As the USA seeks to “dismantle” the International Criminal Court and others openly challenge human rights institutions are war crimes and genocide becoming normalised? Brutal […]
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Court blocks Trump ban on White House media access
A U.S. federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, saying his ban […]
Read morePress freedom champion Andrei Aliaksandrau freed from jail in Belarus
From William Horsley, AEJ UK chairman The Association of European Journalists is thrilled and delighted that our longtime friend and colleague Andrei Aliaksandrau and his […]
Read moreAEJ joins media outrage at acquittal of accused Malta murder mastermind
The Association of European Journalists has joined outrage in the international press freedom community at the acquittal of Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech accused of masterminding […]
Read moreSupreme Court to hear appeal to overturn Palestine Action ban
The UK Supreme Court says it will hear an appeal against a lower court ruling that said the UK government’s ban on Palestine Action was […]
Read moreDavid Willey
David Willey, veteran BBC foreign correspondent based in Rome for 50 years, sadly died aged 93 on July 11.After reporting on the Treaty of Rome […]
Read moreHeatwave: a letter from Kyiv
Ukraine has been suffering from the latest heatwave just like the UK and much of Europe – on top of the continuing missile and drone […]
Read moreAppeal court rules ban on Palestine Action is lawful
The UK Court of Appeal ruled on 15 June that the government’s ban on Palestine Action is legal, overturning a High Court judgment in Feburary […]
Read morePalestine Action activists sentenced for alleged “terrorism connection”
Four convicted members of Palestine Action were given lengthy sentences on 12 June for causing criminal damage at a factory operated by Israeli defence firm […]
Read moreThe uses and abuses of history
The AEJ UK hosted eminent historian and commentator Michael Burleigh at a meeting on June 4.Burleigh is the author of highly acclaimed books including Small […]
Read moreJournalist groups condemn massive Russian attack on Kyiv
The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) have joined their affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU), in condemning one of the […]
Read morePalestine Action activists found guilty in Bristol break-in
Four of 6 activists for Palestine Action were found guilty of criminal damage over a break-in at an Israeli-linked defence company after a retrial. In […]
Read moreMedia freedom at lowest point in 25 years
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns that media freedom is in its worst situation in 25 years with more than half the world’s countries now classified […]
Read more“Why don’t we live up to our promises?”
Marking World Press Freedom Day, the Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) hosted an online seminar on media freedom in the Commonwealth.Headlined “Why don’t we live up […]
Read moreAEJ joins statement on media freedom in Turkey
The AEJ joined seven journalists associations in a statement on media freedom in Turkey as the world marked World Press Freedom Day and the release […]
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