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Egyptian authorities should immediately release an Al Jazeera correspondent who has been held without charge since August 14, 2013. The correspondent, Abdullah al-Shami, has been on a hunger strike for more than 100 days. On May 12, 2014, the authorities transferred al-Shami from Tora Prison, just south of Cairo, to an undisclosed location, amid rising concerns that his health is deteriorating. On...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF) in noting concern about the dismissal of Anish Chand, a broadcast news veteran from Fiji TV, and the confirmed resignation of Ricardo Morris, a Suva based coordinator. According to the PFF, Chand was given his termination notice on May 3, World Press Freedom Day, after voicing his concerns about the need for...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has spoken out about the ongoing crackdowns in China in the lead up to the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Three media workers have been detained by Beijing Police in recent weeks and hundreds of citizens have had their rights violated. Xiang Nanfu, 62, a citizen journalist with US-based boxun.com, was arrested on May 3 on...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have condemned an appalling attack by rebel kidnappers on two British journalists in Syria yesterday, Wednesday 14 May. According to media reports, Times writer Anthony Lloyd and photographer Jack Hill had spent several days reporting from the city of Aleppo and were returning to the Turkish border...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have urged the transitional government of the Central African Republic and all international forces based in the country to do everything in their power to ensure the murderers of French journalist, Camille Lepage, answer for their crimes. According to media reports, renowned freelance...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has vigorously condemned the detention of two journalists in Somaliland. According to IFJ affiliate, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), Yusuf Abdi Gabobe, owner and chairman of Haatuf Media Network, and Ahmed Ali Igeh, editor-in-chief of Haatuf newspaper, were arrested by Somaliland police on 10 May inside Hargeisa regional court...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned by reports that a company planning to launch a new newspaper in Hong Kong is considering suspending the venture after a leading figure in the company was detained by Mainland officials. The Chinese-language Hong Kong Morning News was due to issue its first edition on July 1. A source within the paper said the company’s management had...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning the detention of a journalist without charge. Syed Rahman Bekore, a member of the AIJA and a local reporter stationed at Kunar province for the Waqt News Agency was arrested on April 27 along with a Deutsche Welle reporter Abdullah Nezami and another local in Jalalabad...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the decision by Myanmar authorities to deport an Australian journalist who was covering a press freedom rally in Magwe, Central Myanmar on May 7. At the rally Angus Watson, 24, a video journalist for the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) was taking photographs and interviewing protestors as well as being interviewed by other journalists on...

With elections behind him, South African President Jacob Zuma should underscore his commitment to media freedom by calling for a thorough legal review of legislation that could restrict reporters' access to sensitive public information, the International Press Institute (IPI) said Thursday. IPI, which held its annual World Congress in South Africa less than a month before yesterday’s national...