TRAINING WEBINAR: Ever wonder what it’s like to work for a wire service? Sign up for our session with @bhobs22.bsky.social, a reporter-editor w/ The Canadian Press in Winnipeg! Brittany has experience reporting on child welfare issues, missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and the courts.

Today is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. In The Globe and Mail, JHR’s Jordan MacInnis and Mujtaba Haris write on the rising number of exiled journalists — and what it means for press freedom. Read: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Pleased to announce that Frances Fripp will be joining us at Night for Rights. #N4R25 A Grand Champion Auctioneer who’s helped raise over $100 million for causes across Canada, Frances brings unmatched energy, passion and heart to every stage. Learn more: jhr.ca/night4rights/

JHR President Rachel Pulfer was pleased to attend 'Putting the Local Back Into Local Journalism' in Charlottetown, PEI -- a lively, solutions-focused conference on the future of Canada’s local news “from PEI to Haida Gwaii!” Read more: jhr.ca/a-coast-to-c... #localjournalism

How do reporters vet sources and info? Hear about it from @maryhudetz.bsky.social, a ProPublica reporter who has written about Indigenous issues for nearly two decades! Mary, Apsaaloke (Crow Tribe), previously reported for the Seattle Times and the Associated Press.

Pleased to share that JHR's Rachel Pulfer (President), Bill Killorn (Executive Director) and Zein Almoghraby (Director of International Programs) will take the stage at Night for Rights. #N4R25 ⏰: Wed, Nov 5 🏟️: Arcadian Court, Toronto Learn more: jhr.ca/night4rights/

Calling early-career BIPOC journalists: @xtramagazine.com is offering a paid mentorship to explore the realities of LGBTQ2S+ people and work. Apply by Oct 27 to help shape this important editorial project! More info below👇

JHR is thrilled to announce that Jayme Poisson, award-winning journalist + host of CBC News' Front Burner, will emcee Night for Rights 2025! #N4R25 The gala takes place Nov 5 at Arcadian Court, bringing together supporters to raise funds for journalists worldwide. Learn more: jhr.ca/night4rights

Join us in welcoming the 2nd cohort of fellows in the 2025 Growing Indigenous Storytellers Fellowship! Developed in partnership with Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) ‪APTN News‬, w/ support from the Google News Initiative. Read More Here: https://tinyurl.com/IJAcohort #IndigenousJournalism

Curious about documentary filmmaking? Learn about it from Leena Minifie! Leena (Gitxaala/British) is a Vancouver-based film and television producer and a co-founder of Ricochet Media. As a journalist, she worked at CBC Radio One and APTN National News.

JHR is pleased to announce Jim Balsillie as a featured speaker at Night for Rights 2025. #N4R25 Our annual gala will take place on Wed, Nov 5 at Arcadian Court, Toronto, bringing together leaders and supporters to raise vital funds for journalists around the 🌍. Learn more: jhr.ca/night4rights

#LATVIA: On Oct 10, JHR & Global Affairs Canada is hosting a panel on #transnationalrepression, ft. Hanna Liubakova, Jessikka Aro, Vytis Jurkonis, Sabīne Sīle + Viktors Makarovs, on the sidelines of #RigaConf2025. To add your voice to this discussion, sign up to attend today: tinyurl.com/RIGA-FORM

[1/3] Journalists for Human Rights is thrilled to welcome Cheryl McKenzie, Executive Director of News and Current Affairs at APTN (@aptnnews.bsky.social), as a featured speaker at Night for Rights 2025. #N4R25

Pleased to join @pressforwardcanada.bsky.social at the Future of Independent News Summit! On Oct 4, JHR President Rachel Pulfer will speak at the 'Public Policy and the Independent Press' panel to discuss AI, misinfo, funding + rebuilding trust in media. Join us: www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future...

Today, on Sept 30, we observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, honouring the children who never returned home and the Survivors of residential schools. Join the national call for remembrance and action: www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/16214471... #TruthAndReconciliation #NDTR

Join the JHR team! We are #nowhiring in #Turkey & #Morocco for our new global initiative, Amplifying Voices of Women and Girls. Deadline to apply is *this* Friday, October 3. For application instructions and job details, please visit the links below 👇

JHR is proud to partner with @unifor.org on their Fact Checked campaign -- a powerful initiative to combat #misinformation and remind Canadians of the vital role that fact-based journalism plays in protecting #democracy. Learn more about the campaign here: factcheckhere.ca

Nous sommes heureux de vous présenter les boursiers du programme de formation au journalisme pour les jeunes PANDC! Ce projet est financé par le gouvernement du Canada et RBC et offre des stages et des possibilités de mentorat aux journalistes PANDC en début de carrière.

