Julian Assange freed from UK prison

WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange has been released from the UK's Belmarsh high security prison and is back home free in Australia after making a plea deal with the United States justice department.He pleaded guilty in a US court in […]

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Information wars and the “endless” conflict over Gaza

At an AEJ lunch on June 13, two experts examined the rival national narratives, political messaging, and information controls which shape public understanding of the Israeli-Gaza war.The meeting included two presentations and a discussion on the information and propaganda […]

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UK parties offer patchy policies on media

The party manifestos for the UK general election on July 4 were launched this week amid much fanfare and hype.But how much substance is there when it comes to policies on the media and press freedom? AEJ UK Treasurer […]

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RSF director Christophe Deloire

The AEJ UK notes with sadness the death from cancer of Christophe Deloire, director of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), in Paris on June 8.We have this tribute from AEJ UK chairman William Horsley, a member of RSF’s London bureau […]

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Russian missile attack on Kyiv – photo courtesy Sergiy Tomilenko, Secretary National Union of Journalists of Ukraine

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 […]

Putin’s war in Ukraine – and at home

Vranyo – Russian for I’m telling lies and you know I’m telling lies but I’m going to tell them anyway.That was veteran Russia watcher Mark Galeotti's judgment on the recent Russian election in which […]

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Media Freedom

SLAPPS action delayed

Hopes for stronger action against SLAPPs – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation – are now on hold because of the general election.A private member’s bill […]

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News

Gaza journalists win world press freedom prize

UNESCO has recognised the unique suffering and fearless reporting of journalists in Gaza by awarding them the annual Guillermo-Cano World Press Freedom Prize. UNESCO says more than 100 journalists and media workers have been killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza since 7 October, and nearly all the rest have been injured, displaced or bereaved.From the start […]

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Ukraine analysis