May 2025

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, presented his annual report in the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. In this report, he raised concerns for the state of press freedom and the protection of journalists, which has worsened, according to the commissioner. By Aagje Van Raemdonck Council …

Council of Europe commissioner ‘greatly troubled’ by state of free press Read More »

See this statement on AEJ International. On 20 May the European Federation of Journalists/International Federation of Journalists, the Association of European Journalists, Committee to Protect Journalists, and International Press Institute jointly published a Media Freedom Alert on Hungary on the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Safety of Journalists calling for the withdrawal of a Bill to Register Organisations …

Media Freedom Alert on Hungary calls for withdrawal of “foreign agent”-like bill from Parliament Read More »

By Aagje Van Raemdonck and Jan Rehaag In a panel discussion on May 5, female journalists from across the world came together in the Embassy of Canada to Belgium to discuss the abuse, discrimination, and violence faced by female journalists. The event was organised by the British human rights organisation Article 19 and cohosted by …

Harassment, abuse, death threats: Female journalists from around the globe share their experiences Read More »

By Jan Rehaag At a press conference in April, Amnesty International unveiled its annual State of the World’s Human Rights report, which analyses the human rights situation across 150 countries. The NGO warns that human rights are under threat from multiple fronts worldwide. In Belgium, repression against pro-Palestinian protestors and restrictions on the right to …

Global state of human rights ‘beyond alarming,’ warns Amnesty International Read More »

By Julian Hale Ahead of the German elections in February, we saw a stuttering Ampelkoalition [traffic light coalition, i.e. Greens, FDP (yellow) Social Democrats (red)] stuck mainly at red. The ‘Scholzomat’, i.e. the Scholz robot as he has been nicknamed, was unimpressive. The Christian Democrat victory with Friedrich Merz at the helm was expected as …

Post German elections: A few German terms as Germany holds off the AfD [Column] Read More »

Just days after World Press Freedom Day, AEJ Belgium reaffirms its commitment to defending independent journalism at a time when its role is more vital — and probably more under threat — than ever. We are concerned about the situation of media in countries where press freedom is increasingly undermined by political pressure, economic control, …

World Press Freedom Day statement Read More »

AEJ Belgium is honoured to invite you to its spring event, AI & Media: Risk or (R)evolution, which will take place on 21 May at 18:30 at the Press Club Brussels (Rue Froissart 95, 1040 Brussels). We look forward to an insightful discussion on the use of AI in journalism, exploring its opportunities, potential challenges, and ethical …

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