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Nigerian authorities must ensure a transparent and fair election, supporting reliable information and safety for journalists and citizens.

To protect democracy Brazil must carry out a thorough and rapid investigation into the 8 January 2023 attack on state buildings.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) remains deeply concerned at the ongoing destruction of independent media and press freedom in Hong Kong, documented in a new print report and model letter campaign launched today. The IFJ calls on governments, civil society members, and media organisations to condemn the repressive actions of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments and support journalists and media workers in the city and in exile abroad.

Hong Kong must release Jimmy Lai, the publisher of the now defunct Apple Daily and a British citizen, immediately.

Two foreign journalists, Ed Lawrence of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Michael Peuker of Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), were detained by Chinese authorities, with Lawrence allegedly assaulted, while covering anti-lockdown protests in Shanghai on November 27. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the arbitrary arrests of Lawrence and Peuker and urges the Chinese government to ensure the safety of all journalists and media workers throughout the ongo...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬’ 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐊𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐀’𝐬 �...

Libyan authorities must repeal the Anti-Cybercrime Law, which undermines freedom of expression and the right to assembly and privacy.

Former Radio Television Hong Kong media practitioner Bao Choy Luk Ying has lost her appeal against her 2021 conviction for improperly accessing public data. The International Federation of Journalists condemns the criminalisation of journalistic practice and urges the government of Hong Kong to overturn her conviction.

CBC News, a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has announced its decision to close its China Bureau after visa applications for journalists and media workers were repeatedly ignored. The IFJ joins its affiliate, the Communications Workers of America Canada (CWA), in condemning this attack on press freedom and urging the CBC and Canadian authorities to advocate for journalists and media workers.

On the Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, Eastern African governments must take concrete action to protect media workers.