As the USA seeks to “dismantle” the International Criminal Court and others openly challenge human rights institutions are war crimes and genocide becoming normalised? Brutal […]
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Court blocks Trump ban on White House media access
A U.S. federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, saying his ban […]
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Press freedom champion Andrei Aliaksandrau freed from jail in Belarus
From William Horsley, AEJ UK chairman The Association of European Journalists is thrilled and delighted that our longtime friend and colleague Andrei Aliaksandrau and his […]
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AEJ joins media outrage at acquittal of accused Malta murder mastermind
The Association of European Journalists has joined outrage in the international press freedom community at the acquittal of Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech accused of masterminding […]
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Supreme Court to hear appeal to overturn Palestine Action ban
The UK Supreme Court says it will hear an appeal against a lower court ruling that said the UK government’s ban on Palestine Action was […]
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Appeal court rules ban on Palestine Action is lawful
The UK Court of Appeal ruled on 15 June that the government’s ban on Palestine Action is legal, overturning a High Court judgment in Feburary […]
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Palestine Action activists sentenced for alleged “terrorism connection”
Four convicted members of Palestine Action were given lengthy sentences on 12 June for causing criminal damage at a factory operated by Israeli defence firm […]
Read morePalestine Action activists found guilty in Bristol break-in
Four of 6 activists for Palestine Action were found guilty of criminal damage over a break-in at an Israeli-linked defence company after a retrial. In […]
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Media freedom at lowest point in 25 years
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns that media freedom is in its worst situation in 25 years with more than half the world’s countries now classified […]
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“Why don’t we live up to our promises?”
Marking World Press Freedom Day, the Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) hosted an online seminar on media freedom in the Commonwealth.Headlined “Why don’t we live up […]
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AEJ joins statement on media freedom in Turkey
The AEJ joined seven journalists associations in a statement on media freedom in Turkey as the world marked World Press Freedom Day and the release […]
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AEJ joins call for repeal of Turkey’s “disinformation law”
The AEJ International has joined 25 media freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’, and human rights groups to protest against Turkey’s increasing use of its “disinformation […]
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AEJ International debate on the Hungarian election
On April 13th, the AEJ International organised a Zoom-conference about the outcome of the Parliamentary elections in Hungary which also have a major European dimension. […]
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Is Europe’s unique press freedom monitoring mechanism working?
By William Horsley, AEJ UK chairman A bold experimentThe Safety of Journalists Platform www.coe.int/fom is the world’s first continent-wide accountability mechanism for monitoring, reporting and protecting the safety of […]
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Media Freedom in 2025 – On the Tipping Point
Press freedom in Europe in 2025 was “under sustained pressure, driven by legal threats, attempts at media capture and transnational repression” notes the annual Media […]
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