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Open letter against #TERREG, protecting freedom of speech
More than 60 human rights and media organisations have written an open letter to all Members of the European Parliament urging them to reject the proposed Terrorist Content Online Regulation since provisions for the automatic removal of content online seriously...
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REGISTER FOR AEJ-UK ZOOM INTERACTIVE MEETING, March 26, 14.00-15.15 GMT
The next event in the AEJ UK’s series of ZOOM Meetings will be with Ed Balls, media personality, academic, former cabinet minister and shadow Chancellor, who will speak on "Global Britain" on Friday, March 26th from 14.00 TO 15.15 GMT. Please reply to...
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AEJ condemns Hungarian “political” ruling to take Klubradio off air
The Association of European Journalists and the Board of AEJ Hungary have jointly issued the following statement and demand for remedial actions following this week’s partisan and malign decision rejecting Klubradio’s appeal to retain its...
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Press freedom groups urge EU Commission to act fast against Hungarian media market distortions
16 media and NGO organisations have written to EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager urging her to swiftly address concerns over media market distortions in Hungary. The coalition of press freedom organisations is led by IPI and includes the AEJ. It warns...
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AEJ calls for EU-wide protests after “shameful” ruling against Hungary’s Klubradio
After today’s Hungarian court ruling confirmed Klubradio loss of its broadcast frequency in a hotly disputed decision by the country’s partisan regulatory body, AEJ Hungary has called for a Europe-wide show of solidarity to recover the popular station’s right to stay...
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Unprecedented wave of arrests and repression of journalists in Russia protests
The AEJ has joined other concerned organisations CPJ, Article 19 and RSF in recording and protesting against the record wave of arrests, attacks and criminal cases against journalists for coverage of the mass protests over the arrest and jail sentence imposed on...
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AEJ Belgium demands immediate release of 11 journalists jailed in Belarus
Ahead of the trial of journalists Catarina Andreeva and Darja Chulcova, on 9 February, the Belarussian Association of Journalists (BAJ) calls on journalists and media freedom’ organisations to do everything possible to demand the immediate release of the 11...
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Russian Twilight of the Gods?
Guest Commentary by Jaka Bizilj *, founder of Berlin-based Cinema for Peace Foundation February 3, 2021 Alexei Navalny's sentence to three and a half years in a penal colony is supposed to be punishment for not fulfilling his bail conditions and reporting to the...
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AEJ Belgium and other NGOs urge the end of extradition proceedings against Jonathan Taylor
AEJ Belgium has joined other media freedom organisation who are calling on authorities to end the ongoing extradition proceedings against whistleblower Jonathan Taylor in Croatia. Here the full statement: We, the undersigned Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR)...
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Interview with AEJ President Otmar Lahodynsky
Otmar Lahodynsky with Barroso at the Forum Alpbach/Tirol. (Photo: Thomas Böhm/TT) Interview with Otmar Lahodynsky on media and the importance of advocacy by Alena Bieling (@AlenaBieling) Our international President Otmar Lahodynsky has given his thoughts on recent...
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Book reveals harsh reality of the assault on press freedom in Europe
Photo: © Council of Europe A book just published by the Council of Europe provides remarkable insights from 20 ‘journalists at risk’ about the growing dangers they face for reporting on crime and corruption, and publicises their appeals for more effective protection...
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Investigative Task Force to speed up justice for killed and attacked journalists
The AEJ has formally endorsed an authoritative report launched on Wednesday by an independent High Level Legal Panel supporting the Global Media Freedom Coalition that is now made up of some 40 UN member states. The report calls for creation of a new International...
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Media organisations concerned about attempt to bribe a journalist
Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and freedom of expression organisations are concerned about the alleged attempt to bribe a journalist by a member of Yorgen Fenech’s legal team. We call on the Maltese authorities and Chamber of Advocates to ensure the...
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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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