Canada must take a stand on Jimmy Lai and press freedom in China

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 […]

WPFC Marks International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

Attacks on journalists, including targeted killings, aim to silence those whose reporting holds the powerful to account and shines light in the darkest corners. The United Nations has set Nov. 2 as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists and urges governments to bring to justice those who target journalists. The U.S.-based […]

Growing Threats to Media Freedom. Democracy Under Assault.

RECORDED 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 […]

Ottawa should push for sanctions on Duterte, Philippines on Maria Ressa conviction, says World Press Freedom Canada

As 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 […]

Kenneth Jackson of APTN awarded 2020 Press Freedom Award

The winner of the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom (CCWPF) 2020 Press Freedom Award is Kenneth Jackson, reporter/producer with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). The annual award recognizes outstanding achievements by Canadian media workers who produce pub-lic-interest journalism, while overcoming secrecy, intimidation or other efforts to thwart their work. Backed by his APTN […]

CCWPF Condemns Conviction Of Fahmy, Greste And Mohamed

OTTAWA – The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom (CCWPF) condemns the conviction of Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, Australian colleague Peter Greste and Egyptian colleague Baher Mohamed in connection for their work at Al-Jazeera English. An Egyptian judge sentenced Mr. Fahmy, Mr. Greste and Mr. Mohamed to three years in prison on Saturday for working […]