Switzerland

March 12, 2025

UN Special Rapporteur Raises Alarm Over Jimmy Lai’s Case at Human Rights Council

March 12, 2025 – Sowitzerland/China –  The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Irene […]
January 28, 2025

Swiss Authorities Deport Palestinian-American Journalist Ali Abunimah Following His Detention

January 28, 2025 – Switzerland/Palestine/USA –  Palestinian-American writer and journalist Ali Abunimah was detained and deported by Swiss authorities on January 28, 2025, after being banned from […]
January 26, 2025

Ali Abunimah Detained and Deported by Switzerland in Press Freedom Controversy

January 26, 2025 – Switzerland/ Palestine/ Israel –  Prominent Palestinian-American journalist and co-founder of The Electronic Intifada, Ali Abunimah, was unexpectedly detained by Swiss authorities in […]
January 25, 2025

Swiss Detainment of Ali Abunimah Sparks Free Speech Outcry

January 25, 2025 – Palestine/USA/Switzerland –  Palestinian-American journalist and Executive Director of The Electronic Intifada, Ali Abunimah, was detained by Swiss authorities in Zurich just before […]
November 14, 2024

Global Press Freedom Under Fire: UN Raises Alarm on Journalists’ Safety

November 14, 2024 – UN/Mexico/Switzerland – At a UN press conference in Geneva on 14 November 2024, the atmosphere was grim: 80% of journalist murders worldwide […]
September 19, 2024

UN Raises Alarm Over Jimmy Lai’s Prolonged Solitary Confinement in Hong Kong

September 19, 2024 – Switzerland/China/UN –  During the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), represented by […]