In March 2021 a report from the UK Parliament’s public accounts committee said there was no evidence to show that the £37 billion spent on […]
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AEJ condemns attack on Kosovo investigative journalist
The AEJ and other media freedom groups have condemned a targeted assault on investigative journalist Visar Duriqi in Kosovo. He was hospitalised with serious head […]
Read moreJustice for Daphne?
Early 2021 saw possible glimmers of hope for justice in the killing of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Her son Matthew told the AEJ: […]
Read moreBig Tech, money and media freedom
The world’s tech information giants remained in the spotlight as debate raged across the world over media freedom and money. Australia passed the world’s first […]
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Belarus Chronology
Alexander Lukashenko, president of Belarus and avid hockey fan, opened 2021 with a slap shot in the face – on January 18 the International Ice […]
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AEJ calls for release of Belarusian journalists
The Association of European Journalists has called for the release of Belarusian journalist Andrei Aliaksandrau and eight others held in jail in connection with their […]
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AEJ Guests 2020
The AEJ UK continued to hold meetings through the 2020 year of covid, switching to virtual online meetings after the March lockdown.
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Covid Christmas 2020 – Lockdown 3
Prime Minister Boris Johnson wanted to give the nation a lockdown-free Christmas.Instead he was forced into another embarrassing u-turn adding an extra level of Covid […]
Read moreInternational legal panel
The AEJ has formally endorsed an authoritative legal report calling for an international task force to ensure effective investigations into violent attacks and abuses against […]
Read moreWill Europe defend journalists at risk today?
As journalists in Turkey face continuing pressure from the government many marked the anniversary of the murder of renowned Turkish investigative journalist Ugur Mumcu. Killed […]
Read moreA Mission to Inform: Journalists speak out
The CoE published a major book in late 2020 detailing the experiences of key journalists in dealing with threats, hostility and intimidation, surveillance and cyberattacks. […]
Read moreCovid Autumn 2020 – Lockdown 2
After a summer loosening of covid restrictions Prime Minister Boris Johnson first tried to control the virus spread with temporary and differing regional lockdowns. But […]
Read moreCould Canada’s largest newspaper save itself by fact checking Donald Trump?
The Toronto Star was the inspiration for Clark Kent’s Daily Planet – and like nearly every mainstream newspaper and broadcaster in the western world it […]
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1000 days for Daphne
In 2020 the AEJ marked 1000 days since the assassination of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in October 2017 joining 12 other media organizations […]
Read moreCovid coverage
Early in the pandemic there was of course much thoughtful examination and speculation about the medium and long term impact of Covid-19 – including series […]
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