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Media Releases
CJFE issues media releases on a range of topics, including celebrating World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, announcing upcoming speaking events and promoting the CJFE Press Freedom Awards Banquet. They are sent to hundreds of media organizations and individuals throughout Canada. Click here to view all of the organization's media releases since 1997.
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Media Releases 2009
Media Releases 2008
Media Releases 2007
Media Releases 2006
CJFE condemns Attack on the Guyanese Daily Kaieteur News 10 August
Press Freedom Award Winners Hail from Colombia, Egypt and Pakistan 25 August
CJFE condemns imprisonment of San Francisco Journalist 4 August
Ten international NGOs press Arroyo over Esperat murder case 6 June
CJFE seeking a Program Assistant (Summer Student) 26 May
CJFE seeking an Executive Director 24 May
CJFE calls for Press Freedom Award Nominations 11 May
CJFE presents "Drawing Controversy: The Mohammed Cartoons" 26 April
IFEX seeking a Fundraiser/Outreach Coordinator 26 April
CJFE welcomes news of release of two Gambian Journalists, calls for release of third 20 April
CJFE calls for release of Canadian journalist held in Belarus 28 March
CJFE calls for immediate release of Gambian journalist 28 March
CJFE welcomes release of Iranian journalist Akbar Ganji 20 March
CJFE concerned about issue of editorial independence at the CMAJ 16 March
CJFE condemns Uganda's expulsion of Canadian Journalist 14 March
CJFE concerned that journalists are being used as arm of police investigations 25 January
CJFE launches Listserv to discuss Canadian Free Expression Issues 18 January
Media Releases 2005
Media Releases 2004
Media Releases 2003
- CJFE Condemns Williams Prosecution, 9 December
- CJFE Press Freedom Award Winners Announced, 7 October
- Upcoming fall CJFE events, 16 September
- Sister Speak to Me: A Tribute to Zahra Kazemi, 16 September
- CJFE Looking for a Program Manager, 10 September
- Charges laid in Kazemi case irrelevant, 26 August
- Iran Flouts Basic Justice: CJFE, 23 July
- Iran's Admission Not Enough: CJFE, 16 July
- Return Kazemi's Body to Canada: CJFE , 14 July
- Canadian Photojournalist Declared Brain-Dead; Iran Must Take Responsibility , 11 July
- Iran Must Answer for Attack on Canadian Photojournalist, CJFE Says , 10 July
- CJFE Applauds Decision to Shelve Repressive Hong Kong Bill (Includes Correction) , 8 July
- War Photographer: An Antidote to Indifference?, 26 June
- CJFE Welcomes Court Ruling to Dismiss Lawsuit Against Toronto Star, 24 June
- Call Kazakhstani President to Account: CJFE, 24 June
- CJFE Protests Quebec City Police Move to Grab News Tapes, 6 June
- Iraqi Journalist Wins Donner/CJFE Fellowship, 2 June
- CJFE Statement on World Press Freedom Day, 2 May
- IFEX Wins Major Press Freedom Award, 2 May
- CJFE Sponsors World Press Freedom Day Event, 23 April
- 'Opportunistic Régimes' Target Journalists Under Cloak of War in Iraq, 14 April
- Nine Journalists Killed So Far in Iraq, 8 April
- Journalist Death Toll in Iraq War Matches 1991 Gulf War Total, 7 April
- Call for Nominations - Int'l Press Freedom Awards, 4 April
- Call for Nominations - Tara Singh Hayer Award, 4 April
- Call for Nominations: New Canadian Student Journalism Award Launched, 3 April
- CJFE and Others Launch World Press Freedom Day Campaign, 3 April
- Press Freedom Under Attack From All Sides in Iraq, 3 April
- Targeting Journalists in Iraq, 31 March
- Call for Nominations - 2nd Annual Donner/CJFE Fellowship, 27 March
- War in Iraq Claims Two Journalists, 24 March
- CJFE Condemns Killing of Two Journalists, 20 March
- Agency Should Never Have Seized Tapes, CJFE says, 12 March
