind murder of human rights lawyer, journalist, sentenced to life in prison
Committee to Protect Journalists
Article
2015
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the sentencing to life in prison today of a Russian nationalist leader in connection with the 2009 fatal attack on human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov,...
Media control and intimidation a reality for 5.5 billion, says WAN-IFRA
Sources News Release
Article
2011
This year, 44 journalists have already been murdered, says the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), which launched a review of press freedom around the world during World Ne...
Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho: 'I don't scare easily'
Saner, Emine
Article
2012
The Guardian
Lydia Cacho is one of Mexico's most fearless journalists. Her investigations have led to attempts on her life, and now she has been forced to flee her country. What next?
Mexico: Molotov cocktails thrown at Oaxaca newspaper editor's home
Sources News Release
Article
2009
The home of Carlos Velasco Molina, the editor of the weekly El Correo de Oaxaca, in the southwestern city of Oaxaca in Mexico, is attacked.
Mexico: Special federal prosecutor rules out that community journalists were killed for their work
Sources News Release
Article
2008
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders today voiced astonishment at a public statement by the special federal prosecutor for dealing with attacks on the media ruling out that two young women community journalists ...
Missing Russian journalist Andrey Stenin confirmed dead in Ukraine
Article
2014
RT
Russian journalist Andrey Stenin, missing in eastern Ukraine for a month, has been confirmed dead, RIA Novosti, the news agency where he worked, reports. He was in a vehicle traveling in a convoy of e...
Murder attempt against pro-ChA¡vez journalist in Portuguesa state
Sources News Release
Article
2009
A murder attempt against Rafael Finol, political correspondent on the privately-owned daily El Regional in Acarigua, Portuguesa state, central-western Venezuela.
Murderers of Paraguayan Journalist, Pablo Medina Velasquez, Must Be Punished
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation has joined its regional group, the Federation of Journalists in Latin America and the Caribbean (FEPALC), to express its deep shock at the murder of Paraguayan journalist,...
Nazeeha Saeed - Raising her voice for journalists in Bahrain
Devlin, Megan
Article
2014
International Women's Media Foundation
Nazeeha Saeed was detained and tortured for 13 hours while covering the 2011 uprisings in Bahrain along with her colleagues. She is now raising awareness for journalists in Bahrain.
Nepalese journalist and women's rights activist brutally murdered
Sources News Release
Article
2009
Uma Singh, a Nepalese journalist and human rights activist who worked for the Janakpur Today Daily and Radio Today FM was brutually murdered on January 11.
Newspaper editor gunned down on Benghazi street
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders condemns in the strongest terms newspaper editor Muftah Bu Zeid's murder in Benghazi. Gunmen in a car shot Zeid three times in the head and abdomen shortly after he got out o...
On the shocking death of Azerbaijani journalist Rasim Aliyev
Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety
Article
2015
ifex
Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety is in shock over the murder of our longtime employee and board member, current Chairman Rasim Aliyev. On August 8, 2015, unknown persons beat Aliyev to with...
Opposition radio and TV station's regional office ransacked
Reporters Without Borders
Article
2015
Reporters Without Borders is concerned about an attack on a regional branch of Viva, a radio and TV broadcaster owned by former transitional President Andry Rajoelina, the leader of the opposition par...
Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - September 4, 2014
Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production)
Article
2014
Connexions
Information about the Connexions Alternative Media List and the Labor Film Archive. Articles on corporations spying on non-profits, workplace deaths, Monsanto and Ukraine, and liberal environmentalism...
Outrage at fatal shooting of newspaper editor in Colombo
Sources News Release
Article
2009
Reporters Without Borders is outraged by the murder of Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wickrematunga, who was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle as he drove to work this morning in Colombo.
Pakistani Journalists Left in Limbo Amid Vicious Media War
Jamil, Sana
Article
2015
Global Voices
Pakistani journalists working for BOL Network, a Pakistani media outlet co-owned by journalists, protest against the license cancellation of this organization. Protesters complain against violations o...
