Today’s news agenda is often dominated by the actions of authoritarian leaders who flout international law and seek to exercise arbitrary powers to control migration, […]
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Journalist 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 […]
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Palestine 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 […]
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Media 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 […]
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“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 […]
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AEJ 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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AEJ joins call for repeal of Turkey’s “disinformation law”
The AEJ International has joined 25 media freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’, and human rights groups to protest against Turkey’s increasing use of its “disinformation […]
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History lessons – and their limits and virtues – June 4
The AEJ UK will host eminent historian and commentator Michael Burleigh at a meeting on June 4. He will survey today’s heated rivalries between America, […]
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AEJ International debate on the Hungarian election
On April 13th, the AEJ International organised a Zoom-conference about the outcome of the Parliamentary elections in Hungary which also have a major European dimension. […]
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Media Freedom in 2025 – On the Tipping Point
Press freedom in Europe in 2025 was “under sustained pressure, driven by legal threats, attempts at media capture and transnational repression” notes the annual Media […]
Read moreAttacks on journalists rise in Europe
“Despite everything, I continue my journalistic work with the same passion and determination as ever. Yet I must admit that I have never felt more […]
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AEJ joins public call for BBC World Service to be “defended not defunded”
The AEJ and eight other organisations have called on UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper to end uncertainty over the government’s future funding of the BBC […]
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UK government ban on Palestine Action ruled unlawful
Three judges of the UK High Court have ruled that the government’s ban of Palestine Action is illegal. The judgment on Friday 13 February 2026 […]
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Will a “Far-Right France” lead to a far-right Europe?
Once a pariah, France’s Rassemblement National (National Rally) is now the country’s most popular party and looks on track to win the presidency in 2027 […]
Read moreAnnual Council of Europe Media Freedom Report on March 3
The 15 partner organisations of the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform launches its annual Media Freedom Report at a press conference in Brussels […]
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