Solidarity with Human Rights Defenders in the Middle East and North Africa
CJFE joins our international allies to declare full solidarity with human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience in various countries of the MENA region detained for their peaceful and legitimate activities defending and promoting freedom of expression, and to call for their immediate release.
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Global coalition demands “Five Eyes” protect encryption
CJFE joins 83 organizations and individuals from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States demanding that our governments defend strong encryption. The letter comes on the heels of a meeting in Ottawa of the ministers responsible for the “Five Eyes” intelligence agencies.
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150 years on, Canadians need to take an honest look at their country
We’re a nation known for our freedom and rule of law, but one where respect for human rights has been increasingly eroded in the name of national security. Canada, that bastion of the free press, where anyone can speak their mind, is a country where our freedom of expression is much weaker now than in the recent past.
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Press Defenceless: House Fails to Pass Shield Bill
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is disappointed that the House of Commons failed to pass Bill S-231, the Journalistic Source Protection Act, before rising for summer recess. By failing to pass the bill now the House has missed a crucial chance to taken a stand for press freedom, and to extend badly-needed protections to confidential sources. Its swift passage needs to be a priority when MPs return in the fall.
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National security acts—like pop acts—require all the right notes
On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, the Government of Canada tabled Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters. The proposed act constitutes 150 pages of long-awaited national security legislation. Over the past two years, CJFE has advocated and organized toward this moment. Here's our hot take on the draft Bill.
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CJFE Challenges The Rebel With Free Speech Ad Campaign
On June 17, 2017, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) attended a rally by far-right media group The Rebel. At the event, dubbed ‘The Rebel Live’, CJFE contracted a video billboard truck owned by outdoor marketing company Wild On Media and displayed a video advertisement in support of CJFE’s latest campaign. This campaign seeks to challenge public assumptions about human rights in Canada.
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Reconciling Practice with Principle in the “Free Marketplace of Ideas” of 2017
At CJFE's June 7 panel discussion, our panelists considered whether "the free marketplace of ideas" is now broken to the point that the best ideas no longer rise to the top–or, for that matter, whether it has ever worked the way it's supposed to. Here are some of the top quotes and takeaways.
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