Articles by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

One Year On: Cambodia must immediately release Tep Vanny
67 NGOs call for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights defender Tep Vanny on the one-year anniversary of her detention.

Support from five continents for detained human rights advocates in Turkey
40 rights organisations from five different continents demand the release of human rights defenders detained in Turkey.

Pressure mounts on Cambodia a year after Kem Ley’s killing
On the one-year anniversary of the death of popular Cambodian activist Kem Ley, civil society organisations from around the world reiterated their call for an independent inquiry.

Global coalition urges “Five Eyes” to respect encryption
ARTICLE 19 and 82 other organisations urge “Five Eyes” to support the development and use of secure communications tools and technologies and reject policies that would prevent or undermine the use of strong encryption.

Statement of Solidarity in Support of MENA HRDs for IFEX25
NGOs around the world ask authorities to stop campaigns of repression against HRDs and civil society organisations in the Middle East and North Africa region

Canadian press remains defenceless
The Trudeau government missed a crucial chance to extend badly-needed journalist protections, leaving Canada as one of the only industrialized countries in the world lacking legislation to protect confidential sources.

Georgia must act on illegal abduction of Afgan Mukhtarli
After an Azerbaijani journalist was spirited away from Georgia, rights groups say the country must back up its previous statements on enforced disappearances.

Nearly a decade after attack on Croatian investigative reporter, impunity reigns
The brutal assault on Croatian investigative journalist Dušan Miljuš, nearly a decade ago, remains unsolved and the civil rights group pursuing it, the Partnership for Social Development, is concerned that trying to reopen this attempted murder case could be a provocation that would further endanger the journalist.