The AEJ Turkey has joined the G9 Journalism Organizations Platform to support Cypriot journalists being targeted for criticizing the AKP’s policies on the island of […]
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Campaign to free Belarusian journalists
Belarus Opposition Leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has called for global support of independent media and journalists on the International Day of Solidarity, February 9. And Index […]
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AEJ joins protest against Turkish law on insulting the president
The AEJ has joined other media freedom groups to protest against the arrest of a Turkish journalist for “insulting the president”. Sedef Kabaş was arrested […]
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Supreme Court opens door to Assange extradition appeal
The UK Supreme Court has allowed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to seek a hearing on an appeal against his extradition to the United States. It’s […]
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Government freezes BBC revenue
The UK government’s culture secretary has frozen the annual BBC licence fee for two years effectively cutting the BBC’s revenue. And Nadine Dorries said on […]
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AEJ joins protest against lawsuit to “silence” journalist Carole Cadwalladr
The AEJ has joined Index on Censorship and 16 other media freedom organisations in support for award-winning journalist and author, Carole Cadwalladr, who is facing […]
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More questions about Malta’s assassination inquiry
The AEJ with other journalists and media freedom organisations have raised concern about new actions by Malta’s government in connection with the assassination of journalist […]
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Media freedom struggles on Human Rights Day
This year’s Human Rights Day was marked more than ever by fierce battles over free speech and media freedom played out in full public view […]
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AEJ condemns legal actions by Roman Abramovich and Rosneft
The AEJ joined 18 other media freedom groups to condemn lawsuits against journalist and author Catherine Belton and her publisher HarperCollins. Russian businessman and Chelsea […]
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2020 worst year for transparency
Investigative journalism website OpenDemocracy says 2020 was the worst year for transparency since the UK Freedom of Information Act came into force in 2005. And […]
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Public wants facts, fairness and objectivity
A study in four different countries for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism says audiences want journalists to focus on facts, objectivity and […]
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Daphne still needs justice
Four years ago investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered in a car bomb attack in Malta. Yet justice and accountability remain elusive despite a […]
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Crusading journalists win Nobel Peace Prize
Two journalists – Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov in Russia – have won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for their longstanding work […]
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Media blackout on Poland’s border with Belarus
The Polish government is facing new criticism over media restrictions – this time over a blackout on media reporting from part of its eastern border […]
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UK judge rules on misuse of Pegasus spyware
A senior UK high court judge has ruled that the ruler of Dubai hacked the phone of his ex-wife Princess Haya using the Israeli NSO […]
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