Lord Carlile told parliament he was ‘somewhat biased’ towards controversial anti-terror programme, undermining his position, rights groups say. Read...
Appointment of ‘biased’ Carlile to Prevent review ‘shatters its credibility’ (Observer)
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In no man’s land: anger as publisher puts book criticising army on hold (Observer)
Penguin group rejects claim of censorship after halting publication of Simon Akam’s The Changing of the Guard. Read the full article.
Review of Prevent counter-extremism scheme risks becoming ‘whitewash’, government warned (Independent)
A review of the controversial Prevent counter-extremism programme is at risk of becoming a “whitewash”, the government has been warned. Read the...
Andrew Graham-Yooll: Memories of an absent friend (Buenos Aires Times)
Argentine Embassy in London and Anglo-Argentine Society remember late writer and journalist with two events in British capital.
При Порошенко власти были враждебны по отношению к определенным СМИ – Index on Censorship (CTPAHA.UA)
В Украине за период с 1 февраля по 30 июня было зарегистрировано 16 инцидентов, в которых журналисты подвергались физическим нападениям, и 17...
‘Maltese journalists need to know the government can and will protect them’ (The Shift News)
Maltese journalists need to know the authorities and the government “can, and will, protect them”, Barrister Caoilfhionn Gallagher of Doughty Street...
International organisations urge Commission President to prioritise press freedom (The Shift News)
In a letter to the new President of the European Commission, a coalition of international press freedom organisations stressed the need to “ensure...
Observer editor joins call for action against lawsuits used to ‘silence’ journalism (Press Gazette)
The editor of the Observer has joined with press freedom campaigners to call for “robust” action against the use of lawsuits to “silence and...
Brexit funder Arron Banks threatens Netflix over Great Hack documentary (The Guardian)
The businessman Arron Banks and the unofficial Brexit campaign Leave.EU have issued a legal threat against streaming giant Netflix in relation to...
Letter: press freedom campaigners call for action on ‘vexatious lawsuits’ (The Guardian)
Following the recent global conference on media freedom held in London by the UK government, we write to draw your attention to what appears to be a...
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