The EU is nothing but a feckless spectator in the unfolding Afghan crisis
By Otmar Lahodynsky
Ex-President of the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) and former European Editor of the Profil news magazine in Austria
During the Afghanistan conflict,...
Time running out for betrayed Afghans and their families
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Cannes, August 19, 2021
by Mark Porter
Taliban death squads are intensifying their search for anyone they believe worked with UK, US, and NATO forces and...
A new law to shut up US journalists?
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A First Amendment precedent?
by Mark Porter, Cannes, August 19, 2021
In America, it is very hard for government officials to win libel suits. All that...
Polish govt on brink over media clampdown
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(es) Warsaw/ Vienna. August 12, 2021
The Polish governing alliance was today on the brink of collapse over its thinly-disguised attempt to close down the...
AEJ – “never again” on state role in Daphne murder
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London/ Valletta. July 30, 2021
“Never again!” AEJ calls for decisive action
by William Horsley, Media Freedom Special Representative
The AEJ welcomes the findings of the final...
Messing with people’s heads on vacc policy
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(es) Vienna, July 29, 2021
It is no longer politically correct to use the word "gullible", and there are no doubt some who believe it's...
UNESCO backs campaign for journalists
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London, July 27, 2021
from William Horsley, AEJ Media Freedom Representative
The just-released UNESCO paper on Freedom of Expression and the Safety of Foreign Correspondents, was...
AEJ President’s open letter on Pegasus scandal
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Text of AEJ President
Saia Tsaousidou's open letter to EU Commission President von der Leyen and Vice-President Vera Jourova
Athens, July 24, 2021
Dear President von der...
Field report – lessons in Europe-savvyness
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Vienna. July 24, 2021
by Edward Steen, AEJ Secretary-General
Former AEJ president Otmar Lahodynsky has been teaching young journalists in Austria about how to become "Europe-savvy"....
Belarus – Lukashenko dictatorship gets worse
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AEJ warns of fresh Belarus government attempt to eradicate freedom of expression
London, July 25, 2021
by William Horsley, AEJ Media Freedom Representative
The Belarus Justice ministry...