Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

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Link to: Twenty-one organisations, including fifteen IFEX members, condemn guilty verdict, extended detention for Aung San Suu Kyi

Twenty-one organisations, including fifteen IFEX members, condemn guilty verdict, extended detention for Aung San Suu Kyi

(SEAPA/IFEX) – The Burma Action Group, comprising 21 organisations that are members and partners of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), condemns the guilty verdict and 18-month extended house arrest meted out to Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on 11 August 2009. We join the international community in rejecting this judgment, and […]

Maziar Bahari, Newsweek

One hundred prominent journalists call for release of Maziar Bahari

More than 100 prominent journalists from 47 countries sent a petition to the Iranian government calling for the immediate release of Maziar Bahari, “Newsweek”‘s Tehran correspondent, who has been held without charge since June 21.

Link to: CJFE calls on government to make killing a journalist a federal offence

CJFE calls on government to make killing a journalist a federal offence

In a letter to the Ambassador of the Republic of Mexico for Canada, CJFE calls on the Mexican government to make killing a journalist a federal offence and to ensure that the murderers of journalists are prosecuted.

Link to: Canadian journalist and filmmaker arrested

Canadian journalist and filmmaker arrested

CJFE has called for the release of journalist and filmmaker Maziar Bahari and other detained journalists and bloggers.

Link to: Thirty IFEX members sign on to appeal to Parliament deploring proposed changes to NGO law

Thirty IFEX members sign on to appeal to Parliament deploring proposed changes to NGO law

Thirty IFEX members have signed on to a joint letter to the parliamentary chair deploring the proposed changes to the Azerbaijan Republic Law on Non-governmental Organisations.

Link to: CJFE urges broadcast regulator to allow Al Jazeera English broadcasts

CJFE urges broadcast regulator to allow Al Jazeera English broadcasts

At a recent meeting of CJFE’s Board of Directors, a motion was passed unanimously supporting the application of Al Jazeera English to be broadcast without restrictions in Canada.

Link to: Forty-five IFEX members call for release of journalist Chief Ebrimah Manneh

Forty-five IFEX members call for release of journalist Chief Ebrimah Manneh

Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway, at the IFEX General Meeting. Forty-five IFEX members signed on to the following statement, calling on The Gambian government to enforce an ECOWAS court judgement of the journalist’s case.

Link to: Thirty IFEX members call on governments to respect fundamental human rights of free expression and privacy of communications

Thirty IFEX members call on governments to respect fundamental human rights of free expression and privacy of communications

Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway, at the IFEX General Meeting. Thirty IFEX members signed on to a resolution on the surveillance of communications and the fundamental right to protection of journalistic sources.