Covid and Boris – the future
Covid infections rising. The launch of a public inquiry into the handling of covid. Prime Minister Boris Johnson facing more questions.Halfway through 2022 it might have felt like a re-run of […]
Palestinian journalist killed by Israeli fire – UN Human Rights Office
The UN Human Rights Office says prominent Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by shots from Israeli security forces.It says its own investigation, including official information from the Israeli military […]
Boris Johnson responsible for rule breaking during covid
Senior civil servant Sue Gray's report into Partygate says Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior officials "bear responsibility" for a culture of rule-breaking at a series of parties that broke […]
News
More sanctions on Russia
The UK and the EU have announced further sanctions on Russia – including an oil embargo and Russian media groups and individual journalists.The UK on […]
Turkish court sentences activist and philanthropist to life
An Istanbul court has sent Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala to jail for life for allegedly trying to overthrow the government by financing protests.The European Court […]
Belarus editor arrested
Belarusian authorities have arrested and charged a prominent independent editor in their continuing two-year crackdown on independent journalism.On 20 April Belarusian special forces raided the […]
Media Freedom
Media, politics and war
The bell tolling for the near death of journalism but hope too in legal victories, the use of new techologies, and support for investigative journalism […]
AEJ joins call for fight against political repression in Russia
Marking the one-year anniversary of Russian opposition politician Andrey Pivovarov's arrest, the AEJ supports Open Russia and exiled oligarch Mikhail Khodorovksy in their call to […]
The precarious life of Hungary’s media
The AEJ Hungary has expressed increasing concern about the survival of the country's remaining independent media "still committed to critical and fact-based journalism rather than […]
Ukraine analysis
Changing attitudes?
Besides the focus on media, the AEJ's day-long seminar on the effects of the war in Ukraine on Europe exposed some changing attitudes in Europe […]
The war in Ukraine – a war for free speech
From William Horsley, 14 May 2022 February 24 was a fateful day for world peace as President Putin staked his own and Russia’s future on an […]
Ukrainian exiles – a welcome in Europe
More than 5 million Ukrainians have been forced to leave their homeland since Russia’s invasion on February 24. Journalists Oana Moisil in Romania, Gÿorgy Folk […]
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. […]
Will sanctions on Russia work?
International economic strategist and sanctions expert Timothy Ash will assess the impact of international sanctions on Russia’s ability to prosecute the war in Ukraine at an AEJ UK lunch meeting on July 4. Ash is a […]
Ukraine invasion will have biggest strategic impact in 30 years
Russia's invasion of Ukraine will have larger and longer strategic impacts than the 2001 Al Quaeda 9/11 attacks in the USA, says Ed Arnold.It will change European security more than any other event since the end […]
Keir Giles on Ukraine – 6 ways on how the war ends
Keir Giles, an expert on Russian security issues, predicts the war in Ukraine will most likely end when Russia declares victory on the basis of its latest amended aims – control of Ukraine's eastern provinces.The founder […]
