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News (and news suppression) of Media Freedom Day

from William Horsley, AEJ Media Freedom Representative London, May 6, 2021 The latest issue of Safety of Journalists Weekly (Council of Europe publication) lists the latest...

Democracies are islands

Frankfurt, May 3, 2021 By Dieter Weirich*, the legendary journalist and politician who from 1989 onwards transformed Deutsche Welle into the global influence it is...

Jourová to take on Orbán over media concentration

es Vienna/ Brussels, May 4, 2021 European Commission Vice-President Věra Jourová yesterday called for new EU rules about  media concentration. In an interview in Brussels...

Murdered journalists not forgotten

Madrid, May 3, 2021 In a graphic broadcast, Deutsche Welle today paid tribute to the courage of all the journalists who have paid with their...

CoE Platform report

from William Horsley, London. May 3, 2021 Anyone who missed the Event and Press conference on 28 April to mark the launch of the 2021...

Wiener Zeitung – article by editor-in-chief

  Eine kleine österreichische Mediengeschichte Die „Wiener Zeitung“, die älteste Tageszeitung der Welt, kämpft um ihr Überleben Von Walter Hämmerle, Chefredakteur, Wiener Zeitung Die „Wiener Zeitung“ kämpft um...

Budapest says ‘no’ to Orbán

Vienna/ Budapest. May 3, 2021 The AEJ'S Hungarian Section has issued a tough statement on media freedom to mark May 3, backing U.S. Secretary...

Fightback on media freedom ‘getting stronger’

London, May 2, 2021 Commentary by William Horsley, AEJ Media Freedom Representative, to mark World Press Freedom Day 2021. In a message for this year’s World...

Free Media – “act or face consequences”

Athens, 29 April, 2021 On the eve of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the newly-elected AEJ President Saia Tsaousidou said today that 2021...

“Freeze the stolen assets”

The AEJ President today backed the dramatic plea on the BBC https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/1384997315308568578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1384997315308568578%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fkhodorkovsky.com%2Fmbk-there-is-finally-some-understanding-of-what-should-be-done%2F by exiled Putin opponent Mikhail Khodorkovsky for western leaders to recognise the time...

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