IFJ- International Federation of Journalists
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The IFJ is the global voice of journalists and represents 600,000 journalists (in 190 affiliates) in 146 countries.
IFJ General Secretary: @abellanger.bsky.social
IFJ General Secretary: @abellanger.bsky.social
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🚀 Did you know that the International Press Card #IPC is the world’s most recognised professional identification & has helped colleagues get out of tricky situations? The #IFJPressCard gets you wherever the story takes you!
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#Russia: The whereabouts of former @rferl.org.web.brid.gy contributor Nika Novak have reportedly been re-established after her lawyer warned she had disappeared from a Siberian penal colony. No journalist should be imprisoned for doing their job. We demand her release! @europeanjournalists.org
Russian Prison Service Appears To Claim Journalist Nika Novak Still Held In Penal Colony
The Russian Federal Penitentiary Service has reportedly confirmed that journalist Nika Novak remains in Penal Colony No. 11 in Irkutsk, despite earlier claims by her lawyer that she had disappeared fr...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#Russia: The whereabouts of former @rferl.org.web.brid.gy contributor Nika Novak have reportedly been re-established after her lawyer warned she had disappeared from a Siberian penal colony. No journalist should be imprisoned for doing their job. We demand her release! @europeanjournalists.org
#Cyprus: Our General Secretary Anthony Bellanger met with our affiliates in Nicosia this weekend to address the difficulties facing journalists in the country.
Standing with you dear friends ✊!
Standing with you dear friends ✊!
December 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
#Cyprus: Our General Secretary Anthony Bellanger met with our affiliates in Nicosia this weekend to address the difficulties facing journalists in the country.
Standing with you dear friends ✊!
Standing with you dear friends ✊!
🌱 Your voice matters! We launched a global survey on #climate disinformation and misinformation to better understand the challenges that journalists face when reporting on environmental issues. Share it widely!
📅 Deadline: 10 December
🌎 Available in EN, FR, ES
🔗https://fr.surveymonkey.com/r/Q2NZDJ7
📅 Deadline: 10 December
🌎 Available in EN, FR, ES
🔗https://fr.surveymonkey.com/r/Q2NZDJ7
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
🌱 Your voice matters! We launched a global survey on #climate disinformation and misinformation to better understand the challenges that journalists face when reporting on environmental issues. Share it widely!
📅 Deadline: 10 December
🌎 Available in EN, FR, ES
🔗https://fr.surveymonkey.com/r/Q2NZDJ7
📅 Deadline: 10 December
🌎 Available in EN, FR, ES
🔗https://fr.surveymonkey.com/r/Q2NZDJ7
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#China🇨🇳: Chinese independent writer, photojournalist and filmmaker Du Bin has remained incarcerated by the Chinese authorities since being taken from his Beijing home on October 15.
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China: Critical Chinese journalist detained again after campaign of harassment / IFJ
Chinese independent writer, photojournalist and filmmaker Du Bin has remained incarcerated by the Chinese authorities since being taken from his Beijing home on October 15. The International Federatio...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:07 AM
#China🇨🇳: Chinese independent writer, photojournalist and filmmaker Du Bin has remained incarcerated by the Chinese authorities since being taken from his Beijing home on October 15.
