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  • Canadian citizen Naser Al-Raas arrested in Bahrain (UPDATED)
  • Now Accepting Applications for 2012/2013 CJFE/Scotiabank Journalism Fellowship
    Halfway through his CJFE/Scotiabank Journalism Fellowship, Luis Horacio Nájera has provided us with a brief update on his time at Massey College so far. Applications for next year's fellowship must be received no later than March 2, 2012.
  • CBC TV crew fears being denied entry to Panama
    Three journalists with Canada’s state-owned CBC TV, who set off from Toronto today to cover a dispute between indigenous groups and Canadian and other international mining companies in Panama, fear that they may not be allowed into the country because a CBC fixer who was supposed to prepare their visit was denied entry 10 days ago.
  • Twitter now able to censor tweets by country
    With a recent policy change, Twitter is now censoring tweets by location, and restricting content by country.
  • Websites go dark in protest of SOPA and PIPA
    Today Wikipedia, Google, Reddit, WordPress, and numerous other websites protest the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA).
  • CJFE 2012 Day Planners Now Available for Purchase!
    Looking for the best way to stay organized in 2012? Compact, durable, and filled with information about free expression, our organizer is just the thing to start the new year off right.
  • International delegation calls for end to free expression violations and human rights defenders to be freed
    All human rights defenders and those in detention as a result of the National Safety laws enacted in Bahrain should be freed immediately, said a delegation of six international rights organisations visiting the country this past week to investigate freedom of expression.
  • 14th Annual CJFE Gala: A Night to Honour Courageous Reporting
    The 14th annual CJFE Gala: A Night to Honour Courageous Reporting, on Thursday November 24, 2011, held at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, was a great success! Once again, the evening was a mix of celebration and sombre reflection, as we looked back on a year of great bravery, and great sacrifice.
  • Bahrain Notebook: November 21
    Friend of CJFE, Marian Botsford (Chair, Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC), PEN International) is writing from Bahrain where she is following Naser's case on behalf of CJFE and Amnesty International.
  • CJFE visits Canadian Naser Al-Raas in Bahrain, facing 5 years in prison
    Canadian citizen Naser Al-Raas is facing imprisonment in Bahrain for exercising his rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly. He is currently facing a five-year prison term, of even graver concern as Mr. Al-Raas is suffering from medical problems that would very likely be aggravated in detention.
  • November 23: The 2011 International Day to End Impunity
    The International Day to End Impunity is a call to action to demand justice for those who have been killed for exercising their right to freedom of expression and shed light on the issue of impunity. Tara Singh Hayer was a publisher for the Indo-Canadian Times, who was shot and killed on November 18, 1998, in Surrey, British Columbia.
  • Ron Haggart: 2011 Vox Libera Award
    The Vox Libera Award is granted to a Canadian who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the principles of free expression and who has had made an important and sustained contribution – at home or abroad – to those same principles.
  • Mohamed Abdelfattah: 2011 International Press Freedom Award
    Abdelfattah, who had completed citizen journalism training with the International Centre for Journalists and had been blogging about human rights violations since early 2010, blogged about Said’s “torture-to-death,” as he calls it. By finding and showing eyewitness accounts, Abdelfattah blew away the government narrative regarding Said’s death.
  • Khaled al-Hammadi: 2011 International Press Freedom Award
    When a story breaks in Yemen, you’ll usually find Khaled al-Hammadi somewhere in the middle of it. At a time when newsrooms can only afford to parachute reporters in and out of countries, al-Hammadi provides much-needed context to a complex and evolving story.
  • Dr. Shiv Chopra, Dr. Margaret Haydon, and Dr. Gérard Lambert: 2011 Integrity Award
    Chopra, Haydon and Lambert exemplify why whistleblowers should be lauded and protected. By sacrificing career and reputation to keep Canadian food safe, they’ve led the way in protecting the public good.