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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Brexit January 31 2020
The United Kingdom officially left the European Union at midnight Central European Time on January 31, 2020. For a range of news coverage and what […]
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AEJ Guests 2019
In 2019 the AEJ UK moved its lunchtime meetings from Europe House, London home of the EU Commission and European Parliament and host for AEJ UK gatherings for many years, as Brexit complicated the EU’s diplomatic and political siutaion in London and informed most of the year’s AEJ meetings.
Read moreJohnson wins – Friday 13th December 2019
The course for Brexit was set when UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson won his bet on the future of Britain in a snap election on […]
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Gambling on the future – election 2019
Prime Minister Boris Johnson called his snap election for December 12 2019 – instead of leaving the European Union as he promised to do on […]
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