Palestinian Journalist and Teenage Daughter are Latest Victims of Israeli Attacks
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
International Federation of Journalists has issued a renewed demand for safety and freedom of journalists in Gaza to be upheld following news of today’s latest media violations, including the killin...
Palestinian media death toll reaches 13
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Reporters Without Borders
12 Palestinian journalists and one media worker have been killed since the start of Operation Protective Edge.
Pentagon rewrites 'Law of War' declaring 'belligerent' journalists as legitimate targets
Article
2015
RT
The Pentagon has released a book of instructions on the "law of war," detailing acceptable ways of killing the enemy. The manual also states that journalists can be labeled "unprivileged belligerents,...
Peter Greste talks to INSI about media safety
INSI
Article
2015
International News Safety Institute
After 400 days in Jail and public outcry, an Australian journalist has been released from a prison in Egypt. In his interview, Gretse emphasised the importance of making journalism safety a global con...
Press freedom dealt a serious blow as two AFP reporters are attacked by Israeli soldiers in Nablus
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists
Condemnation of 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.
Prominent woman journalist killed in suspicious fall from building
Sources News Release
Article
2009
Reporters without Borders
Calling for a thorough investigation into the death of Olga Kotovskaya, a prominent journalist who apparently fell from the 14th floor of a building in the centre of Kaliningrad 6 days after a court r...
Radio host's murder highlights dangers for journalists
Sources News Release
Article
2013
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is deeply saddened by radio journalist Joash Dignos' targeted killing in Valencia City, on the southern island of Mindanao.
Reporter shot dead while investigating illegal logging
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Reporters Without Borders
Cambodian journalist Taing Try was shot dead yesterday while investigating illegal logging in the southern province of Kratie with five other journalists. Three suspects have been arrested.
RSF tells Netanyahu attitude of Israeli soldiers towards media is unacceptable
Sources News Release
Article
2015
Reporters Without Borders
In response to recent cases of violence against journalists by members of Israel's security forces, Reporters Without Borders writes to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asking him to end the ...
Saudi Arabia: Imprisoned editor Raef Badawi to be flogged 1,000 times
Article
2014
pen-international.org
According to PEN’s Information, Raef Badawi, who was sentenced by a Saudi Arabian court to 10 years in prison, 1,000 lashes , a fine, a 10-year travel ban and 10-year media participation ban for “insu...
SEAJU & IFJ call on new Indonesian President to tackle country’s impunity record
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the South East Asian Journalist Unions (SEAJU) in urging Indonesia's government to push for justice for journalists killed in the line of duty.
Self-censorship, exile or certain death: the choice faced by journalists in Ciudad JuA¡rez
Sources News Release
Article
2009
Reporters Without Borders and the Centre for Journalism and Public Ethics (CEPET) are releasing the results of a joint fact-finding visit to the northern city of Ciudad JuA¡rez Chihuahua, that was pro...
Several journalists attacked while covering Freedom March in Pakistan
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Committee to Protect Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists calls on all sides to respect the role of journalists and media workers covering an anti-government demonstration in Pakistan. Journalists from various news outlets ha...
The silencing crime: Sexual violence and journalists
Wolfe, Lauren
Article
2011
Committee to Protect Journalists
Few cases of sexual assault against journalists have ever been documented, a product of powerful cultural and professional stigmas. But now dozens of journalists are coming forward to say they have be...
62 reporters killed in 2008, Reporters without Borders reports
Sources News Release
Article
2009
Press Freedom Round-up 2008: Better figures despite a hostile climate and more Internet repression.
Slain cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo were allies of anti-nuclear movement
Article
2015
Beyond Nuclear
Several of the cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo were close allies of the French anti-nuclear movement, even providing cartoons to the French anti-nuclear network.
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2016
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Articles about the FBI and the information it gathers, Donald Trump and the media, and the role of pharmaceutical companies in suppressing information.
South East Asian Media Unite to Combat Impunity, Censorship and Wage Insecurity
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The South East Asian Journalists Unions (SEAJU) have taken a united stand to combat the rampant state of impunity for journalist attacks in the region and to bring their unions together to advocate on...
