 Observatoire de la liberté d’expression Revue de presse du mercredi 28 janvier |
Région: CANADA SANS QUÉBEC A trial unfolding in a B.C. courtroom shows journalists are more important than ever How much more easily might authorities control the story if journalists aren’t allowed to do their work? Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com, Mots-clés: [‘freedom of press’, ‘protesters’] Recensé le 27 janvier |
Activists say at least 6,126 people killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Activists said Tuesday that Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests killed at least 6,126 people while many others still are feared dead, as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Mideast to lead any American military response to the crisis. Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, Mots-clés: [‘peaceful protest’, ‘protesters’, ‘activism’] Recensé le 27 janvier |
Cybersecurity bill won’t be used to kick people off internet, minister says Expanded powers under the federal government’s proposed cybersecurity legislation won’t be used to kick Canadians off the internet for their online conduct, Industry Minister Melanie Joly told MPs on Tuesday. Bill C-8 would amend the Telecommunications Act to ensure security is a stated priority of Ottawa’s telecommunications strategy and allow the government to compel service providers to act in the event of a cybersecurity incident. Under the bill, the federal industry minister could issue orders to those companies — without judicial review and potentially with a non-disclosure clause — to… Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca, Mots-clés: [‘disinformation’, ‘misinformation’, ‘freedom of speech’] Recensé le 27 janvier |
First Nations leaders call on universities to ban residential school denialist demonstrations A First Nations PhD student at the University of British Columbia (UBC) says a demonstration last week created an unsafe space on campus for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis staff and students. « UBC should have done a better job at protecting us, » said Tarene Thomas, who belongs to the Enoch Cree Nation, and is Tahltan, Gitxsan and Haisla. « And they failed to do that. » OneBC, a provincial political party criticized by scholars and First Nations leaders for pushing residential school denialist and anti-Indigenous rhetoric, held a demonstration Jan. 22 in… Apparaît sur: cbc.ca, Mots-clés: [‘academic freedom’, ‘misinformation’, ‘hate speech’, ‘protesters’, ‘freedom of speech’] Recensé le 28 janvier |
Former B.C. chief electoral officer tapped to head Foreign Influence Transparency Registry The federal government has proposed former British Columbia chief electoral officer Anton Boegman as head of the soon-to-be-created Foreign Influence Transparency Registry, two sources say. Mr. Boegman’s selection, which is being run past the opposition parties for informal approval, comes more than a year after the previous Liberal government promised to name an independent commissioner to lead the registry. Before Christmas, opposition MPs, national security experts and human-rights activists had… Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com, Mots-clés: [‘disinformation’, ‘activism’] Recensé le 28 janvier |
Holocaust survivor hopeful for future of Canada, despite noticing similarities from her past In honour of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, Hedy Bohm is launching a memoir Holocaust survivor Hedy Bohm says there are similarities between the time leading up to Nazi rule in Germany, and eventually Europe, and antisemitic incidents that are happening in Canada now. Already this year, swastikas were spray-painted on the windows and walls of a synagogue in Winnipeg, a message calling for the death of Jews was graffitied under a bridge in Toronto and… Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com, Mots-clés: [‘anti-semitic incident’, ‘provocative comment’] Recensé le 27 janvier |
Activists say Iran’s crackdown has killed at least 6,159 people, as the country’s currency plunges DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests has killed at least 6,159 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Middle East to lead any American military response to the crisis. Iran’s currency, the rial, meanwhile fell to a record low of… Apparaît sur: timescolonist.com, thespec.com, Mots-clés: [‘peaceful protest’, ‘protesters’, ‘activism’] Recensé le 27 janvier |
It’s time for celebrities to shame ICE thugs and liars U.S. sending ICE unit to Olympics for security, prompting concern, confusion in Italy Homeland Security Investigations, a unit within ICE that focuses on cross-border crimes, frequently sends its officers to overseas events like the So now you have agents setting up dragnets at Home Depot or smashing into a grandfather’s home to pull him into the frigid cold in his boxer shorts even though he is a citizen. You have agents turning preschoolers into hostages to lure parents out of hiding. You have agents demanding to see the papers of… Apparaît sur: thestar.com, Mots-clés: [‘peaceful protest’, ‘activism’] Recensé le 27 janvier |
Katy Perry sounds off on ICE: ‘Turn anger into ACTION’ Katy Perry is wading into politics amid her romance with Justin Trudeau with a message urging her fans to take action against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Two days after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Perry shared a step-by-step guide instructing her followers on how they can “Turn anger into ACTION.”Spread across five slides, Perry’s message read: “Who: You, the power is in your hands. What: Call your senators. When: Now… Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, windsorstar.com, ottawasun.com, edmontonsun.com, calgarysun.com, Mots-clés: [‘right to protest’, ‘peaceful protest’, ‘protesters’] Recensé le 27 janvier |
Incivilité à l’école: sensibiliser les parents à «donner l’exemple» Prenant le taureau par les cornes face à ce phénomène de société qui nuit au climat que l’on souhaite «sain et sécuritaire», les quatre centres de services scolaires de la région ont déployé mardi la campagne «Donnons l’exemple». L’initiative comprend entre autres des affiches, des capsules vidéo, un microsite informatif et des outils pédagogiques. Des autocollants colorés seront distribués à grande échelle dans toutes les écoles. «Chaque jour, nos équipes s’engagent avec professionnalisme et bienveillance auprès des jeunes. Toutefois, une réalité plus discrète, mais bien réelle s’installe peu à peu:… Apparaît sur: ledroit.com, Mots-clés: [‘harcèlement’, ‘parole offensante’] Recensé le 27 janvier |
