The party manifestos for the UK general election on July 4 were launched this week amid much fanfare and hype.But how much substance is there […]
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Gaza journalists win world press freedom prize
UNESCO has recognised the unique suffering and fearless reporting of journalists in Gaza by awarding them the annual Guillermo-Cano World Press Freedom Prize. UNESCO says […]
Read moreInternational Court of Justice orders Israel to unblock aid to Gaza – Israel attacks aid convoy
The International Court of Justice has unanimously ordered Israel to allow full access to basic food and medical supplies in Gaza to head off famine.In […]
Read moreAEJ 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 to end Israel’s “deliberate targeting” […]
Read moreMarking Turkey’s centenary
The AEJ UK’s Firdevs Robinson, former BBC World Service editor specialising in Turkey and the near east, examines the difference between modern Turkeys’ two strongmen […]
Read moreAnother 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 […]
Read moreRussian journalism in exile
What’s it like for journalists who have fled Russia since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022? And the many independent […]
Read moreReporting the war in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has turned Ukrainian journalists into war reporters. At a workshop of the University of Sheffield’s Centre for Media Freedom hosted by the […]
Read moreMedia priorities for a new government
As Britain’s third Prime Minister this year, Rishi Sunak, takes office there are some pressing media issues in the government’s in-tray, writes David Worsfold. These […]
Read moreReflections on Mikhail Gorbachev
The death of former Russian president Mikhail Gorbachev on August 30 2022 of course sparked strongly mixed reaction around the world. And perhaps unsurprisingly reopened […]
Read moreChanging attitudes?
Besides the focus on media, the AEJ’s day-long seminar on the effects of the war in Ukraine on Europe exposed some changing attitudes in Europe […]
Read moreUkrainian exiles – a welcome in Europe
More than 5 million Ukrainians have been forced to leave their homeland since Russia’s invasion on February 24. Journalists Oana Moisil in Romania, Gÿorgy Folk […]
Read moreMessage from Mariupul
The long Russian assault on Mariupol has been a major focus of attention in the war on Ukraine with countless stories of missile, bomb and […]
Read moreJournalists killed in Ukraine
The bodies of two journalists have been found after Russian forces withdrew from previously occupied areas north of Kyiv. It brings to nine the confirmed […]
Read moreRussian imperialism – lessons from history
The AEJ’s Tony Robinson, former FT correspondent in Moscow, Rome and east European editor, has this look at some lessons from Russian imperialism. Russian imperialism […]
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