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Revue de l'actualit� - News Digest
19 juin 2014 - June 19, 2014 
Libert�s civiles et d�mocratie
Civil liberties and democracy 

Opinion - The world should demand the release of Khaled Al-Qazzaz

The Toronto Star 19/06/2014 - To work for change in trying times or not? I was born in South Africa and lived there for more than 20 years. I know that change for the better can be perilous business. As a matter of fact, idealism could be criminal - punishable with the stigma of being a terrorist, a kangaroo-court sentence, open-ended prison time and possibly even a looming death sentence. Beg to differ? Don't. Ask my dear friend Khaled Al-Qazzaz. Khaled is a permanent resident of Canada and father of four young Canadian children. He has been unlawfully detained in Egypt without charge for 334 days in one of Egypt's most notorious prisons. On June 3, Khaled's unlawful detainment was extended for an additional 45 days. He spends his days and nights in an insect-infested cell. If I was in his place, I'd be regretfully re-tracing the steps that landed me there.
Those fateful steps began when Khaled signed up as a civil servant and staffer of Mohamed Morsi's democratically elected government in Egypt.

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Citoyennet�, immigration et droits des r�fugi�.es
Citizenship, immigration & refugee rights 

Immigration bill facing challenge by human rights advocates

The Canadian Press 18/06/2014 - Three human rights groups are planning to launch a legal challenge of a proposed immigration bill that would allow the federal government to strip dual nationals convicted of offences such as terrorism of their Canadian citizenship. Amnesty International, the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association are scheduled to announce their plans during a conference call with reporters on Thursday, although the actual lawsuit will have to wait until Bill C-24 becomes law. The Conservative government's bill would impose new requirements to obtain citizenship and make it easier for the government to revoke it. Under the proposed law, dual citizens who are convicted of treason, terrorism or espionage could lose their citizenship. The law could apply in cases in which those citizens are convicted in foreign courts, and it could also apply to people born in Canada if they also have citizenship elsewhere, such as through their parents. The advocacy groups behind the forthcoming lawsuit argue the proposed law is unconstitutional. They say giving the government the power to revoke people's citizenship is the same as banishing them into exile.

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Bill C-24: Harper's party of paranoia
Vie priv�e     
Privacy

Supreme Court delivers huge victory for Internet privacy and blows away government plans for reform

Michael Geist's blog 13/06/2014 - For the past several months, many Canadians have been debating privacy reform, with the government moving forward on two bills: lawful access (C-13) and PIPEDA reform (S-4). One of the most troubling aspects of those bills has been the government's effort to expand the scope of warrantless, voluntary disclosure of personal information. This morning another voice entered the discussion and completely changed the debate. The Supreme Court of Canada issued its long-awaited R. v. Spencer decision, which examined the legality of voluntary warrantless disclosure of basic subscriber information to law enforcement. In a unanimous decision written by (Harper appointee) Justice Thomas Cromwell, the court issued a strong endorsement of Internet privacy, emphasizing the privacy importance of subscriber information, the right to anonymity, and the need for police to obtain a warrant for subscriber information except in exigent circumstances or under a reasonable law.

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Vie priv�e : la Cour supr�me rappelle le gouvernement � l'ordre 

The Supreme Court Eviscerates Voluntary Disclosure, Part 1: Comparing Spencer With the Govt's Claims

The Supreme Court Eviscerates Voluntary Disclosure, Part 2: What Comes Next for C-13 and S-4?

