Amidst the confusion and controversy wrought by the coronavirus – and then by the war in Ukraine – Boris Johnson’s government kept pushing its longer […]
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Journalists killed in Ukraine
The bodies of two journalists have been found after Russian forces withdrew from previously occupied areas north of Kyiv. It brings to nine the confirmed […]
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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 […]
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Russia suspended from UN Human Rights Council
The United Nations general assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, the UN’s leading human rights organisation, for “gross and systematic […]
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Testimony from Mariupol
What is it like reporting from Mariupol, besieged and occupied by Russian forces? The Council of Europe co-organized a live webstream on March 31 with […]
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Stopping the police bill
The UK House of Lords is again debating and rejecting parts of the government’s controversial police legislation that could endanger freedom of expression and curb […]
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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 […]
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European Journalists should support colleagues in Ukraine and expose Putin’s lies
As Vladimir Putin pursues his invasion of Ukraine and journalists remain highly vulnerable, William Horsley, AEJ media freedom representative and UK chairman, writes:
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Russian imperialism – lessons from history
The AEJ’s Tony Robinson, former FT correspondent in Moscow, Rome and east European editor, has this look at some lessons from Russian imperialism. Russian imperialism […]
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Imagining the future – update
What is the future for Putin, Russia, and global relations?The AEJ’s Tony Robinson, former FT correspondent in Moscow, Rome and east European editor, has this […]
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UK court upholds right to protect sources
A UK court has upheld a reporter’s right to protect his sources in an historic freedom of the press case. Chris Mullin, journalist and former […]
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Police breached rights – UK High Court
The UK High Court has ruled that London’s Metropolitan police breached the rights of organisers of a planned vigil for rape and murder victim Sarah […]
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UK’s Ofcom revokes RT licence
The UK’s media regulator has revoked RT’s licence to broadcast in the UK. Ofcom took the action on March 18 saying the licence holder was […]
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Russia out of Council of Europe
Russia’s membership in the Council of Europe (CoE) is finished after 26 years. And that means Russia is no longer bound by the European Convention […]
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Supreme Court denies Julian Assange permission to appeal extradition
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed dismay at the UK Supreme Court’s decision to refuse permission for WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange to appeal his extradition. […]
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