The UK government is pressing ahead with its decision to sell off tv Channel 4 before the next election in a move described as “cultural […]
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Turkish court sentences activist and philanthropist to life
An Istanbul court has sent Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala to jail for life for allegedly trying to overthrow the government by financing protests.The European Court […]
Read moreBelarus editor arrested
Belarusian authorities have arrested and charged a prominent independent editor in their continuing two-year crackdown on independent journalism. On 20 April Belarusian special forces raided […]
Read morePM Boris Johnson fined for breaking covid rules
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been fined for breaking covid laws which prevented millions of Britons from seeing their families and friends or visiting dying […]
Read moreAssange extradition case sent to Home Secretary Priti Patel
A UK court has formally approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the USA on espionage charges. A final decision on extradition will […]
Read moreHidden agendas
Amidst the confusion and controversy wrought by the coronavirus – and then by the war in Ukraine – Boris Johnson’s government kept pushing its longer […]
Read moreJournalists killed in Ukraine
The bodies of two journalists have been found after Russian forces withdrew from previously occupied areas north of Kyiv. It brings to nine the confirmed […]
Read moreRussia suspended from UN Human Rights Council
The United Nations general assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, the UN’s leading human rights organisation, for “gross and systematic […]
Read moreStopping the police bill
The UK House of Lords is again debating and rejecting parts of the government’s controversial police legislation that could endanger freedom of expression and curb […]
Read moreImagining the future – update
What is the future for Putin, Russia, and global relations?The AEJ’s Tony Robinson, former FT correspondent in Moscow, Rome and east European editor, has this […]
Read moreUK court upholds right to protect sources
A UK court has upheld a reporter’s right to protect his sources in an historic freedom of the press case. Chris Mullin, journalist and former […]
Read morePolice breached rights – UK High Court
The UK High Court has ruled that London’s Metropolitan police breached the rights of organisers of a planned vigil for rape and murder victim Sarah […]
Read moreUK’s Ofcom revokes RT licence
The UK’s media regulator has revoked RT’s licence to broadcast in the UK. Ofcom took the action on March 18 saying the licence holder was […]
Read moreRussia out of Council of Europe
Russia’s membership in the Council of Europe (CoE) is finished after 26 years. And that means Russia is no longer bound by the European Convention […]
Read moreSupreme Court denies Julian Assange permission to appeal extradition
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed dismay at the UK Supreme Court’s decision to refuse permission for WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange to appeal his extradition. […]
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