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#IFJBlog📰: "Her first name was Radoslava Dada Vujasinović. Her last name was 一 a brave journalist," writes Jelena L. Petkovic. With persistent impunity, escalating threats, and ongoing assaults on journalists in #Serbia, we remember Dada and call for justice.

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#IFJBlog: The case of Dada Vujasinović and the conspiracy of silence in Serbia / IFJ
What if the dogs of war kill you and then fake it as if you had committed suicide? What if a dirty machine was used to cast a shadow over your truthful articles to prove that something was mentally wr...
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June 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM
#IFJBlog: 87 cas de menaces visant des dessinateur.ices ont été recensés par @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social et @cartoonistsrights.org. Kak aborde avec la FIJ la complexité et les enjeux du métier
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#IFJBlog: “le dessin de presse est un mini éditorial”  / IFJ
Les associations Cartooning for Peace et Cartoonists Rights ont recensé 87 cas de menaces visant des dessinateurs et dessinatrices de presse à travers le monde pour la période 2023- 2025. Le président...
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April 24, 2026 at 7:55 AM
#IFJBlog📰: For three years now, Ukrainian journalist Anastasiia Hlukhovska from occupied Melitopol has been held incommunicado after being abducted by Russian security forces in August 2023. We demand Hlukhovska's immediate release!
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#IFJBlog: The silence Russia wanted - how journalist Anastasiia Hlukhovska vanished into incommunicado detention / IFJ
No contact. No charges. No legal status. This is what incommunicado detention looks like: enforced isolation from the world and one of the most profound forms of human suffering. For three years now, ...
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August 20, 2026 at 9:49 AM
#IFJBlog📰: After nearly 40 years of defending journalism, Serbian journalist Veran Matić has become the target of multiple attacks. We are seriously concerned about escalating threats against him and demand that his safety be guaranteed.

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#IFJBlog: After near 40 years defending journalism, Veran Matić becomes the target of attacks / IFJ
In Serbia, the systematic destruction of one journalist's reputation has surpassed even the authoritarian playbook. In the 2.0 version, character assassination is a dangerous and breakneck scenario at...
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August 19, 2026 at 2:35 PM
#IFJBlog: The #Epstein case has brought to light a massive scandal involving the sexual exploitation of minors. Sabine Panet, editor-in-chief of Axelle tells us more about fair portrayal of gender-based violence
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#IFJBlog: Epstein Case: “Victims are subjects, not objects” / IFJ
The Epstein case has brought to light a massive scandal involving the sexual exploitation of minors. The release by the U.S. Department of Justice of thousands of documents, photos, and emails related...
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March 12, 2026 at 8:25 AM
#IFJBlog📰: Across South Asia, independent digital journalism is quietly reshaping how citizens engage with the truth. In #Nepal grassroots media is empowering a new generation.

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#IFJBlog: How grassroots media is empowering a new generation in Nepal / IFJ
Nepal is seeing a rise in community-based digital media. Small online platforms, such as Khoj Samachar, are working to share verified information in both Nepali and English. These outlets help people ...
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January 15, 2026 at 12:41 PM
#IFJBlog: "Regional cooperation opens the door to cross-border investigations that truly matter. Human trafficking, drug syndicates, illegal gambling are not issues confined to one nation. When we work together the effect is far greater." Nany Afrida, FAPaJ
#IFJBlog: Q&A with Nany Afrida – FAPaJ President / IFJ
Journalist unions across the Asia-Pacific region united online in October for the second Triennial Congress of the Federation of Asia-Pacific Journalists (FAPaJ), the IFJ’s newest regional body establ...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#IFJBlog #USA: "Autocrats start their assault on dismantling democracy by targeting a free and independent press"

President of @newsguild.org , @jschleuss.com, tells us more about the state of press freedom in the US and unions’ roles under autocratic regimes

