Davide Mastracci

Canadian journalists must support Vice’s fight against the RCMP

Canadian journalists must support Vice’s fight against the RCMP

An attack on VICE’s right to freedom of the press is an attack on the right to freedom of the press for all

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers entered Vice Canada’s offices in Toronto and Montreal in February. The officers served Vice with a production order–similar to a search warrant–demanding “any notes and all records of communication” between Vice reporter Ben Makuch and an ISIL militant. Makuch interviewed the Canadian ISIL militant, Farah Mohamed Shirdon, through Kik Messenger […]