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AEJ Belgium supports commissioner Jourova after Orban’s attacks
The members of the EU media advocacy sent a letter to the president of the European Commission, Parliament and Council in support EU commissioner for values and transparency Věra Jourová following the attacks of Hungary's Prime Minister and his government: 30...
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AEJ condemns attacks against journalists in Nagorno Karabakh
The AEJ condemns in the strongest terms all acts of violence by combatants targeting journalists and other media workers during the armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno Karabakh. Civilians including journalists are fully entitled to protection...
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Armenian media and NGOs call for international condemnation of Azerbaijan military attacks on civilians, journalists
In a joint statement issued on 1 October ten Armenian media and NGO organisations have called for determined international condemnation of Azeri army attacks on journalists and other civilians in Nagorno Kharabakh and for new safeguards for journalists in the conflict...
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AEJ Belgium calls for expanding the EU budget for Creative Europe
The EU media advocacy group is calling on the German Presidency and the EP Budget Committee to expand the long-term EU budget for Creative Europe - which aims to support the European audiovisual, cultural and creative sector. During the negotiations, the European...
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Statutes added!
We added the updated versions of our statutes in 3 different languages: Dutch, English and French! These are the official statutes that appeared in the 'Belgisch Staatsblad'. We've made all versions available as PDFs, so if you're interested in getting to know more...
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AEJ-Slovak section appalled by the acquittal of 2 main persons involved in the murder of Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak
Statement of the Slovak Section of the Association of European Journalists - Bratislava, 4 September 2020. The Association of European Journalists, Slovak Section, is sadly appalled at the ruling of the Specialised Criminal Court in Slovakia, which acquitted the two...
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AEJ condemns brutal police assault on a Bulgarian journalist covering anti-government protests
The Association of European Journalists condemns the violent assault by police officers on a journalist covering anti-government protests in Sofia on Wednesday. Dimiter Kenarov, a freelance journalist and writer, was detained and beaten up by police late in the...
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AEJ calls for strong, concerted international response against violent suppression of free media in Belarus
On September 3 AEJ Media Freedom Representative William Horsley and AEJ President Otmar Lahodynsky today issued this statement:- “The Association of European Journalists condemns the Belarussian authorities’ violent suppression of free media, targeted attacks...
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EU must act on Hungary media market distortion, press freedom groups say
The AEJ is among 16 groups which have written to EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager urging her to take action in response to complaints that the Hungarian government has violated EU state aid rules on abuse of state advertising and aid to public...
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AEJ protests against the ruination of Hungary’s Index news portal
The international Association of European Journalists issues this joint statement with the Board of the AEJ Hungarian Section: The AEJ and its national section in Hungary express our support and solidarity with Mr. Szabolcs Dull, who was dismissed on 22 July as the...
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EESC: EU law should set safe boundaries for high-risk AI
Biometric recognition for tracking, surveillance and detecting emotions should have no place in Europe's human-centric approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI), says the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in its response to the European Commission's White...
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Soviet and Russian Disinformation – EU Council reading references
The EU Council has launched a series of reading lists to provide an overview of disinformation research. Disinformation was indeed extensively used by Soviet Russia during the Cold War and even before that. After the demise of the Soviet Union, Western governments...
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Stop use of SLAPPs: NGOs and media groups express concern about legal threats against EUobserver
Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners, journalist bodies, free expression and journalist support organisations are concerned about the legal threats made against EUobserver in Luxembourg and Belgium and call to stop the use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public...
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Letter ahead of Germany’s Presidency of European Council
With our partners of the EU Media Advocacy Group where our AEJ Belgium president Lieven Taillie represents AEJ International we ask the upcoming Germany Presidency to go for an ambitious the EU's long-term budget (Multi-annual Financial Framework - MFF) that reserves...
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Joint statement on the EU’s long-term budget and media sector recovery
Press freedom, media development, and journalists’ organisations call on Member States to adopt ambitious EU budget for independent journalism and recovery of the media sector Following the launch by the European Commission of its Recovery Plan for Europe, press...
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NGOs urge the commission EU Anti SLAPP measures
Dear Ms Lindholm, The undersigned NGOs welcome the Commission’s commitment to address the threat of vexatious litigation against journalists, activists and others. The weaponization of the law by powerful economic actors has for too long resulted in the suppression...
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Council of Europe chief says countries must not use Covid-19 crisis to silence journalists
In response to the launch of the 2020 Annual Report by media freedom organisations "Hands Off Press Freedom", which documented a surge in violence and intimidation of journalists, the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejcinovic Buric, has said...
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COE Annual report for 2020
The group of international media freedom NGOs working on the Council of Europe’s platform for the safety of journalists will launch their annual report for 2020 – entitled “Hands off press freedom: Attacks on media in Europe must not become a new normal” – via an...
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Join Difference Day 2020 #DD20
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Université Libre de Bruxelles and Erasmushogeschool Brussel, IHECS, BOZAR, & Evens Foundation, together with other partners such as EPC MPA, EBU, Bertelsmann, European Commission, UNESCO,...
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Access Now releases recommendations to fight misinformation
On 21 April, Access Now published Fighting misinformation and defending free expression during COVID-19: recommendations for states — a series of recommendations for protecting freedom of expression and opinion and the right to impart and receive information. “Hasty...
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