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what to do with the freedom to give gratuitous...

what to do with the freedom to give gratuitous...

Religions,so Pope Francis declared (Report, 16 January) in response to the murderous attacks on...


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either the snooper s charter is an outrage or...

either the snooper s charter is an outrage or...

Media pressure has succeeded in moving Theresa May’s position on surveillance. But none of it...


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who will protect press freedom now? | thomas...

who will protect press freedom now? | thomas...

Surveillance,censorship, fake news, or increased physical danger. Journalism has a fight on its...


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press freedom is under attack like never before....

press freedom is under attack like never before....

Surveillance,censorship, fake news, or increased physical danger. Journalism has a fight on its...


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the data protection bill is yet another legal...

the data protection bill is yet another legal...

Proposals to allow the information commissioner to assess journalists’ use of private information...


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david cameron stays silent on egypt s clampdown on...

david cameron stays silent on egypt s clampdown on...

The arrest of four more journalists in Egypt in one week (Report,7 July) reveals the steady and...


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public interest journalism faces a serious threat...

public interest journalism faces a serious threat...

The offshore law firm at the heart of the Paradise Papers leak has chosen to sue in Britain for good...


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al jazeera journalists jailed for airing false...

al jazeera journalists jailed for airing false...

Mohamed Fahmy,Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed were by default members of Muslim Brotherhood due to...


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keeping a free and fair press is one of the...

keeping a free and fair press is one of the...

Both those who are wronged,and those seeking to expose abuses of power, pay a price Related: The...


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The D notice system: a typically British fudge...

The D notice system: a typically British fudge...

This collaboration between state and media has offered a compromise between national security and...


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saudi blogger raif badawi awarded freedom of...

saudi blogger raif badawi awarded freedom of...

IPA Freedom to Publish committee chose writer due to his ‘disgraceful ongoing punishment and the...


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the government is using terrorism as an excuse to...

the government is using terrorism as an excuse to...

The investigatory powers bill – or ‘snoopers’ constitution’ endangers press freedom,and...


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freedom of information act: 103 stories that prove...

freedom of information act: 103 stories that prove...

The Tory MP has claimed journalists ‘misuse FoI requests – here’s a choice of public interest...


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worrying picture : journalists in europe face...

worrying picture : journalists in europe face...

Reporters Without Borders speaks of pressures on press freedom after murder of Giorgos Karaivaz in...


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celebrity threesome injunction should be lifted,...

celebrity threesome injunction should be lifted,...

Ban to remain in station for two more days to allow the celebrity,known only as PJS, to mount legal...


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freedom of information act does not go far enough,...

freedom of information act does not go far enough,...

Calls for private contractors running public services such as prisons to be subject to FoI...


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turkeys enlightenment languishes, like the...

turkeys enlightenment languishes, like the...

The record number of reporters imprisoned in Turkey threatens to extinguish the flame of democratic...


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The D notice is misunderstood but its...

The D notice is misunderstood but its...

Rebranded system balances national security and freedom of the pressIt is the most mythologised and...


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pinknews publishes stories removed from google...

pinknews publishes stories removed from google...

Homophobic comments by BBC star and drug-smuggling porn actor among stories that gay news site...


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governments foi commission a rigged jury, says lib...

governments foi commission a rigged jury, says lib...

Lord McNally says he fought Tory attempts to undermine the Freedom of Information Act when he was a...


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uk police use terrorism act powers to seize...

uk police use terrorism act powers to seize...

BBC says police accessed communications between Secunder Kermani and Isis member in Syria,in coast...


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stark deterioration of press freedom in europe,...

stark deterioration of press freedom in europe,...

Campaign group says there has been a 30% rise in incidents involving journalists,voicing particular...


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era of propaganda: press freedom in decline, says...

era of propaganda: press freedom in decline, says...

Decline of open debate was of specific concern in Latin America during 2015,says advocacy group,...


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no case for rewriting foi act, says information...

no case for rewriting foi act, says information...

Rise in number of refusals for requests upheld by ICO is evidence policy making is being...


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egypt jails record number of journalists

egypt jails record number of journalists

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi accused of using pretext of national security to clamp down on...


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governments foi review threatens to damage...

governments foi review threatens to damage...

Proposal to charge for Freedom of Information Act requests would limit news organisations’ ability...


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shield journalistic sources from state intrusion,...

shield journalistic sources from state intrusion,...

Society warns that provisions in investigatory powers bill granting access to reporters’ data...


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freedom of information act must be strengthened,...

freedom of information act must be strengthened,...

Labour deputy leader voices concern over government commission looking into FoI,which has been...


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newsnight journalist s laptop seized by uk police...

newsnight journalist s laptop seized by uk police...

BBC says police accessed communications between Secunder Kermani and Isis member in Syria,in flow...


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turkey s media faces unprecedented crisis, says...

turkey s media faces unprecedented crisis, says...

Charity says press freedom in Turkey has suffered systematic attack under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,with...


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saudi arabia, uae and egypt block access to qatari...

saudi arabia, uae and egypt block access to qatari...

Saudi culture and media ministry shuts down access to site which has also been accused by Egypt of...


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french journalist expelled from china

french journalist expelled from china

Ursula Gauthier,from LObs magazine, was attacked in state media for questioning Beijing...


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israel suspends officer over assault of afp...

israel suspends officer over assault of afp...

Israeli military takes action against officer after footage emerges showing journalists had...


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right to know to fight for information access in...

right to know to fight for information access in...

Former Storyful staff Malachy Browne and Gavin Sheridan to be directors of not-for­-profit companyA...


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french journalist facing expulsion from china

french journalist facing expulsion from china

Ursula Gauthier,from L’Obs magazine, was attacked in state media for questioning Beijing...


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freedom of information act misused by media to...

freedom of information act misused by media to...

Leader of the Commons Chris Grayling criticises use of FoI requests as a ‘research tool’ to...


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michael sheen says foi act faces  full frontal...

michael sheen says foi act faces full frontal...

Actor who played Tony Blair in The Queen says Freedom of Information Actshould be ‘extended and...


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jailed chinese journalist gao yu appeals sentence...

jailed chinese journalist gao yu appeals sentence...

Seventy-one-year-old critic of Communist party is ‘reasonably healthy’,says lawyer following...


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