Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

Over 60 organisations signed a joint appeal to Moroccan authorities to free editor Ali Anouzla, jailed on 17 September for posting a link to an Al-Qaeda video on his news website alongside an article critical of the video.

Ai Weiwei’s work is indelibly tied to the fight for free speech. He has consistently drawn attention to corruption and injustice in the Chinese government, most frequently with larger than life works that deliberately confront the viewer with their message.

Over 140 groups are calling on the Ontario legislature to adopt strong legislation to prevent Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) from being used to limit freedom of expression, public participation and prevent the abuse of libel laws.

In an attempt to uncover the answers to Canadians’ questions about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, CJFE hosted a live chat, “Decoding the Trans-Pacific Partnership.”

Sylvie Therrien, the Vancouver-based federal fraud investigator who leaked documents she said showed that the government set quotas for denying Employment Insurance benefits to eligible claimants, has her final grievance meeting over her suspension on September 12.

Nikolai Alexyev is the subject of a criminal libel case relating to remarks made on his Twitter account, criticizing two Russian state Duma members for their support of a ban on disseminating “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” to minors.

A recent life sentence was handed down by the Iranian government to a Canadian permanent resident, Saeed Malekpour, who was arrested and charged with desecrating Islam in Iran, after a photo uploading software that he designed was used to produce internet pornography.

Since the Trans-Pacific Partnership has the potential to transform everything from trade and unemployment to investment and intellectual property. the only way to understand its implications for free expression in Canada is to dissect what little we currently know about the partnership.