Toronto Star editorial: Supreme Court affirms our right to Internet privacy

Five ways the Supreme Court ruling affects online privacy 

Peter MacKay claims government, high court agree on info privacy - but they don't

The paranoid computer user's guide to privacy, security and encryption
Oversight of intelligence agencies     
Surveillance des agences de renseignement 

New Liberal Bill takes meaningful steps to rein in spy agency CSEC and improve oversight and judicial control

Openmedia.ca 18/06/2014 - A new Private Member's Bill introduced by Liberal MP Joyce Murray aims to boost oversight and transparency for government spy agency CSEC (Communications Security Establishment Canada). Community-based OpenMedia.ca, which is leading a national coalition for improved privacy protections, says that although improvements are needed, the Liberal plan takes great strides toward creating much-needed transparency for the ultra- secretive government agency. The CSEC Accountability and Transparency Act proposes stronger parliamentary oversight and review for CSEC, along with more robust public reporting obligations. The bill would also require the Minister responsible for CSEC to obtain a Federal Court order whenever there is a reasonable expectation that CSEC might collect the protected information of Canadians at home or abroad. It makes clear that deeply revealing metadata is covered under the definition of protected information. However privacy experts believe more still needs to be done to stop the bulk collection of Canadians' personal data by CSEC.

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The CSEC Accountability and Transparency Act
Mass surveillance around the world     
Surveillance globale dans le monde  

How secret partners expand NSA's surveillance dragnet

The Intercept 18/06/2014 - Huge volumes of private emails, phone calls, and internet chats are being intercepted by the National Security Agency with the secret cooperation of more foreign governments than previously known, according to newly disclosed documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden. The classified files, revealed today by the Danish newspaper Dagbladet Information in a reporting collaboration with The Intercept, shed light on how the NSA's surveillance of global communications has expanded under a clandestine program, known as RAMPART-A, that depends on the participation of a growing network of intelligence agencies. It has already been widely reported that the NSA works closely with eavesdropping agencies in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia as part of the so-called Five Eyes surveillance alliance. But the latest Snowden documents show that a number of other countries, described by the NSA as "third-party partners," are playing an increasingly important role - by secretly allowing the NSA to install surveillance equipment on their fiber-optic cables.

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NSA turned Germany into its largest listening post in Europe

British spy agencies assert power to intercept web traffic

UK - Government's defence of surveillance unconvincing, says ex-watchdog

U.S. officials scrambled to nab Snowden, hoping he would take a wrong step. He didn't

US appeals court overturns surveillance disclosure order
R�pression de la dissidence      
Repression of dissent 

African firm is selling pepper-spray bullet firing drones

BBC News South 18/06/2014 - The maker of a drone that fires pepper spray bullets says it has received its first order for the machine. Africa-based Desert Wolf told the BBC it had secured the sale of 25 units to a mining company after showing off the tech at a trade show. It is marketing the device as a "riot control copter" that can tackle crowds "without endangering the lives of security staff". But the International Trade Union Confederation is horrified by the idea. "This is a deeply disturbing and repugnant development and we are convinced that any reasonable government will move quickly to stop the deployment of advanced battlefield technology on workers or indeed the public involved in legitimate protests and demonstrations," said spokesman Tim Noonan.


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Autres nouvelles - More news
Acc�s � l'information
Access to information
Afghanistan
Criminalization of dissent
Criminalisation de la dissidence
Guantanamo 
Guerre au terrorisme
War on terror 
Irak
Iraq
Islamophobie
Islamophobia 
Libert� de la presse     
Press freedom 
Primaut� du droit
Rule of law 
State secrecy
Secret d'�tat 

Terrorism cases
Proc�s pour terrorisme
Terrorisme
Terrorism
Torture 
Miscellaneous
Divers  

 

 
CETTE SEMAINE / THIS WEEK
- Civil liberties & democracy: The world should demand the release of Khaled Al-Qazzaz
- Privacy: Supreme Court delivers huge victory for Internet privacy and blows away government plans of reform
- Oversight of intelligence agencies: New Liberal Bill takes meaningful steps to rein in spy agency CSEC and improve oversight and judicial control
- Mass surveillance in the world: How secret partners expand NSA's surveillance dragnet
- Repression of dissent: African firm is selling pepper-spray bullet firing drones
- Autres nouvelles / More news
 

Les opinions exprim�es ne refl�tent pas n�cessairement les positions de la CSILC - The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the positions of ICLMG
Action  

Free Khaled Al-Qazzaz 

Khaled Al-Qazzaz has been detained without charge for almost a year in Egypt. Download and print the postcards below asking John Baird, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper to call the President of Egypt and demand that Khaled Al-Qazzaz be immediately released and reunited with his family.
 

