Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

Civil society groups ask ECOSOC to reconsider granting valued press freedom group and IFEX member, The Committee to Protect Journalists, consultative status at the UN.

IFEX members call on the Prime Minister of Tonga to cease threats of suspension of journalist Viola Ulakai and respect his past commitment to press freedom in the country.

According to rights groups, Bahraini government’s claims of having implemented all BICI recommendations is mere lip service.

IFEX members and regional partners urge Malaysian MPs to ensure media laws are in line with international standards on online freedom of expression and access to information.

Human rights organisations are calling for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the murders of at least nine writers, bloggers, publishers, academics, and activists in Bangladesh since February 2015.

34 IFEX members are supporting RSF’s initiative to create the position of a Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for the Safety of Journalists.

Information and privacy commissioners from all 10 provinces, the three northern territories and the federal Office of the Information Commissioner have come together to propose the creation of a legislated duty to document that would apply to all public entities.

Critical blogging is the lifeblood of free societies, not a threat to social stability, say rights groups.