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  • January 27, 2022
    Intimidation/harassment

    Protesters disrupt, harass Global News journalist

    Protesters verbally harassed Global News Halifax journalist Graeme Benjamin, who was covering a convoy demonstration on Jan. 27, 2022. 

  • January 27, 2022
    Physical attack

    Convoy protesters assault, harass Canadian Press photographer 

    Protesters harassed and assaulted Canadian Press photographer Frank Gunn while he was covering the convoy passing through Toronto on Jan 27, 2022. 

  • January 27, 2022
    Intimidation/harassment

    Protester harasses Global News journalist

    A protester harassed Global News journalist Seán O’Shea and other media workers at a convoy protest in Vaughan, Ont. on Jan 27, 2022, calling the media “liars” and “criminals.” 

  • January 6, 2022
    Physical attack

    Haitian journalist working for a Montreal online radio station killed 

    John Wesley Amady, a 32-year-old journalist working in Haiti for the Montreal online radio station Radio Écoute FM, was shot and killed on Jan. 6, 2022.

  • January 1, 2022
    Chilling statement

    Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in January 2022

    In January 2022, HonestReporting Canada published at least four campaigns which named at least two individual media workers.

  • December 13, 2021
    Chilling statement

    Ontario Superior Court dismisses lawsuit against Together News Inc. 

    An Ontario Superior Court justice dismissed a defamation lawsuit against B.C.-based Together News Inc. 

  • December 1, 2021
    Chilling statement

    Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in December 2021

    In December 2021, HonestReporting Canada published at least six campaigns which named at least three individual media workers.

  • November 20, 2021
    Chilling statement

    CBC News received dozens of complaints about its reporting on WE Charity before airing any coverage

    As journalists at the CBC’s The Fifth Estate investigated WE Charity over several months in 2021, the broadcaster received numerous complaints including threats to sue from various individuals and organizations, including WE Charity donors. 

  • November 19, 2021
    Arrest/criminal charge

    RCMP arrest and detain photojournalist and documentary filmmaker during pipeline protest on Wet’suwet’en territory

    RCMP officers arrested and detained photojournalist Amber Bracken and documentary filmmaker Michael Toledano during a land rights protest on Wet’suwet’en territory.

  • November 19, 2021
    Arrest/criminal charge

    RCMP arrest and detain documentary filmmaker and photojournalist during pipeline protest on Wet’suwet’en territory

    RCMP officers arrested and detained documentary filmmaker Michael Toledano and photojournalist Amber Bracken during a land rights protest on Wet’suwet’en territory.

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