AEJ Association of European Journalists
Sensational Police Operation in Vienna: Sharp Criticism Following the Arrest of Ukrainian Investigative Journalists
A rough police operation on Vienna’s bustling Margaretengürtel has sparked international outrage and heated political debates. Those affected are the renowned Ukrainian investigative journalist Mychajlo Tkatsch and his cameraman Jaroslaw Bondarenko, who had been conducting research for the well-known online media outlet Ukrajinska Prawda into the whereabouts of Ukrainian former officials who had fled the country.
October 13, 2026
Journalists' Associations Protest Against Exclusion at OPEC Event
Journalists' associations have protested the renewed exclusion of international press representatives from an OPEC event in Vienna. According to an open letter from the Association of Foreign Press, the Concordia Press Club, and the Association of European Journalists (AEJ), reporters from the Reuters and Bloomberg news agencies and the "Wall Street Journal" were denied accreditation.
June 29, 2023
Minister Edtstadler Defends Visa Exemptions for Russians
Austrian Europe Minister Karoline Edtstadler has defended Austria’s decision to grant visas to the Russian Delegation amidst the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly.
February 21, 2023
Journalists' Associations Against Exclusion of Media at OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
In response to plans by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) that media representatives would not be permitted to attend the winter session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) at the Hofburg in Vienna, the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) and the Association of Foreign Press in Vienna objected.
February 20, 2023
