Italian journalist Adriano Cappellari’s home in Enego, northeastern Italy, was targeted in an arson attack on 31 May. The journalist had previously received threatening letters due to his reporting. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) join their affiliate, the Federazione Nazionale Stampa Italiana (FNSI), in expressing solidarity with Cappellari and calling for a prompt investigation into this attack. Journalist Adriano Cappellari contributes to the local newspaper L’Altopiano and the regional newspaper Il Giornale di Vicenza, both of which are based in the Province of Vicenza, in northeastern Italy. In February 2026, he received anonymous letters to…

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) will hold its annual meeting in Ankara, Turkey. Around 70 journalists and trade union representatives are expected to meet on 18-19 June 2026. It is co-organised by the Journalists’ Association (GCD), based in the capital city of Turkey. Under the theme “Independent journalism under siege”, the EFJ Congress will kick off with a conference on “The global crisis of journalism”. The event will welcome Márton Gergely, chief editor of  HVG, Hungary’s leading weekly and Chair of the IPI Executive Board, for a keynote discussion on the global challenges facing the profession.  During the Congress,…

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins its Hungarian affiliates, HPU and MUOSZ, in condemning the manoeuvres that led to the closure of the print edition of Népszava, the largest national political daily in Hungary and the last and only remaining liberal, social democratic political daily in the country. Mediaworks, the media holding company with close ties to the Fidesz party, and the logistics company Medialog-DMHM, which belongs to the same group, suddenly announced on Thursday the immediate termination of their printing and distribution contract with the publisher of Népszava, a contract that had been in place for over ten years.…

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and its members from Slovenia (SNS, DNS), Croatia (HND, TUCJ), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH Journalists), Montenegro (TUMM) and Serbia (NUNS, UNS, Nezavisnost) express serious concern about the current uncertainty facing media outlets operating under the Adria News Network, following the confirmation that an agreement has been reached for the sale of Adria News S.à r.l. to the international investment group Alpac Capital. According to published information, the transaction includes news media operating within the Adria News Network,  such as N1, Nova S, Vijesti, Danas, Radar and other media outlets in the region, employing more…

UPDATE (26/05/2026): NUJU has also reported damage to the office of its Kyiv regional organisation, located on Khreshchatyk Street in central Kyiv. The blast wave damaged windows and scattered glass inside the premises. While the damage is not critical, the incident further illustrates how Russian missile-and-drone attacks continue to affect infrastructure connected to journalists and access to information. —————— The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) join their affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU), in condemning one of the largest Russian missile-and-drone attacks on Kyiv on the night of 23-24 May, which damaged media infrastructure and…

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has launched its funding scheme through its IMPACT project, co-funded by the European Commission, to help member unions improve journalists’ working conditions and defend their fundamental rights. Following a three-month process of application and evaluation carried out by the independent Evaluation Committee set up by the EFJ, 8 members from Croatia, the Netherlands, Hungary, Belgium, Spain, France and Bulgaria, were rewarded with a total of 69,012 EUR to carry out their national projects. The projects launched by the journalists’ unions and associations will address a wide range of issues, including defending media freedom as…