The UK government should look to what is happening to free expression in Egypt and Turkey before broadening terrorist laws to include those who “spread hate”.
Jodie Ginsberg: Terror laws are used to “stifle” media
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CATEGORY: Counter Terrorism
Counter Terrorism
Counter-terrorism is a complex and controversial area of the law, not least because the offences are often very widely drafted.
Fear of terror and offence pushing critical voices out of UK universities
From a government crackdown on extremism to marketing departments’ concerns over branding, lecturer Thomas Docherty looks at the threats to the tradition of free discussion on campus
Tony Blair’s plans to tackle extremism will stifle free speech
Ideas and opinions need to be exposed to open debate — not driven underground
New extremism laws would stifle free speech
The UK Home Secretary’s preview of a proposed new counter-extremism bill raises the stakes for freedom of expression in the United Kingdom. Index on Censorship is disturbed by the potential impact on free speech embedded in the proposals.
Mass surveillance: Journalists confront the moment of hesitation
Following Edward Snowden’s revelations outlining the capabilities of intelligence agencies to monitor private online communications journalists are confronting a moment of hesitation.
Jihad trending: Analysis of online extremism and how to counter it
With fears intensifying over the potential impact of returning foreign fighters and potential ‘lone wolf’ terrorists, governments are increasingly targeting the internet as a source of radicalisation. Dr Erin Marie Saltman of the Quilliam Foundation writes
Terrorising Journalism
The detention of David Miranda sets a dangerous precedent, says Dan Hyde
Terrorism Act should not be used to intimidate journalists
On Sunday, David Miranda, the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald who has been instrumental in revealing mass surveillance programmes run...
Laws that protect our rights to read, research, debate and argue are too easily removed. Index on Censorship is concerned that the UK’s counter terrorism strategy will diminish those rights and freedoms
