Europe facing the hardest choices over Ukraine – so what next?
The AEJ UK explored the tough choices facing the UK and EU member states in view of Russia’s continued military aggression in Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump’s questionable attempts to broker a ceasefire and promised end to the […]
Three faces of impunity: Obstacles to justice for journalists
Marking World Press Freedom Day on May 3, AEJ International representative for media freedom William Horsley has a look at obstacles to justice for journalists. […]
Turkey at a crossroads
The Council of Europe has reminded Turkey that it has an obligation to respect rights protected under the European Convention on Human Rights. The notice came in an unusually strong and direct statement from the new CoE secretary general […]
Tariffs and protest – Trump “strategies”?
Protests and tariffs. Attacks on the media. Dismantling of U.S. government agencies and programs. Ceasefires promised in Ukraine and Gaza but not implemented.The litany of U.S. President Donald Trump's actions – 20 official pages of "executive orders" listing them […]
Judge orders Trump officials to give AP full presidential access in media freedom case
A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore the Associated Press’s (AP) full access to President Trump, ruling that banning the outlet violated the First Amendment.The Trump administration filed notice the next day that it would appeal.Judge […]
The Atlantic publishes secret Signal chat – White House calls editor “anti Trump hater”
The editor in chief of The Atlantic has published the full Signal chat between senior U.S. national security officials about an attack on Yemen's Houthis after the White House tried to "downplay the significance" of its breach of national […]
The AEJ UK
The AEJ UK is part of a professional network of journalists and specialists active across Europe, independent of any institutional or political group and recognised by the Council of Europe, the OSCE and UNESCO. We connect the newsmakers who shape our political and economic world with journalists, broadcasters and writers on European affairs. Meetings are open to journalists, academics and Europe specialists […]
Wilton Park’s Road
The latest book from AEJ UK member Nick Hopkinson explores nearly 80 years of work and discussions that turned Wilton Park into a leading international policy forum.The Policies and Power of Public Diplomacy is […]
Time to change our view of the world – Baroness Valerie Amos
Report on the AEJ UK journalists meeting at Europe House on 19 March 2025 – from Peter Norman Baroness Valerie Amos, formerly a minister in the UK Labour government of Tony Blair and United […]
AEJ leaves X (Twitter)
The AEJ-UK has disengaged from the social media platform X.It voted to leave at its Annual General Meeting in a judgment that X, formerly Twitter, appears to have become a toxic platform for disinformation […]
Media Freedom
Media Freedom Alert on Hungary calls for withdrawal of “foreign agent” bill from Parliament
A Media Freedom Alert on Hungary published by media freedom organisations on the Platform for the Safety of Journalists has called for the withdrawal of […]
Trump’s attacks on the media
Donald Trump has been criticising and attacking the mainstream media for 10 years – now he's president again he's taken a series of actions to […]
Judge blocks Trump attempt to dismantle Voice of America
President Donald Trump's efforts to make deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming have been temporarily stopped by a court order.The […]
News
Just Stop Oil stops?
Environmental activist group Just Stop Oil says it's ending its campaign of civil resistance.Making the announcement on March 27, it claimed to have run "one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history" by pressuring the government to end new oil and gas licences and making them front-page news.But it says it won't end […]
AEJ raises fresh alarm at threats to media freedom in central Europe
As Donald Trump and his friends take control in the United States, the AEJ has raised the alarm about gathering threats to media freedom in central Europe.The following is a statement from honorary AEJ president Otmar Lahodynsky, former international president and longtime head of the AEJ's section in Austria where right-wing populist politicians have won an […]
Belfast journalists win case against unlawful police surveillance
In a historic ruling on December 17, a special British legal tribunal made a significant judgment for press freedom and exposed unlawful police surveillance powers in Northern Ireland.The UK High Court's Investigatory Powers Tribunal ruled in favour of two Belfast journalists – Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney – and against two UK police forces that secretly […]
Ukraine analysis
Russian journalism in exile
What's it like for journalists who have fled Russia since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022? And the many independent […]
Reporting the war in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has turned Ukrainian journalists into war reporters.At a workshop of the University of Sheffield’s Centre for Media Freedom hosted by the centre's […]
Reflections on Mikhail Gorbachev
The death of former Russian president Mikhail Gorbachev on August 30 2022 of course sparked strongly mixed reaction around the world.And perhaps unsurprisingly reopened wildly […]
