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 […]
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 […]
Julian Assange extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appealed to the UK High Court on February 20 and 21 to contest his extradition to […]
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 […]
Report from AEJ media freedom representative
Report to the General Assembly 2023 – Vlore ALBANIA – 25-29 October 2023 from AEJ Media Freedom Representative Kyriakos Pieridis […]
Report from AEJ contact with CoE Platform for Safety of Journalists
Report to AEJ 2023 General Assemblyfrom William Horsley, AEJ Contact for Council of Europe Platform for Safety of Journalists (This […]
UN International Day to end impunity for crimes against journalists
The United Nations and associated organizations marked 2 November as the 2023 International Day to end impunity for crimes against […]
Uses and misuses of media law – UK panel marks UN International Day to End Impunity
On 2 November William Horsley, AEJ UK chair and international director of the Centre for Freedom of the Media at […]
An investigation into the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia
The son of murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia launched his new book, an investigation into the life and assassination […]