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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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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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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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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AEJ joins protest against charges for political media coverage
The AEJ has joined 13 other media freedom organizations objecting to the introduction of charges for media access to political party conferences. The Conservative Party […]
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Media, politics and war
The bell tolling for the near death of journalism but hope too in legal victories, the use of new techologies, and support for investigative journalism […]
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AEJ joins call for fight against political repression in Russia
Marking the one-year anniversary of Russian opposition politician Andrey Pivovarov’s arrest, the AEJ supports Open Russia and exiled oligarch Mikhail Khodorovksy in their call to […]
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The precarious life of Hungary’s media
The AEJ Hungary has expressed increasing concern about the survival of the country’s remaining independent media “still committed to critical and fact-based journalism rather than […]
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The war in Ukraine – a war for free speech
From William Horsley, 14 May 2022 February 24 was a fateful day for world peace as President Putin staked his own and Russia’s future on an […]
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Shireen – a testament of speaking truth to power
The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh in the West Bank on May 11 of course highlighted the dangers faced by journalists – but also the importance, and impact, of speaking truth to power.
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More sanctions on Russia
The UK and the EU have announced further sanctions on Russia – including an oil embargo and Russian media groups and individual journalists. The UK […]
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World Press Freedom Day 2022
Media freedom and human rights groups marked World Press Freedom Day 2022 on May 3. UNESCO hosted its annual conference in Uruguay – “Journalism under […]
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Belarusian Association of Journalists wins world press freedom prize
The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) has been named as the winner of the 2022 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize – won last year […]
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Commonwealth voices call for open dialogue to end oppression of media
Ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Rwanda in the week of June 20 came an impassioned call […]
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Defending press freedom in tension and conflict
The 2022 annual report on media freedom by the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists notes the […]
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