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Ireland’s Defamation (Amendment) Bill fails to protect public interest speech

More than 30 organisations call on the Seanad to take action over anti-SLAPP measures, calling it a missed opportunity to protect freedom of expression On...

Statement by the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) On the Conviction and Imprisonment Threat Against Journalist Şener Levent

The Association of European Journalists (AEJ) strongly condemns the politically motivated conviction and the so-called “surrender” order issued against Şener Levent, a veteran Turkish...

European Parliament

European Commission

Statement by the Secretary General on the situation in Türkiye

Antalya, 13 April 2025 ̶   Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has made the following statement: "I am closely following the recent events in...

President's Diary

Media Freedom

Statement from the President of the Association of European Journalists

Today, our hearts are heavy as we mourn the tragic loss of five Al Jazeera journalists—including respected correspondent Anas al-Sharif—killed in an Israeli airstrike...

Europe

Committee to Protect Journalists and other groups ask Greece to create national plan to fight press attacks

On July 16, CPJ and nine other organizations wrote to the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis about reforms needed to address ongoing media freedom...

Hungary smear campaigns prompt media protests

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and other press freedom organisations have jointly protested against Viktor Orban’s government after Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection Office (SPO) mounted a...

Europe Knows Russia and Is Deeply Afraid

Europe is naked and afraid. That was the message at a recent meeting of the U.K. Section of the Association of European Journalists (AEJ), at...

A letter from Kyiv

Kateryna Popova recently returned to her native Ukraine after completing an MA in War Studies in London where she joined meetings of the AEJ...

2025 Call for Applications – CEI SEEMO AWARD 2025

The Central European Initiative (CEI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) are proud to announce the 2025 Call for Applications. We have been presenting this...

Events

On 1 June, Poland elected a head of state who is an admirer of Donald Trump, who wants border controls with Germany to stop...

AEJ Media Prizes

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