The war in Ukraine has turned Ukrainian journalists into war reporters. At a workshop of the University of Sheffield’s Centre for Media Freedom hosted by the […]
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Media priorities for a new government
As Britain’s third Prime Minister this year, Rishi Sunak, takes office there are some pressing media issues in the government’s in-tray, writes David Worsfold. These […]
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Prime Minister Liz Truss
Liz Truss is the new prime minister of the UK – the fourth Conservative in six years. Two weeks into office on September 23, her […]
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Marking the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Five years since the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia a series of events in London, Malta and online from Oct. 3 to 16 […]
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RSF details Putin’s media control
Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres) has released a report on 22 years of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “persecution of journalists”. As Putin celebrated his […]
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Human rights activists win Nobel Peace Prize 2022
The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to three champions of human rights in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Jailed Belarusian activist Ales Byalyatski, Russian […]
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Holding Russia accountable
International human rights lawyer Aarif Abraham argues that the only legal way to make Russia accountable for a crime of aggression in the Ukraine is […]
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AEJ joins call for effective rules in new European Media Freedom Act
The European Commission has adopted the European Media Freedom Act aimed at protecting media pluralism and independence in the EU. The AEJ has joined 18 […]
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Ukraine eastern offensive historic?
One of Britain’s pre-eminent military analysts says a rapid and surprise Ukraine advance in the northeastern Donbas region is historic. Ukraine in early September claimed […]
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The end of an era
The AEJ UK notes with regret the passing of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. The second Elizabethan era ends after a reign […]
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Reflections on Mikhail Gorbachev
The death of former Russian president Mikhail Gorbachev on August 30 2022 of course sparked strongly mixed reaction around the world. And perhaps unsurprisingly reopened […]
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Malta still delaying action on Daphne
The AEJ has joined eight other media freedom organizations calling on the government of Malta to implement the recommendations of the public inquiry into the […]
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Putin on stage
Vladimir Putin has been a player on the world stage for some time – now he’s on London’s theatre stage. The AEJ’s Anthony Robinson, former […]
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Boris Johnson forced to resign
Boris Johnson has been forced to resign as Conservative Party leader and is scheduled to be replaced as prime minister on September 5 after summer […]
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Hungary’s Catch 22 media world
The AEJ had a first-hand look at media freedom problems in Hungary during a mission in July with the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists […]
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