Meet the 2025 cohort of JHR’s BIPOC Youth Journalism Training Fellowship! This project is funded by the Government of Canada and RBC. The program provides work placements and mentorship opportunities to early-career BIPOC reporters.

#DRC: On July 23, JHR convened civil society, media and decision-makers in Kinshasa (including the Ministries of Justice and Gender, the National Human Rights Commission and members of parliament) to call for women’s inclusion in the DRC peace process: jhr.ca/drc-presiden...

Four years since the #Taliban's return, #Afghanistan's journalists are still fighting to be heard. For @theglobeandmail.com, JHR Program Manager Mujtaba Haris writes about this harsh reality and how courageous journalists continue reporting from the shadows: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

WORK FOR JHR: We are hiring for 2 roles for our new project in the Philippines, Amplifying Voices of Women and Girls: 🔹Project Coordinator: jhr.ca/work-opportu... 🔹Financial Coordinator: jhr.ca/work-opportu... Both positions are based in Manila. Deadline to apply is August 23. #nowhiring

#MALI: In Bamako, 45 journalists, incl 23 women, joined a JHR-led training on human rights + gender-sensitive reporting. The session equipped them to tell ethical, fact-based stories, challenge misinfo and adapt to the evolving media landscape in Mali & West Africa. Read: jhr.ca/young-journa...

Join us in welcoming the 2nd cohort of fellows in the 2025 Growing Indigenous Storytellers Fellowship! Developed in partnership with @indigenousja.bsky.social & @aptnnews.bsky.social, with the Google News Initiative's support, this program equips Indigenous people to pursue careers in journalism.

Recently, JHR-Kenya held 2 events on Recognition of Prior Learning + the impact is already visible: 🔹 Teenage mothers learned how they could pursue new careers via TVET certification 🔹 Member of County Assembly Hon. Eli Gor committed to advocating for bursary reforms so young mothers can access TVET

Pleased to share this year’s Gordon N. Fisher/JHR Fellow at @masseycollege.bsky.social is Cameroonian journalist Blaise Eyong, known for his reporting on Boko Haram, the separatist conflict in west Cameroon and its tense political landscape. Read his profile: www.masseycollege.ca/2025/07/02/a...

A sobering reflection from JHR-The Walrus Contributing Writer Mostafa Al'Asar on the personal impact of Bill C-18 👇: As an Egyptian journalist now living in Canada, he shares how the law has limited his access to news + disrupted his connection to community & audience: thewalrus.ca/if-you-think...

JHR invites journalists & media orgs from the East and Southern Africa regions to apply for the Journalists for SRHR Masterclass, a 6-month fellowship focused on reporting about sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR). Learn more and apply here: forms.gle/KztGJ7FtzmQJ...

JHR is pleased to share that former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien will join Lisa LaFlamme for a one-on-one conversation at #N4R25! This landmark conversation is part of our special focus on Canada in the World, exploring our role in advancing democracy, press freedom + human rights globally.

In June, JHR and Dignity Network Canada hosted a live taping of the JHR Podcast's #Pride2025 episode at Toronto’s Allied Music Centre, featuring Xtra Magazine’s Tara-Michelle Ziniuk & Kenyan journalist Kevin Mwachiro, in conversation with Lisa LaFlamme. CC: @xtramagazine.com @tmziniuk.bsky.social

#ICYMI: Night for Rights returns on Nov 5 at Arcadian Court, Toronto. #N4R25 This is your reminder to join us for an unforgettable evening in support of journalists reporting on #humanrights around the world. Find out how you can get involved: jhr.ca/night4rights

💬 "It changed the way I saw journalism, the news and my future." Our GISF Fellows Veronica Blackhawk & Andrea Belleau spoke to @aptnnews.bsky.social abt their powerful final projects & what they took away from the Growing Indigenous Storytellers Fellowship experience. Watch 👉 youtu.be/9u88bQ6Zp9E

Thank you @janicedickson.bsky.social for speaking with JHR about the danger facing Afghans like Suhrab’s family, left in limbo after Trump suspended the U.S. Refugee Program. They’re not alone -- many remain at risk. Read the full @theglobeandmail.com story: www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Seriously an important issue facing ALL OF US at both the macro and micro levels. If you can't tune in today (you really should, though), check out the web piece here: www.aptnnews.ca/investigates...

