AEJ – THE WEEK
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by Edward Steen, Secretary-General. Vienna, April 30, 2023
There is too much news, for me and no doubt for you too, loyal readers and colleagues...
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Journalists’ freedom under the spotlight
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Journalists’ freedom in the crosshairs
by Kyriakos Pieridis, AEJ Media Freedom Representative, Nicosia 11/04/23
Nicosia's Municipal Theatre last Wednesday was packed for the play by Times...
Can Ukraine destroy Putin? The case for optimism.
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When the US government offered to help Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky evacuate as Russia was attacking Kyiv, Zelensky responded: "The fight is here. I...
UN testimony on Russia playing the victim in Ukraine
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Testimony to UN Security Council on Russian hate speech
By Timothy Snyder
Evidence to UN Security Council session on 14/03/23 called by Russian Federation to discuss...
Navalny feature film wins Oscar in LA – infuriating Putin fans
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Vienna, April 13, 2023
by Edward Steen
As predicted in these pages by Julia Ioffe, the documentary film about Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny last night (12/03)...
Deadly Afghan blast targets journalists
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Paris, 12/03/23
Explosion blasts awards ceremony for journalists, two dead,16 hurt, and three children
The explosion took place at the Tabian Farhang centre in the capital...
Death threats to public tv moderator in Bratislava
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News battleground becomes horribly personal
Vienna, March 3, 2023
by Edward Steen, Secretary-General
The Slovak National Criminal Agency has launched a criminal prosecution over death threats against...
UK government ‘let lawyers bypass sanctions’ to help Putin ally sue journalist
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Documents seen by Open Democracy show UK firm got approval to engage with Wagner group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin
Rishi Sunak's Treasury allowed Russian oligarch Yevgeny...
Russia’s gruesome war on Ukraine one year on
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by Edward Steen, Vienna, February 23, 2024
This morning the Russian embassy in London found its street-view painted for half a kilometer in the Ukrainian...
Biden in Kyiv promises support for “as long as needed”
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U.S. president makes surprise visit to Ukraine ahead of first anniversary of war
War anniversary seen as motivation for Russian offensive
Zelenskiy says...