The AEJ has joined eight other media freedom groups to condemn an attack on a journalist and lawyer in Chechnya. And it called on Russian […]
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AEJ joins call for Turkey to stop stifling critical reporting ahead of elections
The AEJ has joined 18 other media freedom and human rights organisations calling on Turkey’s broadcast regulator (RTÜK) immediately to stop fining broadcasters for their […]
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AEJ joins call to release Gershkovich
The AEJ has joined partner media freedom groups to urge Russian authorities to release American journalist Evan Gershkovich immediately and to drop all charges against […]
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Russian warlord investigation forces UK to tighten sanctions
The UK government has tightened its sanctions rules against Russia in the wake of revelations by openDemocracy that the UK Treasury gave sanctioned Russian warlord […]
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Another misuse of Pegasus spyware
A joint investigation published by The New York Times and Aristegui Noticias and reported by Article 19 and PEN International shows that Mexico’s armed forces […]
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AEJ UK donates to Ukrainian journalists
The AEJ UK has donated more than 1500 Euros to Ukrainian journalists in response to an appeal for members’ contributions agreed at the annual members’ […]
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AEJ UK journalist Amberin Zaman recognized on International Women’s Day
The Coalition for Women in Journalism has recognized journalist and AEJ UK member Amberin Zaman on International Women’s Day, a few months after she was […]
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War in Europe, war on journalism
This year’s annual Council of Europe report on the safety of journalists documents a record high number of attacks on journalists and a continued degradation […]
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Marking the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Five years since the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia a series of events in London, Malta and online from Oct. 3 to 16 […]
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RSF details Putin’s media control
Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres) has released a report on 22 years of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “persecution of journalists”. As Putin celebrated his […]
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Malta still delaying action on Daphne
The AEJ has joined eight other media freedom organizations calling on the government of Malta to implement the recommendations of the public inquiry into the […]
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Hungary’s Catch 22 media world
The AEJ had a first-hand look at media freedom problems in Hungary during a mission in July with the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists […]
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Palestinian journalist killed by Israeli fire – UN Human Rights Office
The UN Human Rights Office says prominent Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by shots from Israeli security forces. It says its own investigation, […]
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Media, politics and war
The bell tolling for the near death of journalism but hope too in legal victories, the use of new techologies, and support for investigative journalism […]
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AEJ joins call for fight against political repression in Russia
Marking the one-year anniversary of Russian opposition politician Andrey Pivovarov’s arrest, the AEJ supports Open Russia and exiled oligarch Mikhail Khodorovksy in their call to […]
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