July 29

• South Sudan: IFJ Calls On Govt to Release Two Ugandan Journalists Detained in the Country [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the authorities in South Sudan to release two Ugandan journalists, detained in the country. Read more »

July 16

• Somalia: IFJ Voices Concern Over Somalia's Draft Media Law [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has expressed serious concerns over a restrictive draft media law in Somalia, saying it could be used to curb the freedom of... Read more »

July 10

• Zimbabwe: IFJ Condemns Arrest of Student Journalist in Zimbabwe [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the arrest and detention of Leopold Munhende, a student journalist with the Masvingo Mirror, by the Masvingo... Read more »

July 09

• Gambia: IFJ and Faj Condemn the Over-Criminalising Media Bill in the Gambia [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Africa group, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), today strongly condemned the recent amendments made to the 2009... Read more »

July 08

• Somalia: IFJ Condemns "Cold-Blooded" Murder of Somali Journalist [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today unreservedly condemned the brutal murder of journalist Liban Abdullahi Farah in Somalia. Read more »

July 05

• Somalia: FAJ Condemns the High Handed Sentences Meted Out to Two Journalists in Somaliland [press release]

  The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) today condemned in the strongest terms possible the high handed sentences slammed on two journalists by a Hargeisa Court in Somaliland.... Read more »

June 20

• Zimbabwe: IFJ Raises Serious Concerns Over the Security of Journalists Ahead of July Polls in Zimbabwe [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has expressed serious concerns on the security of journalists in Zimbabwe ahead of the July presidential election. Read more »

June 18

• Uganda: The Faj Condemns the Killing of a Journalist in Uganda [press release]

  The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) has today condemned the killing of freelance journalist, Thomas Pere, of the New Vision Newspaper, on Sunday, June 16, 2013. "Thomas... Read more »

June 04

• Africa: IFJ Supports New Book On Media Online Safety [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today teamed up with former war correspondent Alan Pearce to announce the publication of his book on journalists' online safety. Read more »

May 29

• Somalia: IFJ Hails Somalia Conference for Promoting Media Peace and Safety [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today hailed the outcome of a Regional Conference on Peace and Safety for Somali Media, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read more »

May 21

• Uganda: IFJ Condemns Police Raid of Media Premises in Uganda [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has vigorously condemned the clamp down on the media in Uganda. According to the Uganda Journalists Union (UJU), police on... Read more »

May 10

• Africa: IFJ Denounces the Detention Incommunicado of a Radio Journalist in Uganda [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the arrest and incommunicado detention of a radio journalist in Uganda. According to Uganda Journalists Union... Read more »

• Liberia: IFJ Condemns Public Threats Against Journalists in Liberia [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has supported journalists in Liberia who have issued a media blackout, by printing black front pages after a government... Read more »

May 08

• Zimbabwe: IFJ Calls On Authorities in Zimbabwe to Drop Charges Against Two Journalists [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has vigorously condemned the arrest of two journalists in Zimbabwe. According to Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ)... Read more »

May 06

• Mali: IFJ Trains 22 Malian Journalists On Safety and First Aids [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) ended on May 1 its first safety training and first aid session for journalists in Mali. The training which started on April 29 was... Read more »

April 22

• Somalia: IFJ Condemns the Killing of a Journalist in Mogadishu [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has condemned in strongest terms the killing of a journalist in Somalia. Read more »

April 17

• Africa: FAJ Condemns Impunity Against the Media [press release]

  The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) is alarmed about the increasing cases of arrests and detention of Journalists and media personnel as well as attacks on media... Read more »

April 01

• Africa: Congress Elects Mohamed Garba As New FAJ President [press release]

  The President of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mohamed Garba, has been elected today Sunday 31 March, 2012 in Casablanca (Morocco) as the new president of the Federation of... Read more »

March 31

• Africa: Third Faj Continental Congress Kicks Off in Casablanca With a Call for Organising Journalists and Defending Press Freedom [press release]

  The third continental congress of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) kicks off today in Casablanca, Morocco, with a call for organising journalists, building stronger... Read more »

March 29

• Somalia: Al - Shabab Militant Convicted of Journalist's Murder [press release]

  A military tribunal in Somalia has convicted an alleged Al-Shabab militant of killing journalist Hassan Yusuf Absuge, according to the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ). Read more »

March 26

• Africa: IFJ Condemns Killing of Female Journalist in Somalia [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the killing of Rahmo Abdulkadir, a female radio journalist who was gunned down in the Somali capital, Mogadishu on... Read more »

March 23

• Nigeria: IFJ Condemns the Kidnapping of a TV Journalist in Nigeria [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has vigorously condemned the kidnapping of a television journalist in Nigeria. According to Nigeria Union of Journalists... Read more »

March 19

• Somalia: IFJ Mourns Journalist Killed in a Bomb Blast in Somalia [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today mourned a radio journalist killed in a bomb blast in Mogadishu, on Monday, 18 March, 2013. Read more »

March 12

• Mali: IFJ Backs the Journalists in Mali and Calls Authorities for Dialogue With the Media [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has backed the Day without press that journalists in Mali have started until Boukary Daou is released. Daou who is the... Read more »

• South Sudan: IFJ Condemns the Arrest and Detention of a Journalist in South Sudan [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has condemned the arrest and detention in very inhumane conditions of journalist Alfred Taban in South Sudan. Read more »