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Letter to Georgia PM urging the withdrawal of the foreign agents law, guaranteeing the safety of journalists and upholding press freedom

AEJ Belgium, together with international press freedom, journalists and human rights organisations, have raised deep concerns about the reintroduction of the bill on Transparency of Foreign Influence and the sudden rise in violence and other restrictions against Georgia’s journalists reporting on the public protests against the bill. 

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‘We must implement media education in schools, especially for young people,’ says European Parliament vice-president

By Benedetta Zimone AEJ Belgium went to Aachen on 7 May to attend the final event of the European Charlemagne Prize. During the ceremony, several guests went onstage to reward the young participants. Among them was the vice-president of the

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Maastricht Debate & fears over potential crackdown on freedom of the press

During the Maastricht debate, AEJ Belgium questioned Luyten on censorship issues relating to Italian Public Television (RAI). Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni recently censored an antifascist speech that the journalist Antonio Scurati was supposed to read live on a RAI television program on 25 April, the anniversary of Italy’sliberation from Nazi occupation and fascism, a symbol of Italy’s resistance to totalitarianism. 

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Hungary’s assault on media freedom threatens rule of law, report warns

In a recent report, NGO Human Rights Watch highlighted the Hungarian government’s repeated attacks on media freedom and pluralism, which constitutes a significant blow to the country’s rule of law. The report, titled “‘I Can’t Work As A Journalist’: The Systematic Undermining of Media Freedom in Hungary,” details the obstacles faced by independent journalists under Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s administration.

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