Tunisia Monitoring Group (TMG)
Confiscation of Macedonian news bulletin by Bulgarian police
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is concerned by the confiscation of the news bulletin Macedonia Voice by police forces in Bulgaria on January 31, and we call on Bulgarian authorities to fully investigate this matter.
Restriction and intimidation of journalists in Libya
Wednesday, February 23, 2011The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P.
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2February 23, 2011
Dear Prime Minister,
I am writing on behalf of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), a non-profit, non-governmental organization that works to promote and protect press freedom and freedom of expression around the world.
Attack on Chinese writer He Depu
Monday, February 14, 2011Zhang Junsai, Ambassador to Canada
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China
515 St. Patrick Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 5H3February 14, 2011
Excellency,
I am writing on behalf of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), a non-profit, non-governmental organization that works to promote and protect press freedom and freedom of expression around the world. CJFE is concerned about the attack on writer and activist, He Depu.
Further delays in immigration hearing of Mexican journalist
CJFE is concerned by the news of further delays in the immigration case of Emilio Gutiérrez Soto, a Mexican journalist now living in New Mexico, and one of the winners of CJFE's 2010 International Press Freedom Awards.
The Texas Tribune reports that the hearing has been postponed until May 2012 after Gutiérrez's lawyer, Carlos Spector, was subpoenaed to appear in another case causing a conflict with the scheduled hearing. Gutiérrez has been seeking asylum since he was forced to flee Mexico with his son in 2008.
Attacks on press freedom in Egypt
Thursday, February 3, 2011Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A2
Fax: 613-941-6900February 3, 2011
Dear Mr. Harper,
I am writing on behalf of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), a non-profit, non-governmental organization that works to promote and protect press freedom and freedom of expression around the world.
Scotiabank y la CJFE invitan a participar en el concurso de Becas de Periodismo en el Massey College en Toronto
Toronto, 17 de enero – Scotiabank, junto con Periodistas Canadienses por la Libertad de Expresión (CJFE por sus siglas en inglés) y el Massey College, esperan con ansias recibir a otro exitoso periodista latinoamericano o caribeño para que participe en el programa de becas de periodismo de Scotiabank/CJFE, con una duración de un año, a dictarse en el Massey College.
Scotiabank and CJFE invite entries for Journalism Fellowship at Massey College in Toronto
Toronto – Scotiabank, together with Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) and Massey College, look forward to welcoming another successful Latin American or Caribbean journalist to take part in the one-year Scotiabank/CJFE Journalism Fellowship at Massey College.
This unique opportunity is a two-semester fellowship hosted by Massey College of the University of Toronto. The contest is open to mid-career journalists from South America, Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico.
Further threats to freedom of expression posed by state of emergency in Tunisia
JOINT ACTION
IFEX-TMG concerned about further threats to freedom of expression posed by state of emergency
As the crisis in Tunisia evolves, the International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 20 IFEX members, calls for Tunisia's rulers to respect human rights, including freedom of expression.
Release of Cameroonian Journalists Serge Sabouang and Robert Mintya
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) welcomes the news yesterday that Cameroonian journalists, Robert Mintya and Serge Sabouang have been released from Kondengui prison in Yaoundé at the order of Cameroonian President Paul Biya.
Unconfirmed reports about Canadian journalist Khadija Abdul Qahaar's death
(Toronto, November 4, 2010) Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is deeply concerned by reports that have surfaced that Canadian journalist Khadija Abdul Qahaar may have died. The 56-year old West Vancouver resident and publisher of the defunct Canadian web magazine "Jihad Unspun", had been travelling in the volatile tribal regions between Pakistan and Afghanistan in November 2008, when she was kidnapped.
Canadian media sources today reported that Qahaar may have died "following a prolonged illness." They cite Indianexpress.com which in turn cites unnamed sources.
