Media freedom, “the cornerstone of democracy”, is being undermined and manipulated “by a number of different actors who use a variety of increasingly sophisticated methods” […]
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UK slips down ranking in World Press Freedom Index
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ranks the UK as number 26 in its latest World Press Freedom Index, released on World Press Freedom Day 2023. That’s […]
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Can the Commonwealth survive without free speech?
Marking World Press Freedom Day on May 3, William Horsley questions what the Commonwealth is doing to protect free speech.Horsley is chair of the AEJ […]
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Ukraine – between Russia and the West
On 5 June at the AEJ UK, Jaroslava Barbieri, a Ukrainian-Italian expert on Russia and the former Soviet Union, will examine the roots of Ukraine’s […]
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Brexit – an audit of UK-EU relations
Anand Menon, director of UK in a Changing Europe, predicts that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Windsor Framework agreement resetting trade rules for the island of […]
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AEJ joins call for Turkey to stop stifling critical reporting ahead of elections
The AEJ has joined 18 other media freedom and human rights organisations calling on Turkey’s broadcast regulator (RTÜK) immediately to stop fining broadcasters for their […]
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AEJ joins call to release Gershkovich
The AEJ has joined partner media freedom groups to urge Russian authorities to release American journalist Evan Gershkovich immediately and to drop all charges against […]
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Margaret Hughes 1940-2022
It is with deep regret that the AEJ UK notes the death of Margaret (Maggi) Hughes. Margaret was a journalist for more than 30 years, […]
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Russian warlord investigation forces UK to tighten sanctions
The UK government has tightened its sanctions rules against Russia in the wake of revelations by openDemocracy that the UK Treasury gave sanctioned Russian warlord […]
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Northern Ireland reset?
The UK government has formally signed the Windsor Framework with the European Union after the deal aimed at resolving the bitter dispute over the Brexit […]
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The UK economy – not as bad as you might believe
Simon French, chief economist at British investment bank Panmure Gordon and former senior civil servant, says the UK’s economic performance and outlook are both broadly […]
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Another misuse of Pegasus spyware
A joint investigation published by The New York Times and Aristegui Noticias and reported by Article 19 and PEN International shows that Mexico’s armed forces […]
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AEJ UK donates to Ukrainian journalists
The AEJ UK has donated more than 1500 Euros to Ukrainian journalists in response to an appeal for members’ contributions agreed at the annual members’ […]
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A River Avon Year – new book from Rick Thompson
AEJ member Rick Thompson has just published his latest book. A River Avon Year describes the wildlife and history of Shakespeare’s Avon on a journey […]
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War in Europe, war on journalism
This year’s annual Council of Europe report on the safety of journalists documents a record high number of attacks on journalists and a continued degradation […]
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