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#IFJBlog- "Autocrats start by targeting the press" / IFJ
The arrest of former CNN anchor and journalist Don Lemon on 29 January 2026, after he entered a Minnesota church and filmed anti-immigration enforcement protesters as they disrupted a service, is anot...
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February 4, 2026 at 9:03 AM
#IFJBlog📰: Recent study shows that many women journalists in the Balkans experience sexual harassment, but that these experiences are rarely addressed in the media themselves. We defend a workplace culture grounded in respect, inclusion and equality.
#IFJBlog: Sexual harassment still perceived as “normal and socially acceptable” behaviour / IFJ
Women journalists in the Balkans talk about violence, but rarely about their own personal experience, a survey finds. A recent study conducted by the Mediacentar Sarajevo - in collaboration with the K...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#IFJBlog: Journalist Iryna Levchenko is 64. At the time of her arrest, on 6 May 2023, she had already retired and was living quietly with her husband in their home city. She has already spend 3 years behind Russian bars
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#IFJBlog:“We thought we’d be safe”: the story of Iryna Levchenko, a Ukrainian journalist detained by Russia / IFJ
Iryna Levchenko is 64 years old. She is a veteran journalist with 40 years of experience and a member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU). At the time of her arrest, on 6 May 2023, ...
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May 22, 2026 at 8:28 AM
#IFJBlog📰: "#AI has risked the safety of women in digital spaces and reinforced gender bias in different mediums. However, it carries the potential to train journalists to apply gender-sensitive journalism and identify misogynist content," writes journalist Kinza Shakeel. Read more ⤵️
#IFJBlog: Can AI help in gender inclusive journalism? / IFJ
Artificial intelligence has risked the safety of women in digital spaces along with reinforcing gender bias in different mediums; however, it carries the potential to train journalists to understand a...
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July 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
#IFJBlog: How is the EU holding up to media pluralism standards? Is it time for a makeover? The Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) 2025 report is here to answer your questions📢 As promised, part 2 is here! Read it below⬇️
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#IFJBlog: The state of media and journalism in the EU: Time for a makeover? / IFJ
The Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) is a holistic tool that measures media pluralism and media freedom in EU member states and in candidate countries. The latest report for 2025 was published in June, s...
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August 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#IFJBlog: As India and Pakistan exchanged airstrikes in May 2025, a parallel battle unfolded online defined by AI-generated deepfakes, recycled footage, and a flood of disinformation that blurred the line between truth and propaganda
#IFJBlog: AI, Deepfakes, and the Fog of War - Disinformation in the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict / IFJ
As India and Pakistan exchanged airstrikes in May 2025, a parallel battle unfolded online defined by AI-generated deepfakes, recycled footage, and a flood of disinformation that blurred the line betwe...
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June 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
#IFJBlog📰: One year after the death of 16 people in the station canopy collapse in #Serbia, journalism in the country faces growing threats. NUNS reports 289 attacks on journalists this year, many involving police. Don't miss Jelena Petkovic's article ⤵️
#IFJBlog - Serbia: A year-long war on journalism / IFJ
What we see in Serbia is the quintessence of state intimidation and coercion, with the aim of media control, holding journalists under duress and self-censorship. It is a war on journalism, free speec...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#IFJBlog📰: "Debemos mantener la esencia del periodismo como herramienta de contra-poder," afirma Santiago Ortiz, nuevo presidente de la Federación de Periodistas de América Latina y el Caribe y secretario general del Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay. Entrevista completa ⤵️
#IFJBlog: "Debemos mantener la esencia del periodismo como herramienta de contra-poder," afirma Santiago Ortiz, nuevo presidente de FEPALC / FIP
Santiago Ortiz es secretario general del Sindicato de Periodistas de Paraguay (SPP) 一 organización afiliada a la Federación Internacional de Periodistas (FIP) 一 del cual es miembro activo desde 2011 y...
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January 19, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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#IFJBlog: Sexual harassment still perceived as “normal and socially acceptable” behaviour / IFJ
Women journalists in the Balkans talk about violence, but rarely about their own personal experience, a survey finds. A recent study conducted by the Mediacentar Sarajevo - in collaboration with the K...
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October 14, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#IFJBlog: Federation of Asia-Pacific Journalists (FAPaJ)'s Vice-President Salim Hamed Al-Jahwari, of the Omani Journalists Association (OJA), outlines the pressing challenges and key priorities in the region in a Q&A with the IFJ.
#IFJBlog: Q&A with Salim Hamed Al-Jahwari – FAPaJ Vice-President / IFJ
Journalist unions across the Asia-Pacific region united online in October for the second Triennial Congress of the Federation of Asia-Pacific Journalists (FAPaJ), the IFJ’s newest regional body establ...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
#IFJBlog: Four years since the Taliban’s violent return to power and ongoing crackdowns on Afghan media workers, exiled journalists in Pakistan continue to work amidst looming threats of deportation, writes Siana Uprety.

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#IFJBlog: Afghan journalists in Pakistan still fighting / IFJ
Four years since the Taliban’s violent return to power and ongoing crackdowns on Afghan media workers, exiled journalists in Pakistan continue to work amidst looming threats of deportation. Through in...
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March 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
#IFJBlog📰: 26 years have passed since the murder of Serbian journalist Slavko Ćuruvija - a crime than remains unpunished. "With #impunity at its prime, professional journalists in #Serbia continue to be seriously targeted by leading political figures," warns journalist @jelenalp.bsky.social.
#IFJBlog: The murder of Slavko Ćuruvija - Justice lives elsewhere / IFJ
Twenty-six years have passed since the unpunished murder of Slavko Ćuruvija, prominent Serbian journalist and publisher of Dnevni Telegraf and Evropljanin, fighter for the truth during the darkest hou...
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April 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
#IFJBlog📰: As media violations are on the rise in #Pakistan, a recent development in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir region has stifled the operations of 'The Daily Jammu & Kashmir'. "We must not grow silent," writes Islamabad-based journalist Mahnoor Qureshi ⤵️ @ifjasiapacific.bsky.social
#IFJBlog: Pakistan - Journalism under siege in AJK region / IFJ
As media violations are on the rise in Pakistan, a recent development in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) region has stifled the operations of prominent Muzaffarabad-based newspaper ‘The Daily Jammu &...
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April 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
#AI: “The notion that tech industry leaders are people who support free speech has always been a lie. Their current project of free speech is one where bigots can say whatever they want, no matter how offensive it might be, and not feel any consequence"
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#IFJBlog: The tech oligarchs and the future of freedom / IFJ
Paris Marx is a Canadian technology writer and author of “Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation.” He also hosts Tech Won't Save Us, an award-winning critic...
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May 18, 2026 at 1:44 PM
GLOBAL: Beyond Promises: The unfinished fight for women’s rights and democracy www.ifj.org/es/sala-de-p...
#IFJBlog: Beyond Promises: The unfinished fight for women’s rights and democracy / FIP
30 years on from the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the struggle for gender equality is far from over. Despite growing challenges from far-right and nationalist governments, workers have...
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March 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
"Sometimes you hate yourself. You hate your work because you want to cry with your people, with your relatives, with your friends. You don't want to document everything. But as I told you, in the end you need to send your message of the reality for all the people."

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#IFJBlog: "Sometimes you hate yourself" – The cost of being a photographer in Gaza / IFJ
On a quiet Sunday in Brussels, in a balcony gallery over an organic shop, Mohammed Abed of AFP gently brought home to those listening his humanity, resilience and pain as a Palestinian photographer ex...
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February 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM