Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

The raid and closure of the National Chronicle stemmed from a series of reports which alleged that a group of Liberians, with U.S. government support, were planning to form a new government.

Amid reports of a heavy handed police response to protests in Ferguson on the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, three journalists are now unexpectedly facing charges almost a year after the incidents in question.

The Sport for Rights coalition condemns the conviction and harsh sentencing of Azerbaijani human rights defenders Leyla and Arif Yunus on 13 August by the Baku Court of Grave Crimes.

The undersigned organizations denounce the continued attacks on and threats to journalists, media workers and human rights defenders, most recently the incidents in which human rights defender Pierre Claver Mbonimpa survived an attempt on his life, while journalist Esdras Ndikumana was the victim of a brutal attack by police and intelligence officials.

The challenge will be filed with the Ontario Superior Court on the grounds that specific sections of Bill C-51 violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in a manner that is not justified in a free and democratic society.

Since 2012, there have been multiple well-documented cases of journalists from both independent and mainstream media outlets being targeted for arrest, assault, or detention by police during their coverage of protests in Montréal.

Nearly seven years after Amanda Lindhout was kidnapped in Somalia, along with Australian photographer Nigel Brennan and translator Abdifatah Elmi, one of the alleged masterminds behind their ordeal has been charged.

IFEX members urge the UN Security Council to ensure the protection of journalists in Yemen in light of historic resolution.