The UK’s chief negotiator with the EU handed in his sudden resignation at the end of 2021, capping weeks of turmoil and questions for Prime […]
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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 […]
Read moreMore 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 […]
Read moreCovid – a torrid December 2021
Record high infections, rising hospital admissions, a shortage of covid tests, a government resisting calls for tighter precautions. The data was unclear and incomplete. The […]
Read moreBelarus chess
Belarus took another pawn in eastern Europe’s geopolitical chess on 14 December. As President Alexander Lukashenko battled sanctions over a migrant crisis on its border […]
Read moreMedia 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 […]
Read moreAEJ 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 […]
Read moreCovid, cash and contracts
The covid pandemic cost an estimated £370 billion in government spending from March 2020 to September 2021 said the UK National Audit Office, the UK’s […]
Read more2020 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 […]
Read moreDaphne 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 […]
Read moreParliamentary inquiry into government handling of covid
The UK government handling of the covid pandemic in 2020 and 2021 was one of the “most important public health failures” in UK history. That […]
Read moreCrusading 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 […]
Read moreMedia 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 […]
Read moreUK 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 […]
Read morePandora Papers – revelations of the rich
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, […]
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