- Rescind Iraqi Expulsions: CJFE, 17 February
- Questions Remain in Kazakhstani Case, 7 February
Media Releases 2002
- CJFE Welcomes Kazakhstani Investigation, 13 December
- CJFE Event on Dec. 17th: Free Expression in Burma Today and Tomorrow, 11 December
- Pickton Hearing Must be Open: CJFE , 14 November
- Journalist Jailed in Sierra Leone , 14 November
- CJFE Gala Puts Free Expression on Centre Stage , 14 November
- CJFE Condemns Tape Seizure , 6 November
- Journalist Should Not Have Been Banned: CJFE , 24 October
- Killings in Pakistan & India Bring 2002 Toll to 44 , 22 October
- Iran's Judiciary Seeks to Muzzle Entire Country , 04 October
- CJFE Welcomes Court Ruling on National Post, RCMP , 04 October
- 2002 Press Freedom Awards Winners Announced , 03 October
- We're Looking For A New Program Manager , 03 October
- CJFE Elects Two New Directors , 01 October
- Siddiqui to Replace Mills at CJFE AGM , 26 September
- Three More Journalists Murdered; Year's Death Toll at 37 , 26 August
- Journalists Murdered in Algeria, Colombia , 9 August
- Israeli Army Fire Kills Palestinian Freelancer , 16 July
- Murders, Kidnappings, of Journalists Multiply in Colombia , 16 July
- Colombian Journalist Murdered; Country's 8th So Far This Year , 03 July
- Charges Against Tajik Journalist and CJFE Award Winner Dropped , 27 June
- Journalist, Media Owner, Murdered , 26 June
- RCMP Reverses G8 Decision , 26 June
- The RCMP, Journalists and the G8 , 21 June
- International Reaction to Firing of Mills , 18 June
- CJFE Calls on CanWest to Rehire Mills , 17 June
- Brazilian Journalist Kidnapped, Murdered , 12 June
- Tajik Journalist Wins Donner/CJFE Fellowship, 6 June
- Call for Nominations - Tara Singh Hayer Award, 3 June
- Call for Nominations - CJFE International Press Freedom Award, 3 June
- Russian Journalist Shot Dead, 29 May
- CJFE Takes Memberships and Donations Online, 15 May
- Journalist Murdered in Philippines, 14 May
- CJFE Marks World Press Freedom Day, 3 May
- Russian Newspaper Editor Shot Dead, 1 May
- Jan Wong and CJFE to Mark World Press Freedom Day on Friday May 3, 25 April
- Journalist Killed in India, 18 April
- Journalist Killed during Clashes Following Coup in Venezuela, 11 April
- Ten journalists on hunger strike in Eritrea, 11 April
- CJFE Solicits Applications for Journalist at Risk Fellowship, 4 April
- Body of Reporter Found in Central Russia, 3 April
- CJFE Calls on Israeli Government to Ensure Safety of Journalists in West Bank, 3 April
- Keewatin-Patricia District School Board Bullies Local Media, 19 March
- CJFE sponsors new fellowship for foreign journalists, 14 March
- CJFE Calls For Halt To Attacks On Media In Palestinian Territories, 14 March
- Regina Leader-Post reporters accuse paper's editors of censorship, 7 March
- Toronto Star Reporter Kathleen Kenna Injured In Ambush In Afghanistan, 4 March
- Death of kidnapped reporter Daniel Pearl shocks CJFE , 21 February
- Myo Myint Nyein Released from Prison, 13 February
- February 25 Forum on "Practising Journalism in the context of Human Rights and Media Ethics: two perspectives of working in Thailand" with Supara Janchitfah and Kavi Chongkittavorn, 23 January
- Barring of B.C. journalist by provincial government concerns CJFE, 23 January
- CJFE welcomes Joel Ruimy as Executive Director, 16 January
Media Releases 2001
Media Releases 2000
- Michel Auger to receive Tara Singh Hayer Memorial Award, 23 November
- CJFE Disappointed at Ontario Superior Court Ruling Against Media Freedom, 2 November
- Jailed, attacks journalists honoured with International Press Freedom Awards, 11 October
- CJFE Shocked at Latest Attack on a Canadian journalist by Biker Gangs, 13 September
