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Canadian Journalists for Free Expression monitors, defends and promotes free expression and access to information in Canada and around the world.
The terrifying calls were placed from a Canadian telephone number to Rana Ayyub, a prominent journalist in India.
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Death threat to prominent Indian journalist Rana Ayyub came from Canadian number
Rana Ayyub was told to write a column glorifying the Sikh assassins of former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi or prepare to be killed herself.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The terrifying calls were placed from a Canadian telephone number to Rana Ayyub, a prominent journalist in India.
www.thestar.com/news/world/d...
www.thestar.com/news/world/d...
Last year’s CJFE Press Freedom Award winner, investigative journalist Rana Ayyub, is once again facing threats and harassment, this time from a caller using a Canadian number.
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Last year’s CJFE Press Freedom Award winner, investigative journalist Rana Ayyub, is once again facing threats and harassment, this time from a caller using a Canadian number.
Elbows Up! Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance is a powerful new anthology responding to the U.S.’s shocking annexation threats and the wave of Canadian unity that followed.
October 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Elbows Up! Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance is a powerful new anthology responding to the U.S.’s shocking annexation threats and the wave of Canadian unity that followed.
Despite the ceasefire, independent reporting from Gaza remains severely restricted.
@theconversation.com
@theconversation.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Despite the ceasefire, independent reporting from Gaza remains severely restricted.
@theconversation.com
@theconversation.com
CJFE and the Canadian Association of Journalists @cajournalists.bsky.social are proud to join UNIFOR’s #factcheckhere campaign, highlighting the vital role of credible news outlets in Canada.
September 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
CJFE and the Canadian Association of Journalists @cajournalists.bsky.social are proud to join UNIFOR’s #factcheckhere campaign, highlighting the vital role of credible news outlets in Canada.
Last week’s assassination of U.S. political commentator and conservative advocate, Charlie Kirk, quickly spread across social media, fueling grief and outrage.
September 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Last week’s assassination of U.S. political commentator and conservative advocate, Charlie Kirk, quickly spread across social media, fueling grief and outrage.
BREAKING: Canada has now joined a coalition of 27 other governments in calling on Israel to allow immediate foreign media access to Gaza and to protect journalists.
August 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
BREAKING: Canada has now joined a coalition of 27 other governments in calling on Israel to allow immediate foreign media access to Gaza and to protect journalists.
Six journalists, including Pulitzer-winning Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, were killed in an Israeli strike near Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital. The UN condemned the attack as a “grave breach of international law.” Media groups, including CJFE, demand accountability & protection for journalists.
August 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Six journalists, including Pulitzer-winning Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, were killed in an Israeli strike near Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital. The UN condemned the attack as a “grave breach of international law.” Media groups, including CJFE, demand accountability & protection for journalists.
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The U.S. Journalist Assistance Network has compiled a set of immigration resources for journalists in the U.S.
📩For safety advice or support contact: emergencies@cpj.org
✈️Prepare to travel to the U.S.: cpj.org/2025/04/cpj-...
👩⚖️Understand legal issues you may face: www.rcfp.org/resources/im...
📩For safety advice or support contact: emergencies@cpj.org
✈️Prepare to travel to the U.S.: cpj.org/2025/04/cpj-...
👩⚖️Understand legal issues you may face: www.rcfp.org/resources/im...
July 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The U.S. Journalist Assistance Network has compiled a set of immigration resources for journalists in the U.S.
📩For safety advice or support contact: emergencies@cpj.org
✈️Prepare to travel to the U.S.: cpj.org/2025/04/cpj-...
👩⚖️Understand legal issues you may face: www.rcfp.org/resources/im...
📩For safety advice or support contact: emergencies@cpj.org
✈️Prepare to travel to the U.S.: cpj.org/2025/04/cpj-...
👩⚖️Understand legal issues you may face: www.rcfp.org/resources/im...
In a new piece for The Walrus, CJFE/Massey College Fellow Mostafa Al-a’sar reflects on what it means to lose access to news –twice.
In Egypt, the state controlled access to news. In Canada, censorship comes from a tech giant.
In Egypt, the state controlled access to news. In Canada, censorship comes from a tech giant.
July 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In a new piece for The Walrus, CJFE/Massey College Fellow Mostafa Al-a’sar reflects on what it means to lose access to news –twice.
In Egypt, the state controlled access to news. In Canada, censorship comes from a tech giant.
In Egypt, the state controlled access to news. In Canada, censorship comes from a tech giant.
A Globe and Mail reporter investigating political interference in Alberta’s health authority has been targeted by anonymous harassment, including surveillance, doxing, and a spoofed phone number.
July 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A Globe and Mail reporter investigating political interference in Alberta’s health authority has been targeted by anonymous harassment, including surveillance, doxing, and a spoofed phone number.
