Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

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Link to: Supreme Court’s hyperlink decision a victory for freedom of expression on the Internet

Supreme Court’s hyperlink decision a victory for freedom of expression on the Internet

The Court recognized that the Internet cannot provide access to information without hyperlinks and observed that the potential “chill” effect could be devastating if authors or publishers were held responsible for the content on the page the hyperlink leads to.

Link to: Free expression groups call upon the government to act decisively on reforms ahead of historic elections

Free expression groups call upon the government to act decisively on reforms ahead of historic elections

IFEX-TMG says time is of the essence to effectively support freedom of expression by adopting a series of positive measures and setting high standards for the future.

Samir Feriani and his mother outside the Tunisian military court in Bab Sa’adoun on Thursday, awaiting the verdict in his trial., Ghias Aljundi/غياث الجندي

Free expression groups celebrate freeing of whistleblower police commissioner

IFEX-TMG attends trial of Samir Feriani, acquitted of charges of leaking information about the destruction of evidence linking Tunisian secret police to torture and other crimes.

Link to: Targeting of journalists and demonstrators alarming, says IFEX-TMG

Targeting of journalists and demonstrators alarming, says IFEX-TMG

The IFEX-TMG is urging action to prevent any repeat of recent violent crackdowns on demonstrators and journalists in the run up to scheduled constitutional elections in October.

Link to: Twelve organisations call for release of Democratic Voice of Burma’s video journalists

Twelve organisations call for release of Democratic Voice of Burma’s video journalists

Seventeen video journalists for the Oslo-based exiled media organisation remain imprisoned; they are among nearly 2,100 political prisoners in Burma.

Link to: Mexican journalist Luis Horacio Nájera awarded journalism fellowship in Canada

Mexican journalist Luis Horacio Nájera awarded journalism fellowship in Canada

The veteran journalist had been investigating politically sensitive issues ranging from government corruption to the trafficking of drugs, people and weapons, until fears for his life and his family’s safety forced him to seek asylum in Canada.

Elisabeth Eide

Scars of oppression run deep in the country’s media

IFEX-TMG report calls for free and independent media and a strong, democratic and open civil society.

Link to: IFEX-TMG members alarmed by resurgence of Internet censorship and arrests

IFEX-TMG members alarmed by resurgence of Internet censorship and arrests

IFEX-TMG calls for free speech rights of Tunisian citizens to be upheld in the run up to free elections.