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What happened in August:
• AN UPDATE ON FREE EXPRESSION IN MEXICO: Communications and Research Intern Alex Zakreski explored the crisis of government corruption and impunity that continues to plague journalists in Mexico • CJFE INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Applications for the position of CJFE Executive Director are now closed. Stay tuned for an announcement soon! • TOO MANY GOODBYES: We said goodbye to three members of the CJFE team in August: Amy Johnson, who worked as CJFE’s Program Coordinator; Summer Legal Research Assistant, Stefan Rinas; and Communications and Research Intern, Nouran Sedaghat. You can read Amy, Stefan, and Nouran’s final blog posts. *Note from CJFE Manager - Staying true to the title of her post “I’m never actually going to leave CJFE,” Amy is continuing to write our monthly newsletters. • CANADIAN FILMMAKER AND PHYSICIAN ARRESTED IN EGYPT: CJFE reported on the detention of Canadian filmmaker John Greyson and physician Tarek Loubani in Cairo, whose charges remain unclear • BLOCKED ON WEIBO: Last night Jason Q. Ng, Google Policy Fellow at University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, launched his book "Blocked on Weibo" at the Munk School of Global Affairs in TorontoWhat's coming up in September:
• LIBERIAN NEWSPAPER CLOSED AND EDITOR JAILED ON LIBEL CHARGES: FrontPageAfrica’s publisher, Rodney Sieh, is now in prison for non-payment of a $1.6 million fine in a defamation case. With Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf visiting Toronto this September, we will be looking to her to uphold free expression rights in Liberia • FREE EXPRESSION IN CHINA: In honour of the upcoming event Voices of Freedom, CJFE will feature a variety of online content exploring the challenges facing free expression rights in China • WHISTLEBLOWER FACES HEARING: We will be monitoring the upcoming hearing in September of Sylvie Therrien, the EI Investigator who blew the whistle on the Canadian government’s EI fraud practices • REFLECTION ON QUEBEC 2012 TRUNCHEON LAW: Keep an eye open for upcoming feature on the state of free expression in Quebec following the 2012 Maple Spring student demonstrations and truncheon law Bill 78 • CAMPAIGN FOR ANTI-SLAPP LEGISLATION: CJFE will be supporting a Greenpeace Canada campaign calling for nationwide anti-SLAPP legislation.Events we're looking forward to:
• SEPT. 10, DECODING THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP: Join us for CJFE's second online event held by the Digital Issues Committee • SEPT. 20, FUNDRAISING DINNER FOR LASANTHA WICKREMATUNGE MEMORIAL LECTURE: CJFE is honoured to support the Lasantha Wickrematunge Memorial Lecture and Fundraising Dinner. Lasantha Wickrematunge was the founder and editor of Sri Lanka's Sunday Leader newspaper. • OCT. 2, AI WEIWEI: VOICES OF FREEDOM: Join us at the AGO for a unique multimedia experience to honour the art and activism of Ai Weiwei • OCT. 14, WORLD SOCIAL SCIENCE FORUM 2013: CJFE’s Web and Social Media Editor Laura Tribe will be speaking about free expression online at the 2013 WSSF in Montreal, on a panel entitled Rethinking Freedom of Expression in an Information Society: Challenges and New Opportunities. For more free expression news, commentary, and event updates, visit cjfe.org! Until soon, Amy Johnson
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