Since the start of the war in Gaza, Palestine, on 7 October, journalists and media workers have been specifically targeted. Women journalists have paid a particularly heavy price as women, reporters...
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Palestine: Pour que vive le Journalisme à Gaza
Nous, Fédération Internationale des Journalistes (FIJ), Reporters sans Frontières (RSF), réunis ce vendredi 16 février 2024 par l’association Journalisme & Citoyenneté à l’Institut du Monde Arabe...
Palestine: For journalism to live in Gaza
We, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Journalism & Citizenship (J&C), meeting today, 16 February, on J&C’s initiative at the Arab World Institute...
Senegal: Crackdown on media after election delay
The broadcast licence of the privately owned television station, Walfadjri had been revoked by the Senegalese authorities through an order issued on 5 February. The International Federation of...
Guinea: Journalists raided and arrested by security forces
At least nine journalists were arrested, after raids on their offices by the security forces in the capital, Conakry on 18 January. The raids, at the Maison de la Presse, took place during a rally...
Tchad : l’UJT échange avec les journalistes sur la réforme des médias à N’Djaména
L’Union des journalistes tchadiens (UJT) en collaboration avec la Fédération internationale des journalistes (FIJ), organise du 27 au 28 décembre 2023 à la maison des médias, un atelier d’échange...
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Ninety-four journalists killed in 2023, says IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists records that 94 journalists and media workers, including 9 women, have been killed in 2023. Since 7 October, more than one journalist a day has lost their...
FAJ stands in solidarity with Palestinian Journalists amid the escalating violence in Gaza
The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) strongly stands with the Palestine Journalists Syndicate (PJS) and all journalists in Palestine amid the escalating violence in Gaza. FAJ expresses its...
Global call: Israel must commit to protecting journalists
More than 80 journalists associations and unions from all over the world today call for the Israeli government to take explicit steps to protect the lives of journalists covering the war in Gaza, in...
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Impunity: Silence costs lives
To mark World Day to end impunity for crimes committed against journalists on 2 November, the IFJ is calling on governments across the world to condemn, investigate, and arrest those who kill, harass...
Palestine: At least twenty-four journalists killed in Gaza [EN/AR]
[UPDATED 31.10.2023] At least twenty-four Palestinian journalists have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during on-going military operations between Hamas and Israel in...
Palestine: Israel announces that it cannot guarantee the safety of journalists in the Gaza Strip, in contravention of international law [EN/AR]
In a statement sent to Reuters and AFP, the Israeli’s military announced that it could not guarantee the safety of journalists in Gaza. The IFJ joins its Palestinian affiliate, the Palestinian...
Gaza: Safety Advisory for journalists covering the war [EN/AR]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) have published a safety advisory for journalists covering the war in Gaza. This key...
Israel and Palestine: IFJ calls on UNESCO to protect journalists
Since the outbreak of the armed conflict between Hamas and Israel, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has been in constant dialogue with its Palestinian affiliate, the Palestinian...
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Pakistan: Deportation deadline looms for Afghan refugees
Pakistan’s government has declared that all unregistered Afghan refugees must leave the country by November 1 or face deportation, raising concerns for over 200 Afghan journalists in exile and...
Burkina Faso: Junta suspends Jeune Afrique operations
The military junta in Burkina Faso has suspended, until further notice, the print and online operations of French news outlets Jeune Afrique. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)...
UJT, FIJ forment les femmes journalistes tchadiennes sur leur sécurité et l’égalité
L'Union des journalistes Tchadiens (UJT), en collaboration avec la Fédération Internationale des Journalistes (FIJ) dans le cadre du projet Union to Union (UTU) 2023, a organisé un atelier de...
Sudan: Safety concerns for journalists and media workers amid fighting
Several journalists and media workers were trapped for three days inside their workplaces after fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces broke out on 15 April in the capital of...
Women reporting conflicts: Changing the narrative, staying safe
Ten women journalists were killed in the line of duty in 2022, most of them reporting from conflict zones. Women journalists face extreme challenges while reporting on the ground, from military...
South Sudan: Six journalists arrested over viral video
Six journalists from the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) were arrested by the National Security Services (NSS) on Thursday, 5 January over a “Viral Video” in which President Salvaa Kiir...