Articles by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
Thirty IFEX members call on government to protect journalists and end impunity
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 letter to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, calling on him to “stop the war on journalists”.
CJFE calls for renewed effort in investigation of journalist’s murder
In a letter to the High Commissioner of India to Canada, CJFE urges authorities to take greater steps to find the killers of journalist Anil Majumder in Assam.
Forty IFEX members protest attacks on free expression
Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway, at the IFEX General Meeting. Forty IFEX members signed the following statement, calling on the Bahraini authorities to address recent attacks on free expression in that country.
Forty IFEX members appeal for diplomatic support in detained journalists’ case
Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway, at the IFEX General Meeting. Forty IFEX members signed on to a letter calling on the international community to press for the release of journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling.
Thirty-seven IFEX members express concern about deterioration of free expression
Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway, at the IFEX General Meeting. Thirty-seven IFEX members signed on to a statement calling on the Azerbaijani authorities to address the deterioration in press freedom.
CJFE welcomes Supreme Court decision in Daniel Leblanc case
Leblanc’s work on the CAD$100-million federal sponsorship scandal was a pivotal piece of journalism that changed the course of Canadian history.
Vancouver police seize photojournalist Jason Payne’s camera at crime scene, threaten him with arrest for “obstruction of justice”
(CJFE/IFEX) – The following is an 8 April 2009 CJFE press release: CJFE Condemns Vancouver Police’s Abuse of Journalist’s Rights (Toronto, April 8, 2009) Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) condemns the seizure of a photojournalist’s camera by Vancouver police which we consider to be an infringement of the journalist’s free expression rights. On Sunday, […]
Federal Court rules against professor Amir Attaran’s access to information request
(CJFE/IFEX) – The following is a 3 April 2009 CJFE press release: CJFE Disappointed by Decision in Access to Information Case (Toronto, April 3, 2009) Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is dismayed by the Federal Court decision on an application brought by Ottawa professor Amir Attaran. Attaran had applied to the court to review […]