Saturday, October 30, 2010

The "Free Press 4": Safety and Rights of Journalists in Canada

The "Free Press 4": Safety and Rights of Journalists in Canada: "

By Vidya Kauri - October 26, 2010


The scale of physical violence and intimidation against these reporters appears to be unprecedented in Canadian history. The Committee to Protect Journalists...does not have any incidents in its files that resemble what took place at the G20...[J]ournalists in Canada have been barred, inconvenienced and threatened with danger from doing their job in the past. However, it is unheard of for police to intimidate, harass, arrest and abuse without any warning and at the drop of a hat.


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