The UK Parliament has backed a measure to tackle the use of SLAPPs – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. This legal tactic has been widely […]
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Artificial intelligence and democracy: friend or foe?
Report by David Worsfold, AEJ-UK Treasurer, on an AEJ meeting with Professor Ciaran Martin at Regent’s University on 21 February 2024 on the theme of […]
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No end to war in Ukraine with Putin in power – Ilya Ponamariov
A promised session in the International AEJ Congress program offered fresh insight into the war in Ukraine – from David Worsfold, AEJ UK treasurer.
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UK government launches task force on anti-SLAPPS action
The UK government has launched a task force to find ways of clamping down on SLAPPS – strategic lawsuits against public participation – the time-consuming and costly legal threats designed to stop legitimate journalistic investigation and critical reporting
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What future for the Wagner Group?
Andreas Krieg, an expert in surrogate warfare and the growth of private military companies, has assessed the Kremlin’s efforts to re-mould the notorious Wagner Group […]
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AEJ UK journalist Amberin Zaman recognized on International Women’s Day
The Coalition for Women in Journalism has recognized journalist and AEJ UK member Amberin Zaman on International Women’s Day, a few months after she was […]
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Unity in the face of increasing threats
Preserving and extending media freedom has never faced greater challenges, and collaboration between professional journalists and international bodies committed to defending democracy and the rules-based […]
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Truss resigns after 45 days
The whirlwind of chaos that has gripped British politics for most of 2022 swept another Prime Minister out of office on 20 October when Liz […]
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AEJ UK supports vigil for Daphne Caruana Galizia
The AEJ was one of the organisations supporting @thedaphnefestiv at St John’s Waterloo on Sunday 16 October, to mark five years since Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia […]
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The view from Palestine
Dr Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK since 2018 and former adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, was strongly critical of […]
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China business – a great wall of silence
Doing business with China, especially in the post-Brexit era, is a big deal – or could be. So you might expect businesses with major Chinese […]
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