Police end Partygate rule breaking investigation
London's Metropolitan Police announced on 19 May the end of their investigation into rule breaking at covid 19 lockdown parties in Downing Street.Number 10 Downing Street said: “The Met has confirmed […]
Palestinian journalist killed, Israeli police attack mourners
Prominent and highly respected Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was killed in the West Bank on May 11 – shot in the head while wearing a protective press vest and helmet […]
UK government forces through controversial laws at last minute
The Boris Johnson government managed to get approval for two highly controversial laws in the dying hours of the last Parliamentary session on April 28.As much of the daily media and […]
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UK government forces through controversial laws at last minute
The Boris Johnson government managed to get approval for two highly controversial laws in the dying hours of the last Parliamentary session on April 28.As […]
UK government hospital discharge policy unlawful
UK government policies of discharging patients from hospital to care homes in England without testing for covid at the start of the Covid pandemic in […]
Defending press freedom in tension and conflict
The 2022 annual report on media freedom by the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists notes the […]
Ukraine perspectives
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Media Freedom
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
April 27 – CoE Safety of Journalists annual report
The launch of the annual report of the Council of Europe's Safety of Journalists Platform will be live streamed from the Brussels Press Club on Wednesday 27 April.The 2022 report titled “Defending Press Freedom in Times of […]
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 […]
