The AEJ has played a role in the campaign for justice in the murders of Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova. On […]
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A turning point for media freedom in Europe?
A major conference of European media ministers has highlighted the actions of European governments accused of persecuting journalists. Council of Europe ministers responsible for media […]
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Belarus plane arrest provokes outrage
The forced landing of a Ryanair passenger jet and subsequent arrest of a prominent opposition journalist in Belarus on May 23 2021 sparked international outrage […]
Read moreCouncil of Europe warns of democratic backsliding
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, has issued a stark warning that the increase in violence against journalists demonstrates “a […]
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Covid and the media
The AEJ is among 14 media freedom organizations which have noted and monitored a worrying new wave of serious threats and attacks on media freedom […]
Read moreCovid – early 2021
In June 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his plan for coming out of a two-month lockdown with a staged series of measures opening schools, […]
Read moreThe government in court
At the end of April 2021 the UK High Court ordered the UK government to disclose documents and correspondence relating to ministers’ knowledge of a […]
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AEJ joins protests against jailing of Navalny
Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny ended a three week protest hunger strike on 23 April 2021. There had been concern about his health, and alarms […]
Read moreHungarian media attack on Austrian journalist
The Council of Europe Platform for the protection and safety of journalists has followed the AEJ and other media freedom groups in condemning the Hungarian […]
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Shocking murder of Athens journalist
The killing of prominent Greek crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz in Athens on April 9 highlights fears that investigative journalists in Europe face growingly more dangerous […]
Read morePolice Bill Protests
Objections to the proposed UK Police Bill that could restrict protest and freedom of expression for a long time into the future were also in […]
Read moreParliamentary and public questions
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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