The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, has issued a stark warning that the increase in violence against journalists demonstrates “a […]
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Covid and the media
The AEJ is among 14 media freedom organizations which have noted and monitored a worrying new wave of serious threats and attacks on media freedom […]
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AEJ joins protests against jailing of Navalny
Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny ended a three week protest hunger strike on 23 April 2021. There had been concern about his health, and alarms […]
Read moreHungarian media attack on Austrian journalist
The Council of Europe Platform for the protection and safety of journalists has followed the AEJ and other media freedom groups in condemning the Hungarian […]
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Shocking murder of Athens journalist
The killing of prominent Greek crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz in Athens on April 9 highlights fears that investigative journalists in Europe face growingly more dangerous […]
Read morePolice Bill Protests
Objections to the proposed UK Police Bill that could restrict protest and freedom of expression for a long time into the future were also in […]
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AEJ condemns attack on Kosovo investigative journalist
The AEJ and other media freedom groups have condemned a targeted assault on investigative journalist Visar Duriqi in Kosovo. He was hospitalised with serious head […]
Read moreJustice for Daphne?
Early 2021 saw possible glimmers of hope for justice in the killing of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Her son Matthew told the AEJ: […]
Read moreBig Tech, money and media freedom
The world’s tech information giants remained in the spotlight as debate raged across the world over media freedom and money. Australia passed the world’s first […]
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Belarus Chronology
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 […]
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 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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