This World Press Freedom Day, CJFE took to the streets of Toronto to mark the release of our annual Review, generate discussion on the state of free expression in Canada, and honour our commitment to the defence of an open and accountable press around the world.

From CJFE's 2011/2012 Review of Free Expression in Canada, a glimpse into the ways that the Internet is being used by Canadians, and what's going on behind the scenes.

Examining issues including privacy and anonymity on the Internet, cyber surveillance, whistleblowers, access to information, and collaborative journalism, CJFE's third annual Review of Free Expression in Canada provides an overview of issues facing Canadians from coast to coast.

Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, renowned human rights advocate, is entering his ninth week of a hunger strike he began on 8 February to protest his life sentence in prison for peacefully expressing his right to freedom of expression. Sign the petition calling for his release.

Three journalists with Canada’s state-owned CBC TV, who set off from Toronto today to cover a dispute between indigenous groups and Canadian and other international mining companies in Panama, fear that they may not be allowed into the country because a CBC fixer who was supposed to prepare their visit was denied entry 10 days ago.

Today Wikipedia, Google, Reddit, WordPress, and numerous other websites protest the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA).