#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📰: 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!
Read this article by the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine ⤵️

#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.

Read @jelenalp.bsky.social's blog post ⤵️

#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.

Read more ⤵️ @ifjasiapacific.bsky.social

#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📰: "#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📰: 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📰: "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📰: 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📰: 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📰: Serbian journalist #SlavkoĆuruvija was murdered 27 years ago with impunity. Today, attacks on journalists are rising again in Serbia, echoing the late 1990s. “We live in a state of criminal anarchy and unprecedented violence,” @jelenalp.bsky.social✍️

#IFJBlog📰: "It is crucial that Belarusian jailed journalists are not forgotten," says Belarus Association of Journalists chairperson Andrei Bastunets. BAJ will inaugurate the photo exhibition 'Media Prison in the Centre of Europe' on 11 June in Montreal, as part of #IFJmontreal25.

#IFJBlog📰 - #Canada: "Le principal défi de
@cbcradiocanada.bsky.social est de demeurer pertinent et d'offrir une alternative à la production privée". Lire plus ⤵️

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#IFJBlog📰: Mohammed Abed is a photojournalist for @afpfr.bsky.social and a member of PJS, who has reported from #Gaza for over 20 years. He shared with the #IFJ his experience of covering the war while caring for his family, and his hopes of returning to Gaza.