Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

Sodiqov, a blogger and PhD student in political science at the University of Toronto, was arrested in Tajikistan on June 16 in Khorog while conducting field research on “the causes of conflict and conflict management.”

Independent organizations in Egypt face a looming crackdown. The government has threatened to enforce a draconian associations law that became law 12 years ago, but has seldom been enforced.

Governments around the globe increasingly perceive journalists who report critically on stories of public interest to be destabilizing elements, threats to national security, and even terrorists.

IFEX members and partners from around the world urge the UN to include access to information in the Agenda for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals.

For over two years, media requests to interview Omar Khadr have consistently been denied by Correctional Service Canada. Canadian Journalists for Free Expression believes Canadians have a right to hear both sides of this story.

Facing the difficult decision of whether to appeal his guilty verdict to the same corrupt judiciary that unjustly convicted him in the first place, Mohammed Fahmy addresses the plight that he and his colleagues are facing.

Over the past four years, Hungary has seen dozens of small, and not so small, encroachments on the right to free expression. Taken en masse, certain developments in Hungary indicate a clear trajectory towards authoritarian regulation of the media, and the situation is becoming increasingly dire.

Last week it was made public that the Canadian Revenue Agency is auditing PEN Canada for its “political activities.” They are just the latest victims in an aggressive campaign targeting outspoken organizations such as Amnesty International, the David Suzuki Foundation and Environmental Defence.