International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Updates

The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the pan-African organisation of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in collaboration with the Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) and with...

On International Human Rights Day, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) stresses that media freedom and the safety of journalists are essential pillars of rights-based governance and...

The country’s National Intelligence Agency detained three journalists – Ousséni Ilboudo, Michel Nana and Zawenmanogo Dieudonné Zoungrana – between 13 and 14 October, in separate cases, without giving...

Two freelance journalists, Nasr Yaqoub and Mohamed Ahmed Nazar, were arrested on Monday, 7 July at Yaqoub’s stall in Abu Shouk Camp market in El Fasher, North Darfur, by members of the Sudan...

Three journalists from the private radio station, Sahara FM, in Agadez, northern Niger, were arrested on 7 May, after they reported that security contracts between Niger and Russia have ended. The...

The director of the Radio Sector of the North Darfur State Radio and Television Corporation, Ahmed Mohamed Saleh Sayyidna, was killed on 13 April by indiscriminate shelling carried out by the Rapid...

At least a dozen journalists covering the Kawempe North by-elections in Uganda were attacked, brutalised and severely beaten by members of the security forces on 13 March. Some of the reporters...

Olivier Monodji, editor of weekly publication Le Pays and correspondent of Radio France International (RFI) in Chad, was arrested on 5 March, and his detention extended until 10 March. A second...

The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the Pan-African organization of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), commemorates International Women’s Day on 8 March 2025 by standing in...

Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the world’s largest organisation of journalists, has launched a global call asking journalists’...

La Fédération internationale des journalistes (FIJ) condamne sévèrement toute forme de harcèlement ou d’intimidation à l’encontre des journalistes, à la suite des menaces proférées par Christian...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns any form of harassment or intimidation against journalists, following threats made by Christian Bosembe, President of the CSAC (Le...

La Fédération africaine des journalistes (FAJ), organisation régionale panafricaine de la Fédération internationale des journalistes (FIJ), appelle aujourd’hui à une action immédiate et décisive pour...

The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the Pan-African regional organisation of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), has today demanded immediate and decisive action to confront...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its pan-African regional organisation, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), have welcomed the 2 September, 2024 declaration by the Peace...

The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the Pan-African organisation of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), has officially launched a comprehensive regional initiative to combat...

The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), in collaboration with its affiliate, L’ Union Nationale des Journalistes de Côte d'Ivoire (UNJCI), successfully hosted a historic continental conference...

The President of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) Omar Faruk Osman Nur, addressed the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) through a Zoom Conference on Monday, 2...

Capital FM journalist, Djuma Culubali and Radio Popular journalist Ngouisam Casimiro Monteiro were attacked by the Rapid Intervention Police while they reported a teachers’ protest outside the...

Numerous journalists were attacked by the security forces and aggressors across cities in Nigeria on 3 August while covering the nationwide protests ‘End Bad Governance’ against the country’s...