If you've ever read about a case of pretendianism and wanted to learn more about the broader context, please please please take a look at this important series on the intersections of Indigenous identity and the music industry in Canada!

On National #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we’re celebrating our partnership w/ ‪@aptnnews.bsky.social & ‪@indigenousja.bsky.social‬ on the Growing Indigenous Storytellers Fellowship. This initiative helps Indigenous people pursue journalism via hands-on newsroom training + other learning opportunities.

On #WorldRefugeeDay, we honour those forced to flee - and the journalists who ensure their stories are heard. Read: jhr.ca/world-refuge...

#DRC: Women are being left out of peace talks in #DRCongo despite UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which calls for their inclusion in peace and security efforts. At a recent JHR event, CSOs + media came together to change that. Read: jhr.ca/kinshasa-civ... #InclusiveGovernance #GenderEquality

Just 1 week to go for this vital conversation on #pressfreedom and civil society in #Afghanistan! Join us on June 25 and hear from Afghan journalists and activists on how to support civic space in the country today. Register now: lu.ma/vsug07c9?tk=...

In #SouthSudan, #misinformation and #hatespeech continue to threaten peace and social cohesion. In response, JHR and Digital Rights Frontiers launched a awareness campaign and released a policy brief w/ recommendations for government, civil society and citizens. Read more: jhr.ca/juba-jhr-and...

JHR & TMU invite you to 'Afghanistan Today: The State of Press Freedom and Civil Society Inside the Country,' a panel exploring the challenges to civic space and #mediafreedom in #Afghanistan. 📅: Wed, June 25 (10am-12pm) 📍: 80 Gould St, Toronto Metropolitan University RSVP here: lu.ma/vsug07c9

A powerful photo exhibition “Prison des médias au cœur de l’Europe", presented by JHR & Belarusian Association of Journalists, exposed the brutal reality facing independent media in #Belarus. 40 journalists remain behind bars for doing their jobs + reporting the truth. Read: jhr.ca/montreal-pho...

We caught up with a previous recipient of the prize, Robina Aryubwal. In 2024, she and @jhrnews.bsky.social were recognized for their work in evacuating and resettling hundreds of Afghans. In this interview, she tells us about joy, justice and quiet acts of resistance: pencanada.ca/blog/a-conve...

In her latest piece for The Walrus, The Walrus / JHR Contributing Writer Soraya Amiri sheds light on the radicalization of Afghan youth in Taliban-run madrassahs and its devastating consequences for future Afghan generations. Read: thewalrus.ca/the-taliban-...

Great to reconnect with the JHR network in Lebanon last week! JHR Executive Director Bill Killorn and MENA Programs Manager Nesreen Abusultan were on the ground in Beirut, meeting with inspiring women journalists trained through our UNDEF-funded program. 💪📰🌍

📺 WEBINAR: Interested in broadcast news? 👉https://tinyurl.com/39tsfckk 📺 Join us for a session w/ Nelson Bird, a former CTV journalist & current lecturer at the First Nations University of Canada! Originally from the Peepeekisis Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, Nelson spent 26 years with CTV Regina.

Such a pleasure to catch up with @mariaressa.bsky.social during her Toronto stopover this weekend! We shared plans for JHR's new program expanding our #mediadev work to the Philippines - that will strengthen media & promote inclusive governance. Looking forward to the coming chapter!

Honoured to join Harman Idema, Consul General of the Netherlands, at the 80th anniversary of WWII, commemorating the Canadian soldiers who helped liberate the Netherlands in 1945.

#BELGIUM: Transnational repression is no longer covert. It is happening in plain sight. Hear first-hand testimony from journalists & activists in exile at the upcoming seminar (details 👇), co-hosted by JHR & MEPs Marina Kaljurand, Urmas Paet & Sven Mikser RSVP BY MAY 13, 14.00: lnkd.in/erNQrgXM

Earlier this week, JHR President Rachel Pulfer received the King Charles III Coronation Medal from Lieutenant Governor Edith Dumont in recognition of her leadership in advancing media development worldwide.