Julian Assange extradition
The High Court in London said on 26 March that United States authorities must promise that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not receive the death penalty and provide other assurances before it rules on his extradition appeal.Assange is seeking […]
Putin’s war in Ukraine – and at home
Vranyo – Russian for I’m telling lies and you know I’m telling lies but I’m going to tell them anyway.That was veteran Russia watcher Mark Galeotti's judgment on the recent Russian election in which President Vladimir Putin was pronounced […]
AEJ warns of threat to exiled Russian journalists in Czech Republic
The AEJ has joined nine other European media freedom organisations in a letter to the Czech government expressing deep concern about the security of exiled Russian journalist Irina Dolinina and others.The letter to Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and other […]
Whose extremists?
"Mob rule is replacing democratic rule" – UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak."Islamists … have got control of London" – Lee Anderson, former Conservative party deputy chairman and, as of March 11, the only MP for the Reform Party.The Conservative […]
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 5 to urge action on spyware tools, visas, and journalists' safety. The call came with the launch of the […]
The AEJ UK
The AEJ UK is part of a professional network of journalists and specialists active across Europe, independent of any institutional or political group and recognised by the Council of Europe, the OSCE and UNESCO. We connect the newsmakers who shape our political and economic world with journalists, broadcasters and writers on European affairs. Meetings are open to journalists, academics and Europe specialists […]
EU political prospects in a time of uncertainty – April 17
Helen Thompson is professor of political economy at the University of Cambridge and a leading thinker and commentator on the politics of the contest for energy resources and the history of the democratic, economic, […]
Artificial intelligence and democracy: friend or foe?
Report by David Worsfold, AEJ-UK Treasurer, on an AEJ meeting with Professor Ciaran Martin at Regent's University on 21 February 2024 on the theme of 'Artificial Intelligence and Democracy: Friend or Foe?' Artificial intelligence […]
How to end the war between Israel and Hamas
How to end the war between Israel and Hamas and make it last is a most difficult challenge that was examined by Alistair Burt, the UK’s former minister for the Middle East and North […]
Media Freedom
How international law can reverse the global assault on free speech
William Horsley, AEJ UK chair, examines how a new book charts ways that international law can be used to defend free speech and media freedom. […]
SLAPPs get slapped
The UK Parliament has backed a measure to tackle the use of SLAPPs – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. This legal tactic has been widely […]
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 to end Israel’s “deliberate targeting” […]
News
The International Court of Justice orders Israel to prevent genocide
The International Court of Justice ordered Israel on 26 January to do all it can to prevent acts of genocide and to take immediate steps to ensure humanitarian assistance in its military offensive in Gaza.The United Nations' top court stopped short of ordering a ceasefire and also called for Palestinian armed groups to release hostages captured […]
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 Russian money.European Union lawmakers have criticized Cyprus for its lax enforcement of sanctions against Russia and called for the closing of loopholes in anti-money laundering systems following revelations in the Cyprus Confidential investigation.AEJ Media Freedom Representative […]
Marking 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 as Turkey celebrates its 100th anniversary. Has Turkey come full circle? […]
Ukraine analysis
Russian 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 […]
Reporting 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 centre's […]
Reflections 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 wildly […]