Articles by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
Six things you need to know about free expression in Uruguay
Uruguay is the second-highest ranking Latin American country on Reporters Without Borders’ 2013 World Press Freedom Index. José Peralta, the current Scotiabank / CJFE Journalism Fellow at Massey College in Toronto discusses the characteristics that make Uruguay a unique place to work as a journalist.
In Madiba’s shadow: The future of free expression in South Africa
Last month the world lost a great leader, statesman and human being. While Nelson Mandela will never be forgotten, particular attention must be paid to the gains in human rights and free expression that have been made in South Africa, in large part due to Mandela’s influence.
Data Privacy Day in Canada: Think you have nothing to hide? Think again
That tired, empty, ‘nothing-to-hide’ argument should be giving concerned citizens plenty to fear. The collection, storage and analysis of our digital data is eroding the fundamentals of a democratic society.
Spread of knowledge in peril as Canada shuts federal department libraries
Today, the preservation and spread of knowledge through publicly accessible libraries appears to be in peril at the national level, as the Government of Canada is closing a number of its federal departments’ libraries.
Release Alaa Abd El Fattah and all those unjustly detained in Egypt
Following the criminalisation of peaceful protest in Egypt in November 2013, 57 organisations and individuals release joint statement against arrests of Egyptian bloggers and political activists.
Canada should investigate assault on Palestinian journalist by Prime Minister’s body guard
Reports that a Canadian security official physically assaulted a Palestinian cameraman at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem surfaced on 20 January 2014 in the midst of the Prime Minister’s first official trip to the Middle East.
Burma: A long road to a free press
The expansion of free expression in Burma is a work in progress. While some restrictions have been lifted, others remain steadfastly in place, and some Burmese journalists have expressed concern that the government is merely attempting to institute more subtle means of information control and censorship under the cover of reform.
Pervasive violence against journalists in Russia
As the Sochi 2014 Olympics draw nearer, journalists will be travelling to Russia in increasing numbers. CJFE strongly urges the Russian government to take steps to provide greater security to journalists, particularly those who have been subjected to death threats.