UNESCO released a report on the safety – and increasing threats to it – for foreign journalists. The report at the end of July 2021 […]
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AEJ calls for ban on Pegasus spyware
The AEJ has published an open letter to the European Commission calling for an immediate EU-wide ban on the import and misuse of Pegasus spyware. […]
Read moreMisuse of Covid 19 measures
The coronavirus pandemic marked a worrying new wave of serious threats and attacks on media freedom in Europe warned the Council of Europe Platform to […]
Read moreAnalysing Cambridge Analytica
The Cambridge Analytica story first looked like a plotline out of U.S. TV series Homeland – allegations of an illegal data grab used to manipulate […]
Read moreNews fakers almost face justice
Two key and interlinked characters in the ongoing fake news sagas of recent years faced forms of justice in 2020 – almost. In the USA, […]
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Big lies and big tech
Ex U.S. President Donald Trump has sued three of the globe’s biggest tech companies. He claimed in his suit filed on July 7 2021 that […]
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Dutch reporter shot
Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries, one of the Netherlands’ best known journalists, was shot and seriously injured on July 6 evening in a […]
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UK Police Bill threatens free speech
Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his overwhelming Parliamentary majority to push through controversial legislation that would allow police to curb the right of protest and […]
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The AEJ and Media Freedom
AEJ mandate for media freedom Media freedom and action to defend and encourage it are at the heart of the AEJ’s mandate both internationally and […]
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AEJ actions on media freedom
The AEJ is constantly taking and joining action aimed at protecting media freedom.The AEJ works closely with the Council of Europe and is part of […]
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BBC and Channel 4 under threat
It is not only in some eastern European countries and places further away that mainstream independent media face government pressure. It is also in the […]
Read moreAEJ helps reverse U.S. journalist visa plan
The AEJ and major global media organisations have helped convince the U.S. government to withdraw a restrictive plan to limit the time foreign journalists and […]
Read moreAEJ campaign for justice in Slovakia murders
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 […]
Read moreA 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 […]
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