Four years ago investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered in a car bomb attack in Malta. Yet justice and accountability remain elusive despite a […]
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Parliamentary inquiry into government handling of covid
The UK government handling of the covid pandemic in 2020 and 2021 was one of the “most important public health failures” in UK history. That […]
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Crusading journalists win Nobel Peace Prize
Two journalists – Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov in Russia – have won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for their longstanding work […]
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Media blackout on Poland’s border with Belarus
The Polish government is facing new criticism over media restrictions – this time over a blackout on media reporting from part of its eastern border […]
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UK judge rules on misuse of Pegasus spyware
A senior UK high court judge has ruled that the ruler of Dubai hacked the phone of his ex-wife Princess Haya using the Israeli NSO […]
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Pandora Papers – revelations of the rich
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has released its latest leak of millions of documents revealing offshore deals and assets of more than 100 billionaires, […]
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Civil society groups demand real results from EU Rule of Law reports
The AEJ joined 60 other journalistic and civil society groups in an open letter to top European Commission officials criticising what they call the often […]
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EU Commission President promises better protections for journalists
Ursula von der Leyen has vowed to make protections for journalists one of the Commission’s foremost priorities. “We need to stop those who threaten media […]
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Belarus and media
The media – both outside and inside Belarus – played a key role in the struggle for the immediate future of the land between Russia […]
Read moreCovid – summer 2021
“Freedom Day” came to the UK on July 19 2021. It marked the end of more than six months of lockdown with the removal of […]
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Malta responsible for murder
An independent public inquiry into the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has found the state responsible for her killing because it had […]
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CIA confirms Saudi prince approved Khashoggi assassination
The United States finally released a Central Intelligence Agency report saying Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the assassination of Saudi Arabian journalist […]
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AEJ protests against closing Belarus Association of Journalists
On Thursday July 22 the Belarus Justice ministry asked the country’s Supreme Court to close down the Belarusian Association of Journalists, reports William Horsley, AEJ […]
Read moreUNESCO highlights need for safety of foreign correspondents
UNESCO released a report on the safety – and increasing threats to it – for foreign journalists. The report at the end of July 2021 […]
Read moreAEJ calls for ban on Pegasus spyware
The AEJ has published an open letter to the European Commission calling for an immediate EU-wide ban on the import and misuse of Pegasus spyware. […]
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