Lecture    

Nouvelle revue de la LDL sur la surveillance des populations  

La Ligue des droits et libert�s lance cette semaine le num�ro de printemps 2014 de sa revue Droits et libert�s. Dans un contexte o� les r�v�lations d'Edward Snowden ont suscit� un d�bat public salutaire sur la mise en place d'un syst�me de surveillance des populations, ce num�ro vise � apporter un �clairage suppl�mentaire sur l'�volution des enjeux de surveillance et de protection de la vie priv�e et des renseignements personnels, leurs implications en mati�re de d�mocratie et de droits humains ainsi que les perspectives en termes de r�sistance et alternatives. Deux articles ont �t� r�dig�s par Roch Tass�, coordonnateur national de la CSILC, et Anne Dagenais Guertin, coordonnatrice aux communications et � la recherche de la CSILC.
 
Ressource   

Access My Info tool  

It was recently revealed that in 2011 over 780,000 Canadians' personal information was disclosed by telecom providers to the government. You may have been among them. This tool helps you learn about the information that your telecom provider collected about you and what it could potentially disclose to third parties. Under Canadian privacy law, your telecom provider is legally obliged to respond to requests sent using this tool.
 
�v�nement   

Book Launch & Community Discussion: Academic Freedom in Conflict

June 25, 2014
5:00 p.m
Octopus Books
251 Bank Street
2nd floor
Ottawa, Ontario


Please join James Turk, the Editor of the book and the Executive Director of the CAUT, and Erika Shaker the Director of the Education Project with the CCPA for a discussion on the attempts to restrict academic freedom, and how it affects the education of all Canadians.

Action 

Signez la d�claration Prot�ger notre vie priv�e maintenant

Le gouvernement est sur le point d'adopter le projet de loi C-13 qui assure une immunit� aux entreprises de t�l�communications lorsque celles-ci donnent nos informations priv�es aux autorit�s, m�me quand ces derni�res n'ont pas de mandat.

Speak out against the government's online spying Bill C-13

Action  

Donate to the
We Are Jose campaign! 

Jose and Ivania Figueroa came to Canada as refugees from El Salvador in 1997, and have since raised a family here. Jose has had to fight an unjust deportation order for the past four years, and was forced to seek sanctuary in a local church so as not to be separated from his family. Let's raise enough money to cover their legal costs and give them hope that they will not be torn apart!




Action  

Egypt must release journalists and protect freedom of expression  

Send a message to Minister of Justice Nayer Abdel-Moneim Othman calling on the Egyptian authorities to release Mohamed Fahmy and his Al Jazeera colleagues immediately and unconditionally.

Sign and share the petition now!




Action  

Egypte - Arr�tez cette ex�cution de masse - Stop the mass execution 

En �gypte, une parodie de justice vient de condamner � mort 528 personnes. C'est certainement la plus grande d�cision d'ex�cution de masse de notre si�cle, et un seul homme peut arr�ter ce massacre.

Sign and share the petition now!





What is the News Digest? Qu'est-ce que la Revue de l'actualit�?

The News Digest is ICLMG's weekly publication of news articles, events, calls to action and much more regarding national security, anti-terrorism, and civil liberties. The ICLMG is a national coalition of thirty-eight Canadian civil society organizations that was established in the aftermath of the September, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.
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La revue de l'actualit� est notre publication hebdomadaire de nouvelles, d'�v�nements, d'appels � l'action, et beaucoup plus, entourant la s�curit� nationale, la lutte au terrorisme, et les libert�s civiles. La CSILC est une coalition nationale de 38 organisations de la soci�t� civile canadienne qui a �t� cr��e suite aux attentats terroristes de septembre 2001 aux �tats-Unis.