Tag / RCMP
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Brandi Morin’s case is a warning to all journalists
Despite court rulings, law enforcement continue to interfere with journalists reporting on Indigenous-related protests Continue Reading Brandi Morin’s case is a warning to all journalists
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Journalists across Canada remain unequipped to deal with online harassment
News organizations need to step up their commitments to share aggregated data of online threats against employees and offer flexibility to journalists when dealing with harassment. Continue Reading Journalists across Canada remain unequipped to deal with online harassment
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Amber Bracken lawsuit: RCMP claim journalist isn’t a journalist
‘The episode highlights the need for greater police training on press freedom’ Continue Reading Amber Bracken lawsuit: RCMP claim journalist isn’t a journalist
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A history of ‘media exclusion zones’
How injunctions became synonymous with police-driven crackdowns on press freedom in Canada
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Open letter: Media, professional associations, j-schools and more call on safety minister to investigate illegal arrests of journalists
Call for Canada’s public safety minister to take immediate steps to investigate and correct the RCMP’s actions and to ensure that going forward, journalists’ right to report will be protected Continue Reading Open letter: Media, professional associations, j-schools and more call on safety minister to investigate illegal arrests of journalists
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Inside the raid on Fairy Creek’s HQ: Violence, arrests and media exclusion
Clay Nikiforuk and Aleisha Langmann were in the Fairy Creek area from Aug. 7 to 14, on assignment for Ricochet. In addition to covering the RCMP’s offensive against the HQ camp, we wanted to find out if media access had improved in the wake of a court ruling that found police conduct towards journalists was unlawful Continue Reading Inside the raid on Fairy Creek’s HQ: Violence, arrests and media exclusion
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‘We’re taking the RCMP to court’
A coalition of press freedom groups and media outlets is filing a legal application seeking to ensure press access to protests on Vancouver Island Continue Reading ‘We’re taking the RCMP to court’
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Inside the manhunt
A reporter’s look into covering the cross-country manhunt for Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod Continue Reading Inside the manhunt
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RCMP accused of creating ‘crisis of press freedom’ in Wet’suwet’en raids
Limits on reporters’ access, threats of arrest bring criticism from media, journalism groups Continue Reading RCMP accused of creating ‘crisis of press freedom’ in Wet’suwet’en raids
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CAJ: Rein in the RCMP, journalism is not a crime in Canada
‘Canada is a free country, not a police state. But it continues to get tripped up on issues of media freedoms.’ Continue Reading CAJ: Rein in the RCMP, journalism is not a crime in Canada
