The guilty verdict against former Hong Kong newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai is an affront to press freedom and human rights that cannot be allowed to stand without consequences for the Chinese government. Chinese President Xi Jinping has long sought to maintain the country’s export-led economy while trampling on civil and political rights at home. China […]
Read MoreRECORDED WEBINAR: from September 15, 2020 10:30 am (ET) Hosted by: Press Freedom Canada. The Canadian Commission for UNESCO is partnering with us for the event, which is sponsored by the Canadian Bankers Association Speaker: Maria Ressa, Filipino journalist, whose Rappler online publication has drawn the ire of President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. She […]
Read MoreAs host of the upcoming international conference on media freedom, Canada must oppose the autocratic assault on the free press, says WPFC president. OTTAWA (June 17, 2020) — Politically motivated persecution of prominent Philippine journalist Maria Ressa underscores the need for international sanctions to protect media rights, says World Press Freedom Canada. A targeted international […]
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