CJFE examines a disturbing trend: governments around the world increasingly perceive journalists who report critically on stories of public interest to be destabilizing elements, threats to national security, and even terrorists.
To honour International Women’s Day this year, we are profiling three brave and influential female journalists who have been intimidated and attacked with impunity.
An online Q&A about digital privacy and free expression. Moderated by Jesse Brown, we were joined by expert panelists Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, and Wilf Dinnick of OpenFile.
This morning the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision on the case of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission v. William Whatcott. CJFE was one of 20 intervenors on the case.
CJFE interviewed 2012/2013 journalism fellow Mary Triny Mena to learn more about her experiences in the program so far, and how the fellowship at Massey College is enriching her career as a journalist.
Two years since President Mubarak's resignation as a part of the Arab Spring, has anything changed? We examine the current state of press freedom and free expression in Egypt.
February 1 marked an important victory in the global battle against impunity when Ukrainian authorities sentenced to life former police general Oleksiy Pukach for the murder of journalist and press freedom hero Georgiy Gongadze.
As part of a national consultation by the Office of the Information Commissioner, CJFE has put together a report of recommendations for reform of Canada’s 30 year-old access to information law.
In 2011, CJFE awarded Mohamed Abdelfattah with our International Press Freedom Award his courageous coverage of Egyptian protests and police brutality. Now over a year later, we checked in with Mohamed to see what he has been working on since.
