Joy Hyvarinen at Index on Censorship said the bill remained “fatally flawed”. “Even after the small improvements that passed today, I remain very concerned that large parts of this legislation are going to reshape the law on freedom of expression and freedom of the press in the UK, and I expect there to be court challenges. There is a whole pack of measures relating to the borders and a lot of people are very concerned about the lack of protection for journalists in that package.” Read the full article
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MPs pass counter-terror bill amendments to protect aid workers (Guardian, 23 January 2019)
Joy Hyvarinen at Index on Censorship said the bill remained “fatally flawed”. “Even after the small improvements that passed today, I remain very concerned that large parts of this legislation are going to reshape the law on freedom of expression and freedom of the press in the UK, and I expect there to be court challenges. […]
23 Jan 19