@ifjglobal.bsky.social
@ifjglobal.bsky.social
#IFJBari25: At our most recent meeting, members of our Executive Committee adopted several important motions. Among them, a motion expressing solidarity and support for the Panamanian trade union movement. @fipamericalatina.bsky.social (1/2)
Panamá: La FIP aprueba una moción de solidaridad con el movimiento sindical panameño / IFJ
El Comité Ejecutivo de la Federación Internacional de Periodistas (FIP) reunido en la ciudad de Bari, Italia, los días 2 y 3 diciembre del 2025 ha aprobado una moción de solidaridad y apoyo al movimie...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#IFJBari25: At our most recent meeting, members of our Executive Committee adopted several important motions. Among them, a motion expressing solidarity and support for the Panamanian trade union movement. @fipamericalatina.bsky.social (1/2)
📣 IFJ in the news is out! Thank you for your support ✊🏿 #PressFreedom #UnionStrong
IFJ in the news / IFJ
Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is mentioned. Check all the international media coverage of ...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
📣 IFJ in the news is out! Thank you for your support ✊🏿 #PressFreedom #UnionStrong
#Portugal: We join our affiliate Sindicato dos Jornalistas (SDJ) in expressing deep concern over press distribution company's (VASP) decision to halt newspaper distribution in several districts. This move threatens the public’s access to timely and reliable information ⤵️
VASP deixa vários distritos sem jornais – Sindicato dos Jornalistas
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December 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
#Portugal: We join our affiliate Sindicato dos Jornalistas (SDJ) in expressing deep concern over press distribution company's (VASP) decision to halt newspaper distribution in several districts. This move threatens the public’s access to timely and reliable information ⤵️
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#SriLanka🇱🇰: A Sri Lankan minister has directed police to use emergency powers against individuals criticising the country’s president amid the country’s worst natural disaster in decades.
Sri Lanka: Minister threatens emergency powers to curb ‘misinformation’ / IFJ
A Sri Lankan minister has directed police to use emergency powers against individuals criticising the country’s president amid the country’s worst natural disaster in decades. The International Federa...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
#SriLanka🇱🇰: A Sri Lankan minister has directed police to use emergency powers against individuals criticising the country’s president amid the country’s worst natural disaster in decades.
#Algérie: Le journaliste français #ChristopheGleizes a été condamné par une cour d’appel algérienne à 7 ans de prison, notamment pour « apologie du terrorisme ». Nous exigeons sa libération immédiate !
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@snjournalistes.bsky.social @snjcgt.bsky.social @cfdtjournalistes.bsky.social
Algérie: un journaliste français condamné à 7 ans de prison / IFJ
Le journaliste français Christophe Gleizes a été condamné le 3 décembre 2025 par une cour d’appel algérienne à sept ans de prison, notamment pour « apologie du terrorisme ». Les Fédérations internatio...
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December 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
#Algérie: Le journaliste français #ChristopheGleizes a été condamné par une cour d’appel algérienne à 7 ans de prison, notamment pour « apologie du terrorisme ». Nous exigeons sa libération immédiate !
@snjournalistes.bsky.social @snjcgt.bsky.social @cfdtjournalistes.bsky.social
@snjournalistes.bsky.social @snjcgt.bsky.social @cfdtjournalistes.bsky.social
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❗️Update on Croatian alert: Homeland Movement MP announces plan to abolish future funding for Novosti.
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/0GPVs
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Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/0GPVs
@europeanjournalists.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social @pressfreedom.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
❗️Update on Croatian alert: Homeland Movement MP announces plan to abolish future funding for Novosti.
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/0GPVs
@europeanjournalists.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social @pressfreedom.bsky.social
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/0GPVs
@europeanjournalists.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social @pressfreedom.bsky.social
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#Vietnam: Journalist Do Van Nga has been charged with disseminating anti-state propaganda on November 17 after disappearing following his arrival at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport earlier that month.
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Vietnam: Journalist detained on anti-state charges / IFJ
Journalist Do Van Nga has been charged with disseminating anti-state propaganda on November 17 after disappearing following his arrival at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport earlier...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:14 AM
#Vietnam: Journalist Do Van Nga has been charged with disseminating anti-state propaganda on November 17 after disappearing following his arrival at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport earlier that month.
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@ifjglobal.bsky.social
#Argentina: El informe anual sobre libertad de expresión advierte sobre el grave deterioro de las condiciones para ejercer el periodismo. "El Estado argentino [...] se ha convertido en uno de los principales agresores de la prensa," afirma la FIP. @fipamericalatina.bsky.social
Argentina: el informe anual sobre libertad de expresión alerta sobre la profundización de la represión y la violencia contra la prensa / IFJ
El informe sobre libertad de expresión 2025 que elaboraron colectivamente el Sindicato de Prensa de Buenos Aires (SiPreBA), la Federación Argentina de Trabajadorxs de Prensa (FATPREN), la carrera de C...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
#Argentina: El informe anual sobre libertad de expresión advierte sobre el grave deterioro de las condiciones para ejercer el periodismo. "El Estado argentino [...] se ha convertido en uno de los principales agresores de la prensa," afirma la FIP. @fipamericalatina.bsky.social
#Uganda: The UN Rights Chief condemned a pre-election crackdown with violence against media and opposition. At least 550 people have been arrested since the start of 2025, including more than 300 detained since campaigning began in September.