Journalists in Gaza are now struggling to access food as the war continues and aid remains blocked.
In a joint statement, the BBC, Reuters, AFP, and the Associated Press said their staff on the ground are “increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families.”
In a joint statement, the BBC, Reuters, AFP, and the Associated Press said their staff on the ground are “increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families.”
July 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Journalists in Gaza are now struggling to access food as the war continues and aid remains blocked.
In a joint statement, the BBC, Reuters, AFP, and the Associated Press said their staff on the ground are “increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families.”
In a joint statement, the BBC, Reuters, AFP, and the Associated Press said their staff on the ground are “increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families.”
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The dead have been buried and most journalists detained during Iran’s war with Israel have been freed, but the media are still reeling, as authorities disrupt internet access and crack down on critical voices with a new law.
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Iranian media under siege after Israel war, internet disrupted - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, July 2, 2025—The dead have been buried and most journalists detained during Iran’s 12-day war with Israel have been freed, but the media are still reeling, as authorities crack down on…
cpj.org
July 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The dead have been buried and most journalists detained during Iran’s war with Israel have been freed, but the media are still reeling, as authorities disrupt internet access and crack down on critical voices with a new law.
Read more:
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#China: Through its #CollateralFreedom operation, RSF has restored #Cercle19 website access, blocked by Beijing. 1 year ago, this independent group published a landmark declaration for the right to information in 🇨🇳. Access to such resources is more vital than ever to counter the regime’s propaganda.
Collateral Freedom: RSF unblocks Circle 19 website censored by the Chinese regime
To counter the Chinese regime’s censorship of the website of Circle 19 – a group defending the right to information in China – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has made the platform accessible once aga...
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July 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
#China: Through its #CollateralFreedom operation, RSF has restored #Cercle19 website access, blocked by Beijing. 1 year ago, this independent group published a landmark declaration for the right to information in 🇨🇳. Access to such resources is more vital than ever to counter the regime’s propaganda.
The Committee to Protect Journalists reports that this targeted strike on Iran state television comes amid a wider escalation between Israel and Iran. [1/2]
The Israeli military struck the headquarters of the state-owned outlet Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting in the capital, Tehran, on Monday, interrupting a live broadcast. The strike occurred on the fourth day of fire exchanged between Israel and Iran. Read more:
Israel strikes Iran state TV complex during live broadcast - Committee to Protect Journalists
Paris, June 16, 2025—The Israeli military struck the headquarters of the state-owned outlet Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) in the capital, Tehran, on Monday, interrupting a live…
cpj.org
June 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The Committee to Protect Journalists reports that this targeted strike on Iran state television comes amid a wider escalation between Israel and Iran. [1/2]
Reporters Without Borders @rsf.org has recently released their 2025 World Press Freedom Index, highlighting that economic fragility is now one of the leading threats to press freedom worldwide.
May 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Reporters Without Borders @rsf.org has recently released their 2025 World Press Freedom Index, highlighting that economic fragility is now one of the leading threats to press freedom worldwide.
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Honoured to take part in Free Speech Centre (formerly “Free Speech Hub) for their #WorldPressFreedomDay panel, on behalf of @cjfe.bsky.social.
Please consider supporting their organization: freespeechhub.org
Please consider supporting their organization: freespeechhub.org
May 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Honoured to take part in Free Speech Centre (formerly “Free Speech Hub) for their #WorldPressFreedomDay panel, on behalf of @cjfe.bsky.social.
Please consider supporting their organization: freespeechhub.org
Please consider supporting their organization: freespeechhub.org
Bert Bruser, longtime Toronto Star lawyer and a pioneer of Canadian media law, has received the Career Achievement Award from World Press Freedom Canada
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Longtime Toronto Star lawyer Bert Bruser receives World Press Freedom Canada career achievement award
“I believe so strongly that the public in this kind of a democracy has a need and a right to know what is happening in our institutions,” Bruser said of the award.
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May 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Bert Bruser, longtime Toronto Star lawyer and a pioneer of Canadian media law, has received the Career Achievement Award from World Press Freedom Canada
@wpfc-lpc.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
@wpfc-lpc.bsky.social
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Palestinian photojournalist Samar Abu Elouf — recipient of CJFE’s 2024 International Press Freedom Award — has just been named World Press Photo of the Year winner for her powerful image, “Mahmoud Ajjour, Aged Nine,” published in The New York Times.
April 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Palestinian photojournalist Samar Abu Elouf — recipient of CJFE’s 2024 International Press Freedom Award — has just been named World Press Photo of the Year winner for her powerful image, “Mahmoud Ajjour, Aged Nine,” published in The New York Times.
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The Code of Silence Awards — presented by
@cajournalists.bsky.social, @cjfe.bsky.social and the CFE
— spotlight governments and public bodies that go to great lengths to keep the public in the dark.
