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 […]
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PM 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 […]
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Assange 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 […]
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Hidden 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 […]
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Journalists 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 […]
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Russia 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 […]
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Stopping 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 […]
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Imagining 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 […]
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UK 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 […]
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Police 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 […]
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UK’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 […]
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Russia 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 […]
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Supreme 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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Can Europe embargo energy supplies?
What will be the consequences for global energy supplies of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
And can Europe survive without massive imports of Russian gas and oil?
The AEJ’s Chris Cragg has this analysis. Chris is an experienced writer on energy and climate change who has worked for 30 years for FT Energy and other specialist publications.
Russia to withdraw from Council of Europe
Russia has announced it will no longer participate in the Council of Europe (CoE) – two weeks after the pan-European human rights body suspended Moscow’s […]
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