- Public forum on Toronto Police seizure of media footage , 24 August
- Call for Nominations for CJFE Student Press Freedom Award, 9 June
- Call for Nominations for CJFE Tara Singh Hayer Press Freedom Award, 9 June
- Call for Nominations for CJFE International Press Freedom Award, DATE
- CJFE Dismayed at Use of Pepper Spray Against Photograpers at OAS, 6 June
- CJFE Marks May 3 World Press Freedom Day, 1 May
- Coalition Formed to Call for Freedom of Information in Canada, 16 February
Media Releases 1999
- CJFE Inaugurates Tara Singh Hayer Memorial Award; Honours Journalists Persecuted in Mexico, Zimbabwe and Pakistan, 16 November
- Louise Arbour to Address CJFE International Press Freedom Awards Dinner in November, 18 October 1999
- Canadian Kim Bolan wins IWMF Courage in Journalism Award, 27 September 1999
- CJFE hosts press tour to combat enemies of the press, 21 September 1999
- Journalists credit CJFE with saving their lives, 16 August 1999
- Persecuted Indonesian writer & journalist visiting Canada, 20 May 1999
- Human Rights City to be set up in Toronto to commemorate Tiananmen Square Massacre, 13 May
- On 3 May, CJFE co-sponsors World Press Freedom Day events in Ottawa and Montreal, 29 April
- CJFE endorses global petition to remember June 4 massacre in China, 30 March
- CJFE joins campaign to support Radio B92 in Belgrade, 26 March
- Fifty-two Journalists and Writers Killed in 1998: CJFE Annual Report, 19 February
- CJFE aids Lesotho newspapers in aftermath of crisis, 15 January
Media Releases 1998
- CJFE awards Nigerian journalist grant for medical aid, 21 December
- CJFE (formerly CCPJ) bestows 1998 International Press Freedom Awards; Mary Robinson calls for free expression worldwide, 25 November
- Freed journalist Chris Anyanwu calls for democracy in Nigeria, 17 September
- Vietnamese writer Doan Viet Hoat released, 9 September
- Recently-released Nigerian journalists Christine Anyanwu to speak at CJFE Anual General Meeting, 27 August
- CJFE commends Tanzania for possible reform of media laws, but deplores ongoing attacks on the free press, 9 July
- CJFE joins WAJA and others in calling for release of Nigerian journalists, 6 July
- Hong Kong group leads petition demanding release of Gao Yu, 30 June
- CJFE calls for solidarity with Nigerians on Day of Action, 12 June
- Open statement on Vietnam by Free Vietnam Alliance, PEN Canada and the CJFE, 27 May
- Open letter to the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, 7 May
- 13 groups call for press freedom in Hong Kong and China, 3 May
- Sierra Leone Journalist Assistance Fund Announced to Mark World Press Freedom Day, 3 May
- Landmark free speech decision in consumer boycott case, 15 April
- Final frontier for free speech under siege: a special report on Internet censorship, 7 April
- Canadian journalist Greg Rasmussen threatened, 6 March
Media Releases 1997
CJFE Reporter
Since 1993, the CJFE Reporter has been a key resource in keeping members and other individuals abreast of developments and trends in press freedom and freedom of expression in countries around the world. Issued three times per year, the newsletter covers a wide geographical range in any given issue and also provides CJFE members with details on current CJFE policy and program work. Click on links below to access the archive according to year. Note: The CJFE Reporter can only be read with Acrobat Reader. To download the software, please click here
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CJFE Reporter 2004
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Zimbabwe's Independent Daily Struggles for Survival; World Press Freedom Day Celebrations; Cuban Journalists live in fear of jail; Pakistani women struggle for human rights;.
