The AEJ and Media Freedom
AEJ mandate for media freedom Media freedom and action to defend and encourage it are at the heart of the AEJ’s mandate both internationally and in the UK.The AEJ works to protect freedom of expression and independent journalism by raising individual cases and issues related to attacks and harassment of […]
Press freedom in Italy on trial
From William Horsley In Italy, three journalists for Domani newspaper face possible lengthy prison sentences in what is seen as […]
BBC events on media freedom and investigative journalism
The BBC World Service is holding three days of events highlighting the urgent and courageous work of journalists, analysing the […]
Coalition Against SLAPPS welcomes CoE Recommendation
The major campaign group Campaign Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) – which includes the AEJ – has welcomed the Council […]
Julian Assange extradition
The High Court in London said on 26 March that United States authorities must promise that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange […]
AEJ warns of threat to exiled Russian journalists in Czech Republic
The AEJ has joined nine other European media freedom organisations in a letter to the Czech government expressing deep concern […]
How international law can reverse the global assault on free speech
William Horsley, AEJ UK chair, examines how a new book charts ways that international law can be used to defend […]
Whose extremists?
"Mob rule is replacing democratic rule" – UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak."Islamists … have got control of London" – Lee […]
Press freedom in Europe: time to turn the tide
The AEJ joined 14 other partner organisations of the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Safety of Journalists on March […]
SLAPPs get slapped
The UK Parliament has backed a measure to tackle the use of SLAPPs – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. This […]
AEJ joins call to protect journalists and media freedom in Israel-Gaza war
The AEJ has joined 17 other media freedom, journalist, and human rights groups to call for immediate and decisive actions […]
Media freedom in Hungary roundtable
The Committee to Protect Journalists, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch held an online roundtable discussion on media freedom in Hungary […]
Israel now a leading jailer of journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists has found Israel is one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists following the October […]
The freedom and health of UK media – a point of view
From Charles Jenkins, AEJ UK Secretary(Originally written for the Il Giornale Europeo website – https://www.ilgiornaleeuropeo.it/ – edited by Giuseppe Jacobini, […]
Revelations of Russian money laundering through Cyprus
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and 68 media partners have exposed a sprawling financial industry using Cyprus to launder […]
AEJ annual congress in Albania
The AEJ held its annual general assembly and international congress in the port and resort city of Vlorë (Vlora), Albania, […]
How AI Challenges Journalism as Never Before
This is a column by Llewellyn King, AEJ member and executive producer/host of "White House Chronicle" on PBS in the […]