Award winners
IPFA winner Mae Azango reflects on the year since she went into hiding
2012 International Press Freedom Award winner Mae Azango reflects back on the year since last International Women’s Day when she published a piece about female genital cutting. The reaction to the piece was so extreme that she was forced to go into hiding for a month.
15th Annual CJFE Gala Honours Journalists and Lawyer
Journalists Nahlah Ayed and Omar Sachedina to co-host
TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2012 - On December 5, 2012, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) will honour Mae Azango of Liberia, Rami Jarrah of Syria, Canadian media lawyer Dan Henry, and Enquête, Radio-Canada's investigative television program, with awards for their courageous reporting and commitment to freedom of expression, often in the face of threats. This year's Gala co-hosts will be CTV National News Correspondent Omar Sachedina and CBC Foreign Correspondent Nahlah Ayed.
CJFE announces 2012 Tara Singh Hayer Memorial Award Winner / CJFE annonce le lauréat 2012 du prix commémoratif Tara Singh Hayer
Radio-Canada’s investigative news program Enquête exposed political, legal and corporate corruption in the face of tremendous pressure in Quebec
TORONTO (October 23, 2012) - Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is honoured to present its 2012 Tara Singh Hayer Memorial Award to Enquête, Radio-Canada’s investigative television program, for taking great risks to expose major cases of corruption in Québec. The award will be presented at the 15th Annual CJFE Gala, to be held December 5, 2012, at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto.
CJFE announces Mae Azango and Rami Jarrah as 2012 International Press Freedom Award Winners
CJFE announces 2012 International Press Freedom Award Winners
Mae Azango (Liberia) and Rami Jarrah (Syria) risked their lives to report the news in their countries
CJFE Honours Dan Henry with Vox Libera Award
Media lawyer's career dedicated to defending media freedom
TORONTO, July 10, 2012 - Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is honouring renowned media lawyer Dan Henry with the Vox Libera Award, for his life-long commitment to promoting and defending media freedom.