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- Issue 1
CJFE joins mission to help Liberia build; Romeo Dallaire moves audience at awards banquet; CJFE defends Canadian writer facing 97 criminal charges; Journalist from Pakistan receives death threats in Ontario;.
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CJFE Reporter 2003
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CJFE Joins Federal Consultations About Kazemi's Death; Special Report: 9/11 and Seizures of Books and Tapes at the Border; World Press Freedom Day Details; Movie Night a Success;
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- Issue 1
Everything about the Annual International Press Freedom Awards dinner; CJFE promotes Thai democracy; Venezuelan journalists caught in the middle; CJFE relaunches annual report on killings;
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CJFE Reporter 2002
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Sierra Leone project enters second phase; IFEX marks first ten years; IFEX welcomes 3 new members; press freedom in Russia a short-lived memory? Uzbekistan loosens press censorship; Journalists in Exile step up organizing
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Anti-terror laws imperil free expression; claustrophobia covering Afghanistan; free expression in Nepal under constant threat
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- Issue 1
International Press Freedom Awards; US media adopt patriotic fervour post-9/11; Media concentration in Canada; Albanian media struggle; les radio cambodgiennes en route vers l'indépendance; China cracks down on cyber-dissidents
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CJFE Reporter 2001
- Fall 2001
La presse algérienne menacée;
Sierra Leone: Evolution of a media rebuilding project;
Canadian coalition challenges NAFTA;
NEAR protects academic freedom worldwide;
IFEX annual meeting in Bangkok;
Media access and free expression
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- Spring 2001
CJFE bolsters press freedom advocacy in Canada;
Indian media refuse to be intimidated;
Arabian Gulf: Suppression of independent voices;
Médias marocains et tunisiens: toujours traqués;
Eastern Europe slow to accept press freedom;
Hope for improved Mexican press freedom
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- Winter 2000-2001
Spies? Investigative reporters accused;
CJFE announces media rebuilding in Sierra Leone;
Canadian ethnic newspapers: crucial perspectives;
Third CJFE International Press Freedom Awards;
Burundi: Nelson Mandela concerné;
Protest coverage and the media
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CJFE Reporter 2000
- Spring 2000
Cuban independent journalism struggles to survive;
Death threats made to Toronto Sikh journalists;
IFEX annual meeting in New York City;
La presse algérienne toujours gardée en otage;
Exiled journalists publish in Canada;
Burmese thirsting for free press
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CJFE Reporter 1999
- Winter 1999-2000
Canadian coalition confronts government secrecy;
Cameroun: corruption et musellement;
Executive Director's report;
Middle East, North Africa: Promoting free expression;
Free expression in the South Pacific;
Chile after Pinochet
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- Fall 1999
Malaysia frees Canadian journalist;
New life for exiled Belgrade journalist;
University partners seize campus radio;
Second CJFE International Press Freedom Awards;
Le Congo de Kabila;
U.S. governor signs death warrant for journalist
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- Summer 1999
Ten years later: CJFE remembers Tiananmen Square;
Doan Viet Hoat: la liberté d'expression au Vietnam;
CJFE trains radio journalists in Asia;
IFEX annual meeting in South Africa;
Mexican journalist wins prestigious award;
Has war reporting changed?
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- 1999 - Issue I
Yugoslavia media: rising cost of freedom;
1998 year in review;
Inaugural CJFE International Press Freedom Awards;
Striving for press freedom in Southeast Asia;
Internet controls - a worrying trend
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CJFE Reporter 1998
- July 1998, Issue 2
Annual IFEX meeting in Paris;
Nepalese media struggle;
A broadcaster in Arafat's jail;
South African dream;
False press freedom in Peru;
Libel laws restrict press freedom
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- March 1998, Issue 1
SLAPP suit tests free speech;
1997 year in review;
Truth and free media in Bosnia;
Sierra Leone's future;
Indonesia media training;
Access to information in Canada frustrated
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CJFE Reporter 1997
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Crimes against journalists on trial; CCPJ Press Freedom Awards; APEC: Open markets, open media? Journalism in Vietnam; La presse moldave
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- June 1997, Issue 2
Hong Kong's success: at what price?;
IFEX annual meeting in Peru;
Press freedom hits home;
Peruvian, Hong Kong journalists tour Canada;
Journalist flees torture in Sudan;
Guatemalan news organizations strengthen
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Une presse libre en Bosnie?;
Global increase in journalist attacks;
Hate media: broadcasting racism;
The media concentration debate;
IFEX Community News
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CJFE Reporter 1996
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November 10: remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa;
New press freedom association in Pacific Islands;
Indonesian journalist won't be silenced;
Travel in Cambodia risky for journalists;
Namibian woman in broadcasting
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- Issue 2
Human Rights Watch honours journalists;
Colombian journalist fights business, politics;
Democracy on the Internet;
IFEX helps Pakistan be heard;
Access and safety in Mexico
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- Issue 1: 1995, the Year in Review
Hangings imperil Nigeria;
Panafrika, un journal dans un pays dóchiró;
China tops long-term prison list;
1995 year in review
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CJFE Reporter 1995
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Uncertainty in Nigeria;
Executive Director's report;
Cambodia dealing with new press freedom;
CCPJ to help Malawi Broadcasting Corporation;
Commonwealth press freedom laws scrutinized
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- Issue 1
Venezuela licenses journalists;
Tajikistan: deadly country;
Haitian press still concerned;
Nigeria muzzles press;
Security laws silence journalists
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CJFE Reporter 1994
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Defending the media in Peru
South African journalism;
Highlighting violations in Latin America;
Guatemalans find Toronto refuge;
Spotlight: Community media
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- Issue 3
Mexican journalist shot amid NAFTA's inception;
Covering Bosnia's dangerous story;
Press safety courses created;
Distress Fund helps journalists
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- Issue 2
Guatemalan media defy censorship
Executive Director's report;
Appeal for Turkish newspaper;
CCPJ aids Bosnia media
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CJFE Reporter 1993
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Sarajevo press seeks help from Canadian journalists
Central America project opens;
Burmese cartoonist finds refuge in Canada
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Special Reports
As part of its work to promote awareness of and advocacy on free expression issues, CJFE has released reports on topics such as the state of press freedom internationally and Internet censorship.
2009
- Grant v Toronto Star Factum of Intervenors
A second case involving the key new defence of "public interest responsible journalism" will be heard before the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday, April 23. We
hope through our intervention that there will be an increased recognition of the value of free expression in matters of public interest. As our lawyer,
Brian Rogers will state in our arguments "No matter the importance of the subject-matter or the efforts made to get it right, the only [current] defence in such circumstances is truth. This
puts the onus squarely on defendants to prove the defamatory meaning true through admissible evidence at trial. Further, falling short of that mark can serve as evidence of malice and give
rise to aggravated and even punitive damages. All these risks are on the defendants."
- Webcast Cusson v Quan case
This defamation case heard before the Supreme Court of Canada on February 17, 2009, hoped to uphold a new defence of "public interest responsible journalism" ("PIRJ"). This defence protects
statements of fact, as well as opinion, even when evidence isn't available to prove them true in court. This appeal, which CJFE intervened on, would ensure that this defence will be made available
across Canada.
- The Case of Amir Attaran
This access to information case involved Ottawa professor Amir Attaran who had attempted to get access to Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs reports on human rights in Afghanistan. On April 5,
2009, we learned that the case, in which CJFE was an intervenor, was unsuccessful. To view our press release about the case click here
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