UN Rights Chief Condemns Uganda’s Pre-Election Crackdown on Opposition, Media
Read more about UN Rights Chief Condemns Uganda’s Pre-Election Crackdown on Opposition, Media on Devdiscourse.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
#Uganda: The UN Rights Chief condemned a pre-election crackdown with violence against media and opposition. At least 550 people have been arrested since the start of 2025, including more than 300 detained since campaigning began in September.
Online violence is NOT part of the job and employers have a duty of care! PEN America & the Coalition Against Online Violence have created a guide to help news outlets protect their staff and freelancers both online and offline ⤵️
Five Newsroom Leaders Share Best Online Safety Practices
"By better protecting their staff and freelancers, news organizations can defend press freedom in the face of intimidation and censorship."
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December 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Online violence is NOT part of the job and employers have a duty of care! PEN America & the Coalition Against Online Violence have created a guide to help news outlets protect their staff and freelancers both online and offline ⤵️
#Lebanon: Several governorates have had their labour arbitration councils suspended since 2023, leaving workers unable to challenge their employers' arbitrary decisions. The IFJ & the Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC) urge Lebanese authorities to reinstate these councils.
Lebanon: Lack of labour councils leaves workers unprotected / IFJ
Several Lebanese governorates have had their labour arbitration councils suspended since 2023, depriving workers of their right to legal recourse and the ability to challenge their employers' arbitrar...
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December 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#Lebanon: Several governorates have had their labour arbitration councils suspended since 2023, leaving workers unable to challenge their employers' arbitrary decisions. The IFJ & the Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC) urge Lebanese authorities to reinstate these councils.
#Palestine: [UPDATE 3.12.2025] Photojournalist Mahmoud Wadi was killed by an Israeli drone strike in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, on 2 December. We condemn his killing and call for justice. The perpetrators of crimes against journalists must not go unpunished.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
#Palestine: [UPDATE 3.12.2025] Photojournalist Mahmoud Wadi was killed by an Israeli drone strike in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, on 2 December. We condemn his killing and call for justice. The perpetrators of crimes against journalists must not go unpunished.
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We are proud to welcome Free Media Movement (Sri Lanka) and Journalists Union of Malawi as full members of the #IFJ family! Stronger together ✊🏾
#IFJBari25 #WeAreInPuglia
#IFJBari25 #WeAreInPuglia
December 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We are proud to welcome Free Media Movement (Sri Lanka) and Journalists Union of Malawi as full members of the #IFJ family! Stronger together ✊🏾
#IFJBari25 #WeAreInPuglia
#IFJBari25 #WeAreInPuglia
#16Days: Women in Mexico and Bolivia are turning digital violence into collective resistance. This form of abuse is a real weapon that spills into real life, affecting job opportunities, reputation & psychological well-being, among other things.
From survivors to changemakers: How women are fighting digital violence in Mexico and Bolivia | UN Women – Headquarters
Digital violence against women is exploding across Latin America. For women in public life—politicians, journalists, activists, human rights defenders—online abuse isn't just a nuisance. It's a weapon...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#16Days: Women in Mexico and Bolivia are turning digital violence into collective resistance. This form of abuse is a real weapon that spills into real life, affecting job opportunities, reputation & psychological well-being, among other things.
#Georgia: Almost 400 incidents of violence, intimidation & harassment with journalists’ work have been recorded over the past year, but no perpetrators have been held accountable. Critical journalism persists in Georgia despite the hostile environment.
