International Federation of Journalists

"Jailed journalists, threshold for collective bargaining, no freelancers rights, refusals of press cards, restrictions of accreditation, growing prosecutions, less freedom to publish." This bleak picture will be at the heart of an upcoming conference on press freedom and labor rights in Turkey, titled "Turkey: Fighting for journalists rights and freedoms in a politically polarized country" and

Investigation urged into attack on Tanjug cameraman

BELGRADE -- The International Federation of Journalists and the European Federation of Journalists have been urged to react after a cameraman was attacked in Brussels.

BELGRADE - The Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (NUNS) sent a request to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), calling on them to contact the relevant bodies at the EU headquarters in Brussels and seek further information concerning the incident that took place at Schuman Square in Brussels on Monday, when a protester f

Macedonian journalists on Thursday laid 23 flowers in the city centre, at the spot where police obstructed a protest organized in support of Kezarovski one year ago.

The flowers symbolized 23 years of Macedonian independence and democracy.

Release of Russian photojournalist urged

VIENNA -- The OSCE has expressed concern about reports that Andrei Stenin, a photojournalist with the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency, went missing.

“I call for Stenin’s immediate release,” OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said.

"Come on media and colleagues, let's show journalistic solidarity!" Vukasin Obradovic, head of the Serbian journalists association, NUNS, said, calling on media professionals to help colleagues in flood-hit areas.

Women's Day: End violence against women journalists

BRUSSELS -- IFJ marked International Women's Day by calling on media organizations and public authorities to confront violence against female journalists.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urged them to provided a safe working environment for women in the media.