Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

A deeply troubling report reveals that Canada’s National Energy Board spent over $20,000 to hire a private investigation firm tasked with finding employees leaking information to the media.

Bytes for All looks at what changes need to occur to improve free expression in the Maldives and put an end to the murders of Maldivian dissenters.

They may be confused about fake news, but Canadians are pretty clear that “national security” is no excuse to force journalists to turn sources over.

That’s the question 33 NGOs are asking Eritrea this World Press Freedom Day, after the Cano prize-winning journalist remains unheard from since 2005.

A subsidiary of Canada’s Barrick Gold is once again embroiled in a free expression controversy. This time over threats to journalists who reported on mining issues.

91 NGOs call on UAE to immediately and unconditionally release award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor

By adopting the Journalistic Source Protection Act, the Canadian Senate has taken a strong stand for press freedom, and sent a clear message to the House of Commons that they must take action. Canada is one of the only industrialised countries in the world that lacks legislation for the protection of journalists’ sources.

IFEX members around the world denounce the alarming rate of journalist murders in Mexico and demand a thorough evaluation of existing protection mechanisms.