Nominations for the annual Press Freedom Award for 2019 are now open. The application deadline is March 15, 2020. The winner receives a $2,000 prize and a certificate from the Canadian Commission for UNESCO at the annual World Press Freedom Day Luncheon in Ottawa on May 5, 2020. The CCWPF is among many organizations that seeks to raise … Read more
The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom (CCWPF) regrets the decision by the Egyptian authorities to pursue further legal procedures against Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and urges Egypt’s government to release him immediately. A retrial date of Feb. 12 was set for Mr. Fahmy on Sunday, despite recent indications that his release was imminent. The … Read more
The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom (CCWPF) condemns the verdict against Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and his Al Jazeera colleagues, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed. The three men were found guilty in a Cairo court and have been sentenced to seven years in prison. The CCWPF argues the verdicts against Fahmy and his two … Read more
Stephen Maher of Postmedia News and Glen McGregor of the Ottawa Citizen will be the 15th recipients of the World Press Freedom Award, at the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom's (CCWPF's) annual luncheon celebration at the Ottawa Convention Centre. Maher and McGregor were selected for the award for a series of stories they co-wrote … Read more
