Boris Johnson responsible for rule breaking during covid
Senior civil servant Sue Gray's report into Partygate says Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior officials "bear responsibility" for […]
Police end Partygate rule breaking investigation
London's Metropolitan Police announced on 19 May the end of their investigation into rule breaking at covid 19 lockdown parties […]
Palestinian journalist killed, Israeli police attack mourners
Prominent and highly respected Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was killed in the West Bank on May 11 – shot […]
More sanctions on Russia
The UK and the EU have announced further sanctions on Russia – including an oil embargo and Russian media groups […]
Belarusian Association of Journalists wins world press freedom prize
The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) has been named as the winner of the 2022 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom […]
UK government forces through controversial laws at last minute
The Boris Johnson government managed to get approval for two highly controversial laws in the dying hours of the last […]
UK government hospital discharge policy unlawful
UK government policies of discharging patients from hospital to care homes in England without testing for covid at the start […]
Defending press freedom in tension and conflict
The 2022 annual report on media freedom by the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and […]
UK government to sell off Channel 4
The UK government is pressing ahead with its decision to sell off tv Channel 4 before the next election in […]
Turkish court sentences activist and philanthropist to life
An Istanbul court has sent Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala to jail for life for allegedly trying to overthrow the government […]
Belarus editor arrested
Belarusian authorities have arrested and charged a prominent independent editor in their continuing two-year crackdown on independent journalism.On 20 April […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hidden agendas
Amidst the confusion and controversy wrought by the coronavirus – and then by the war in Ukraine – Boris Johnson’s […]
Journalists killed in Ukraine
The bodies of two journalists have been found after Russian forces withdrew from previously occupied areas north of Kyiv. It […]
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 […]
