INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), a worldwide body representing as many as 600,000 media experts worldwide, on Wednesday
announced that it had actually suspended the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ) from the organization.The IFJs relocation was available in
reaction to the RUJs current choice to expand its work to the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, which it said had contravened the
organizations principles, according to a statement released on the IFJ website
The IFJ is a company developed on worldwide uniformity, on principles of cooperation between member unions and respect for the rights of
all reporters, IFJ President Dominique Pradalié stated
The Russian Union of Journalists actions ..
have clearly shattered this uniformity and sown departments among sibling unions, Pradalié added
The IFJ president likewise noted that the company would be seeking to find ways to support Russian independent reporters both inside and
outside the country and to continue to provide uniformity to our two Ukrainian affiliates
The IFJs statement comes weeks after Finnish, Norwegian, Danish and Icelandic reporter unions left the international body mentioning its
perceived inactiveness over the RUJs activities on occupied Ukrainian territory
The suspension of Russias membership was likewise validated by the Russian Unions Chairman Vladimir Solovyev, who informed Russias state-run
TASS news firm that the IFJ had sent me a letter informing me that the membership of the Russian Union of Journalists has been suspended
