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Crusading journalists win Nobel Peace Prize

10 October 202110 January 2022 David Barker

Two journalists – Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov in Russia – have won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for their longstanding work […]

Media blackout on Poland’s border with Belarus

8 October 202110 January 2022 David Barker

The Polish government is facing new criticism over media restrictions – this time over a blackout on media reporting from part of its eastern border […]

UK judge rules on misuse of Pegasus spyware

6 October 202124 March 2023 David Barker

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 […]

Pandora Papers – revelations of the rich

6 October 202110 January 2022 David Barker

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has released its latest leak of millions of documents revealing offshore deals and assets of more than 100 billionaires, […]

EU Commission President promises better protections for journalists

15 September 202110 January 2022 David Barker

Ursula von der Leyen has vowed to make protections for journalists one of the Commission’s foremost priorities. “We need to stop those who threaten media […]

Appeals to help journalists in Afghanistan

23 August 202110 January 2022 AEJ-admin

The AEJ is supporting actions by a number of other groups trying to protect journalists in Afghanistan. The AEJ is one of more than 50 […]

Malta responsible for murder

29 July 202127 April 2022 David Barker

An independent public inquiry into the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has found the state responsible for her killing because it had […]

CIA confirms Saudi prince approved Khashoggi assassination

25 July 202127 April 2022 David Barker

The United States finally released a Central Intelligence Agency report saying Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the assassination of Saudi Arabian journalist […]

AEJ protests against closing Belarus Association of Journalists

22 July 202110 January 2022 David Barker

On Thursday July 22 the Belarus Justice ministry asked the country’s Supreme Court to close down the Belarusian Association of Journalists, reports William Horsley, AEJ […]

UNESCO highlights need for safety of foreign correspondents

21 July 202110 January 2022 David Barker

UNESCO released a report on the safety – and increasing threats to it – for foreign journalists. The report at the end of July 2021 […]

AEJ calls for ban on Pegasus spyware

21 July 202124 March 2023 David Barker

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. […]

Misuse of Covid 19 measures

15 July 202110 January 2022 David Barker

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 […]