Transparency International reports year of unprecedented violence and pressure on Georgian media
Transparency International Georgia reports that the year-long protest cycle, sparked by Georgian Dream’s November 28, 2024 decision to suspend the
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December 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
#Georgia: Almost 400 incidents of violence, intimidation & harassment with journalists’ work have been recorded over the past year, but no perpetrators have been held accountable. Critical journalism persists in Georgia despite the hostile environment.
📢 Busy days ahead! Our Executive Committee meets today in Bari, #Italy, to continue preparations for the IFJ centenary congress in May in Paris, among other topics. Grazie mille @fnsisocial.bsky.social for having us! Wishing all members a productive session ✊🏾
#IFJBari25 #WeAreInPuglia
#IFJBari25 #WeAreInPuglia
December 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📢 Busy days ahead! Our Executive Committee meets today in Bari, #Italy, to continue preparations for the IFJ centenary congress in May in Paris, among other topics. Grazie mille @fnsisocial.bsky.social for having us! Wishing all members a productive session ✊🏾
#IFJBari25 #WeAreInPuglia
#IFJBari25 #WeAreInPuglia
#France: "Nous n’acceptons plus que des journalistes français soient empêchés de faire leur travail, menacés, intimidés ou pris pour cibles dans des territoires où le droit international humanitaire s’applique pleinement" @abellanger.bsky.social @snjournalistes.bsky.social
France: la FIJ et le SNJ saisissent la justice pour dénoncer les entraves à la liberté d’informer dans les territoires palestiniens / IFJ
La Fédération internationale des journalistes (FIJ) et son affilié français le Syndicat national des journalistes (SNJ) ont déposé plainte le 26 novembre auprès du Procureur national anti-terroriste à...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
#France: "Nous n’acceptons plus que des journalistes français soient empêchés de faire leur travail, menacés, intimidés ou pris pour cibles dans des territoires où le droit international humanitaire s’applique pleinement" @abellanger.bsky.social @snjournalistes.bsky.social
#France: Avec le @snjournalistes.bsky.social, nous avons déposé plainte contre X auprès du pôle crimes de guerre et crimes contre l'humanité pour entrave à la liberté d'exercer le journalisme dans la bande de #Gaza et en Cisjordanie.
INFO FRANCEINFO. Gaza : deux organisations de journalistes portent plainte contre X pour entrave à la liberté d'exercer le journalisme et crimes de guerre
Une plainte contre X a été déposée auprès du parquet national antiterroriste français mardi, par la Fédération internationale des journalistes et le SNJ, qui dénoncent une entrave à la liberté de la p...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#France: Avec le @snjournalistes.bsky.social, nous avons déposé plainte contre X auprès du pôle crimes de guerre et crimes contre l'humanité pour entrave à la liberté d'exercer le journalisme dans la bande de #Gaza et en Cisjordanie.
#AI should strengthen #journalism, not sabotage it. Our US affiliates @newsguild.org and @nwu.org are sounding the alarm on media employers' misuse of AI.
Here’s what they are fighting for ⬇️
Here’s what they are fighting for ⬇️
The NewsGuild-CWA Principles on Artificial Intelligence — News Not Slop
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December 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
#AI should strengthen #journalism, not sabotage it. Our US affiliates @newsguild.org and @nwu.org are sounding the alarm on media employers' misuse of AI.
Here’s what they are fighting for ⬇️
Here’s what they are fighting for ⬇️
📣Shout out to #freelance #journalists out there! Are you struggling to get work?
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December 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
📣Shout out to #freelance #journalists out there! Are you struggling to get work?
Try Journalist.net, a platform built to connect journalists directly with editors and newsrooms worldwide.
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💡A recent study by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism on UK #journalists and #ArtificialIntelligence shows 62% seeing AI as a large/very large threat, while just 15% see it as a large/very large opportunity.
AI adoption by UK journalists and their newsrooms: surveying applications, approaches, and attitudes
This report is primarily focused on whether and how journalists and news organisations use artificial intelligence, and how it relates to other aspects of their work.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
💡A recent study by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism on UK #journalists and #ArtificialIntelligence shows 62% seeing AI as a large/very large threat, while just 15% see it as a large/very large opportunity.