Special Focus: Israeli Occupying Forces Assault Journalists in the OPT
Article
2015
Al-Haque
As Israeli violations escalate against Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), journalists and media professionals have also been the subjects of Israeli attacks.
Sri Lanka: Government urged to punish violence against independent media outlets after new attack
Sources News Release
Article
2009
A pre-dawn attack by a dozen heavily-armed men that badly damaged the studios of the Maharaja Television/Broadcasting Network (MTV/MBC) in Pannipitiya, near Colombo, after charges that the networkâ##s...
Syria, Iraq, Egypt most deadly nations for journalists
Beiser, Elana
Article
2013
CPJ
The conflict in Syria, a spike in Iraqi bloodshed, and political violence in Egypt accounted for the high number of journalists killed on the job in 2013.
Thai military leader threatens to execute journalists
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the National Union of Journalists, Thailand (NUJT) deplores the comments made by Thai military junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha against journalists.
13 Journalists Killed in Gaza: Palestinian Protest Rally Demands End Attacks
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined its affiliate, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS), to express its outrage and condemnation at the 13 media workers who have to dat...
39 years on and still no justice for Balibo Five
Sources News Release
Article
2014
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) expressing strong concern that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) hasn’t yet as...
Threatening email orders Bangladeshi media to fire women
Sources News Release
Article
2015
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders condemns the threats against news media and bloggers contained in a email that was sent to a score of Bangladeshi print and broadcast media outlets on 19 October, and calls o...
Turkey: Kurdish daily attacked and 32 journalists interrogated
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists
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 ...
TV office attacked in Islamabad
Sources News Release
Article
2016
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the attack on the Islamabad office of the Pakistani television channel ARY News on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. The IFJ demands an immediate ...
TV presenter slaughtered in Bangladesh
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) deplore the slaughter murder of a television host in Dhaka on Wednesday night, August 27.
Two arrested five years after journalist's disappearance
International Federation of Journalists
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) welcome the arrest of two former military officials over the disappearance of Prageeth Eknaligoda. The...
Two journalists among 17 killed in Israeli raid on Gaza market
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Reporters without Borders
Two Palestinian journalists were killed July 30 in an Israeli air raid on a crowded market in the Shijaiyah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City.
2013: Another Year Of Slaughter In Iraq Claims The Lives Of At Least 21 Media Professionals
Adriaensens, Dirk
Article
2014
Countercurrents
In Iraq , at least 404 media professionals have been killed since the US invasion in 2003, among them 374 Iraqis, according to The B Russell Tribunal statistics. The impunity in Iraq is far worse than...
UN Day to End Impunity: Governments Must Protect Media Workers as Attacks Spiral Out of Control
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists is marking the inaugural UN Day to End Impunity by calling on governments worldwide to address the issue of impunity for violence against journalists as int...
Unacceptable police violence against journalists covering demonstrations
Sources News Release
Article
2010
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders calls on the Greek authorities to publicly condemn cases of police violence against journalists during the demonstrations of the past few weeks and to give the police clear i...
We Are All – Fill in the Blank
Chomsky, Noam
Article
2015
ZNet
We should condemn violence and terror, and defend freedom of the press. We should do so on the basis of consistent principles -- in contrast to the mainstream media and politicians, who condemn acts d...
Woman journalist found with throat cut in southern Libya
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is shocked to learn that Naseeb Miloud Karfana, a TV journalist based in the southern city of Sabha, was murdered on 29 May.
World condemns impunity while another Pakistan assassination takes toll to 14
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) deplore the brutal assassination of a journalist in Sindh province yesterday and de...
World cup coverage highlights importance for Journalists' security
Garza, Javier
Article
2014
International Center for Journalists
Article detailing the trials and tribulations journalists faced leading to the start of the World Cup in Brazil, and calls for measures to improve conditions for mediapeople in the future.
A year after James Foley and Steven Sotloff murders, more awareness of risks
Mahoney, Robert
Article
2015
Committee to Protect Journalists
Journalists who regularly cover violence are considered a hard-boiled bunch. But a year ago this month, even the toughest were crying. There was no emotional body armour to deflect the horror of the b...


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