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Category / Incidents / 2025

  • August 5, 2025
    Intimidation/harassment

    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. 

  • August 5, 2025
    Intimidation/harassment

    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. 

  • July 16, 2025
    Denial of access

    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. 

  • July 16, 2025
    Denial of access

    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. 

  • July 15, 2025
    Denial of access

    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. 

  • July 10, 2025
    Intimidation/harassment

    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. 

  • July 2, 2025
    Denial of access

    Alberta government bans journalists’ cameras and audio recorders from public event 

    Alberta government staffers prevented journalists with at least two publications from bringing cameras and audio recorders into a public town hall in Okotoks, Alta., where the premier and a local MLA were speaking. 

  • July 2, 2025
    Denial of access

    Alberta government bans journalists’ cameras and audio recorders from public event 

    Alberta government staffers prevented journalists with at least two publications from bringing cameras and audio recorders into a public town hall in Okotoks, Alta., where the premier and a local MLA were speaking. 

  • June 12, 2025
    Denial of access

    CBC journalists denied access to Alberta government town hall

    Two CBC journalists were denied access to a town hall event held by Alberta premier Danielle Smith in Fort Macleod, Alta. 

  • June 12, 2025
    Denial of access

    CBC journalists denied access to Alberta government town hall

    Two CBC journalists were denied access to a town hall event held by Alberta premier Danielle Smith in Fort Macleod, Alta. 

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