INCIDENTS
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Iranian authorities threaten to kill Canadian journalists
Two Canadian journalists who work for the UK-based broadcaster Iran International received death threats from Iranian authorities, who said that they and their families would be killed if they continued to work for the publication.
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Iranian authorities threaten to kill Canadian journalists
Two Canadian journalists who work for the UK-based broadcaster Iran International received death threats from Iranian authorities, who said that they and their families would be killed if they continued to work for the publication.
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Alberta government denies access to visual journalists
The Alberta government banned media cameras from a public town hall in Sherwood Park, Alta., where the premier and a panel including MLAs spoke.
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Tsuut’ina Nation police ban media
Police in the Tsuut’ina Nation, west of Calgary, Alta., banned journalists from accessing the nation’s land after the arrests of 10 men – none from the community – who were accused of human trafficking.
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Alberta government denies access to visual journalists
The Alberta government banned media cameras from a public town hall in Red Deer, Alta., where the premier and a panel including MLAs spoke.
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Globe and Mail journalist stalked, photographed by unknown person
Carrie Tait, a Calgary-based journalist with the Globe and Mail, was stalked and photographed by an unknown person who shared photos of her and details of her movements on an anonymous social media account.
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