Coming up in Toronto: This wknd, JHR Pres Rachel Pulfer will lead the #DXC26 Future of Global Cooperation panel ft the Hon. Bob Rae, Aurelie Bonal, Ketty Nivyabandi & Maiwand Rahyab - on how middle powers can protect democracy+human rights together. 🎟️ (virtual): democracyxchange.org/event-detail...
Announcing Night for Rights 2026! #N4R26
📅: Thu, Oct 15
🏛️: Arcadian Court, Toronto
As authoritarianism rises and press freedom comes under threat, training human rights journalists has never been more urgent.
Join us & help make this work possible 👉 jhr.ca/night4rights
@hotdocs.bsky.social
TORONTO: Coming up on Apr 29-30 @ Hot Docs Fest - Birds of War, a film abt the odds-defying love story bw a Lebanese journalist & Aleppo-based cameraman whose shared mission to document the Syrian uprising led to a bond neither of them expected.
🎫: boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
#MALI: Scenes from our workshops training content creators and students in Bamako to spot disinfo + share those skills w/ their peers 👉 jhr.ca/training-a-g...
Participant Tiémoko pledged: “Now on, I'll verify info before sharing it online. I commit to organizing educational talks with my network.”
5/5 Stay tuned! We'll be sharing more from the panelists directly on what governments and institutions can do to counter this growing threat.
📸: Jens Schicke
#transnationalrepression #TNR #pressfreedom #JHR #JournalistsforHumanRights
4/5 We also heard from Ambassador of Canada to Germany Vera Alexander, Counsellor & Head of Public Diplomacy Erin König, and JHR President Rachel Pulfer on the urgency of this work and Canada's commitment to seeing it through.
Led by Vytis Jurkonis (Freedom House), panellists
@hannaliubakova.bsky.social (Belarusian journalist),
@jessikka.bsky.social (Finnish journalist/author) & Natalia Arno (President of Free Russia Fdn) also spoke from experience, sharing the human cost of TNR + what policy responses must look like.
2/5 Keynote speaker Sviatlana Tikhanouskaya, National Leader of Belarus forced into exile after leading the 2020 pro-democracy uprising, shared the plight of political prisoners, the oppression of those in exile and what TNR means for democratic societies everywhere.
1/5 BERLIN: On Apr 1, JHR hosted an urgent conversation on #transnationalrepression w the Canadian Embassy in Germany & @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's @dfrlab.bsky.social.
ft. a powerhouse panel that has endured the lived reality of TNR + bravely continues to speak truth to power. 👇
📸: Jens Schicke
The latest from The Walrus/JHR contributing writer Mostafa Al-A'sar: thewalrus.ca/where-do-the...
In Egypt, 1000s have been disappeared by state security. Mostafa, who survived his own disappearance before moving to Canada, writes abt those who vanish + the families left searching for answers.
Thanks to @cajournalists.bsky.social for hosting this rare opportunity for journalists to pause, reflect and share with their colleagues. #TumblerRidge
Happening today @ 12pm ET. Registration link 👇
🗣️ "Radio is the only place where we feel heard."
This #WorldRadioDay, we're sharing 3 stories that prove radio is still the most powerful tool for amplifying marginalized voices. 📻
Read them here: jhr.ca/world-radio-...
2/2 Open to Indigenous journalists in Canada at any career stage. Last date to apply is Feb 28! More details here 👉 www.refocusfellowship.ca
1/2 📢 Calling Indigenous journos in Canada
Big opportunity: @indiginews.bsky.social has launched a photojournalism fellowship, offering a week-long, all-expenses paid intensive at University of King's College this May.
The program wouldn’t have happened without the leadership of the Indigenous Journalists Association, the eagerness of staff at APTN News to take on the work of guiding new voices, and the generosity of the Google News Initiative. We’re grateful for the opportunity to be part of this important work.
This fellowship connected Indigenous people looking to pursue careers in journalism with six-month placements at @aptnnews.bsky.social, workshops with seasoned reporters, and @indigenousja.bsky.social's Indigenous Media Conference in Albuquerque.
Thank you to our partners and participants in the first year of the #GrowingIndigenousStorytellersFellowship! Check out the amazing work done by fellows Veronica Blackhawk, Angela Belleau, Tyler Shingoose, Rose Jacobs, Ryan Cunningham and Julia Ross: jhr.ca/presenting-t...
Attn journalists: The deadline to apply or nominate a colleague for the Canadian Journalism Foundation Awards is TOMORROW!
To view the full list of CJF Awards being presented this year, visit this link 👉 cjf-fjc.ca/2026-cjf-awa...
To learn more about Cumpio’s story, listen to the JHR Podcast episode from Nov 2024 in which #LisaLaFlamme speaks with her lawyer Julianne Agpalo:
🎧 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/11iI...
#FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio
Filipino journalist #FrenchieMaeCumpio will hear the court’s verdict tomorrow after being jailed on trumped-up charges since 2020 👉 www.bulatlat.com/2026/01/21/n...
JHR joins global calls for the Philippine government to resolve her case swiftly and fairly.
[3/3] Our Kenya team also worked with him in our Canada World program in 2021, supporting the training of local journalists during COVID.
Dan pushed journalism to be braver, fairer and more honest. He will be missed.
[2/3] A longtime friend of JHR, Dan was invited last year to speak with our Growing Indigenous Storytellers fellows about the hard-won creation of APTN and his vision for journalism done differently. Watch the conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX-c...
[1/3] The JHR team is saddened by the passing of Kanienke:haka (Mohawk) journalist Thaioronióhte Dan David.
Over a 45-year career, Dan reshaped Indigenous journalism in Canada, most notably as the founding force behind APTN News.
P.S. If you haven’t given yet, you can still make a gift to support JHR's work in 2026 👉 jhr.ca/donate/
We're starting 2026 strong!
Thanks to your support, we raised $104,995 in our holiday campaign, supporting journalists defending truth and human rights worldwide.
Grateful for this community. More impact to come in 2026.
With your help, we can continue supporting award-winning journalism that reaches where others won’t.
As the year comes to a close, please consider a fully tax receiptable gift to our holiday campaign👉 bit.ly/JHRHolidayCampaign2025
At the Community Media Awards 2025, JHR-trained journalists were honoured for their reporting from marginalized areas in #Kenya. These stories are produced under tough conditions: rough terrain, security risks, limited equipment + dangerous travel. Yet the reporting persists.
🗣️"I travelled 250km to cover this story. This award is for the children who strive to become future leaders despite barriers to their education."- JHR-trained journalist Isaac Waihenya, Radio Jangwani
2025 is almost over but our work isn’t slowing down👉
jhr.ca/jhr-trained-...
[3/3] With this support, journalists report effectively, hold power to account and drive real-life change – even amid conflict and crisis, rising authoritarianism and rollbacks on human rights.
Be a part of this positive impact! Donate today 👉 bit.ly/JHRHolidayCampaign2025