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 […]
AEJ supports concern about internet censorship escalation in Turkey
The AEJ has joined other media freedom and human rights groups in a statement opposing recent increased censorship in Turkey.ARTICLE […]
Can human rights and international law prevail?
The AEJ UK and University College London hosted a debate about human rights and international law on 29 September with […]
Court blocks Trump ban on White House media access
A U.S. federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW, […]
Press freedom champion Andrei Aliaksandrau freed from jail in Belarus
From William Horsley, AEJ UK chairman The Association of European Journalists is thrilled and delighted that our longtime friend and […]
AEJ joins media outrage at acquittal of accused Malta murder mastermind
The Association of European Journalists has joined outrage in the international press freedom community at the acquittal of Maltese businessman […]
Supreme Court to hear appeal to overturn Palestine Action ban
The UK Supreme Court says it will hear an appeal against a lower court ruling that said the UK government’s […]
Appeal court rules ban on Palestine Action is lawful
The UK Court of Appeal ruled on 15 June that the government's ban on Palestine Action is legal, overturning a […]
Palestine Action activists sentenced for alleged “terrorism connection”
Four convicted members of Palestine Action were given lengthy sentences on 12 June for causing criminal damage at a factory […]
Palestine Action activists found guilty in Bristol break-in
Four of 6 activists for Palestine Action were found guilty of criminal damage over a break-in at an Israeli-linked defence […]
Media freedom at lowest point in 25 years
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns that media freedom is in its worst situation in 25 years with more than half […]
“Why don’t we live up to our promises?”
Marking World Press Freedom Day, the Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) hosted an online seminar on media freedom in the Commonwealth.Headlined […]
AEJ joins statement on media freedom in Turkey
The AEJ joined seven journalists associations in a statement on media freedom in Turkey as the world marked World Press […]
AEJ joins call for repeal of Turkey’s “disinformation law”
The AEJ International has joined 25 media freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’, and human rights groups to protest against Turkey’s […]
AEJ International debate on the Hungarian election
On April 13th, the AEJ International organised a Zoom-conference about the outcome of the Parliamentary elections in Hungary which also […]
Is Europe’s unique press freedom monitoring mechanism working?
By William Horsley, AEJ UK chairman A bold experimentThe Safety of Journalists Platform www.coe.int/fom is the world’s first continent-wide accountability mechanism for monitoring, reporting […]
Media Freedom in 2025 – On the Tipping Point
Press freedom in Europe in 2025 was "under sustained pressure, driven by legal threats, attempts at media capture and transnational […]
