UK-EU reset “good in parts but must do better” – an AEJ report
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer heralded a new era of closer cross-Channel ties coming from the accords announced at May's EU-UK Summit in London. But actual deals on trade, defence, energy and youth mobility will depend on further negotiations; […]
Bangladesh government responds to criticism of “press freedom clampdown”
The Bangladesh government has issued a public rejoinder saying an article about suppression of press freedom by William Horsley, executive committee member of the Commonwealth Journalists Association and AEJ UK chairman, was a “mischaracterisation” of a deeply complex political […]
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 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 […]
German rearmament, again – lessons from history
In the 1950s, less than ten years after the most horrific European war sparked off by an illegally re-armed Germany, the NATO countries were obliged to push for and obtain the rearmament of West […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
A letter from Kyiv
Kateryna Popova recently returned to her native Ukraine after completing an MA in War Studies in London where she joined meetings of the AEJ UK. […]
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 […]