🔗 Read more: cfe.torontomu.ca/news/ontario...
@cajournalists.bsky.social, @cjfe.bsky.social and the CFE
— spotlight governments and public bodies that go to great lengths to keep the public in the dark.
🔗 Read more: cfe.torontomu.ca/news/ontario...
Ontario’s Greenbelt email-gate scandal nabs national lack of transparency award | Centre for Free Expression
Doug Ford’s Ontario government has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the provincial Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy for its continued failure to prevent se...
cfe.torontomu.ca
April 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The Code of Silence Awards — presented by
@cajournalists.bsky.social, @cjfe.bsky.social and the CFE
— spotlight governments and public bodies that go to great lengths to keep the public in the dark.
🔗 Read more: cfe.torontomu.ca/news/ontario...
@cajournalists.bsky.social, @cjfe.bsky.social and the CFE
— spotlight governments and public bodies that go to great lengths to keep the public in the dark.
🔗 Read more: cfe.torontomu.ca/news/ontario...
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The award, presented by
@cajournalists.bsky.social, @cfetmu.bsky.social & @cjfe.bsky.social, highlights efforts to hide information the public has a right to know.
🔗 Read more: cfe.torontomu.ca/news/federal...
#GovernmentSecrecy #JournalismMatters
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@cajournalists.bsky.social, @cfetmu.bsky.social & @cjfe.bsky.social, highlights efforts to hide information the public has a right to know.
🔗 Read more: cfe.torontomu.ca/news/federal...
#GovernmentSecrecy #JournalismMatters
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Federal government given the Code of Silence Award for its obstructing release of records about residential schools | Centre for Free Expression
Nearly ten years after the publication of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)’s final report, Canada’s federal government continues to fight Indigenous groups from across the country seeking...
cfe.torontomu.ca
April 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The award, presented by
@cajournalists.bsky.social, @cfetmu.bsky.social & @cjfe.bsky.social, highlights efforts to hide information the public has a right to know.
🔗 Read more: cfe.torontomu.ca/news/federal...
#GovernmentSecrecy #JournalismMatters
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@cajournalists.bsky.social, @cfetmu.bsky.social & @cjfe.bsky.social, highlights efforts to hide information the public has a right to know.
🔗 Read more: cfe.torontomu.ca/news/federal...
#GovernmentSecrecy #JournalismMatters
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This week, an Israeli airstrike hit a media tent near Nasser Hospital, killing journalist Helmi al-Faqawi and injuring several others, as reported by Wafa and Al Jazeera. Deaths add to the casualty numbers in what has been declared the deadliest ever war for media workers.
April 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This week, an Israeli airstrike hit a media tent near Nasser Hospital, killing journalist Helmi al-Faqawi and injuring several others, as reported by Wafa and Al Jazeera. Deaths add to the casualty numbers in what has been declared the deadliest ever war for media workers.
On March 20, 2025, CJFE & WesternuFIMS hosted the panel: Canadian Politics in the Eye of the Storm at Hot Docs Cinema.
Top journalists tackled disinformation, AI, media trust & U.S. influence ahead of the election.
Swipe for key takeaways.
#CJFE #PressFreedom
Top journalists tackled disinformation, AI, media trust & U.S. influence ahead of the election.
Swipe for key takeaways.
#CJFE #PressFreedom
March 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
On March 20, 2025, CJFE & WesternuFIMS hosted the panel: Canadian Politics in the Eye of the Storm at Hot Docs Cinema.
Top journalists tackled disinformation, AI, media trust & U.S. influence ahead of the election.
Swipe for key takeaways.
#CJFE #PressFreedom
Top journalists tackled disinformation, AI, media trust & U.S. influence ahead of the election.
Swipe for key takeaways.
#CJFE #PressFreedom
On March 20, top Canadian journalists take the stage at Hot Docs Cinema to discuss disinformation, polarization, and what’s at stake in the 2025 election. 🎟️ $10 (free for students). Presented by CJFE & FIMS.
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Canadian Politics In the Eye of the Storm | Hot Docs
Leading voices from Canadian news will answer some of the most important political questions of our time.
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March 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
On March 20, top Canadian journalists take the stage at Hot Docs Cinema to discuss disinformation, polarization, and what’s at stake in the 2025 election. 🎟️ $10 (free for students). Presented by CJFE & FIMS.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
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ASSOCIATED PRESS: Top Photos of the Month February 2025. apnews.com/world-news/g...? @apnews.com #photojournalism #journalism #photography
AP Top Photos of the Month February 2025.
This collection of photos was curated by AP photographer Oded Balilty and AP photo editor Eloy Martin.
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March 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Top Photos of the Month February 2025. apnews.com/world-news/g...? @apnews.com #photojournalism #journalism #photography