Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job
Ben Hayes is a fellow of the Transnational Institute and an independent researcher.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?What kind of security policy better serves democracy?What type of security policy at home and abroad do we need to make our democracies fit for purpose? A key panel...
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Published in: digitaLibertiesWhy does the UK Data Protection Bill exempt the ‘risk profiling’ industry?Anyone trying to open a bank account or send money overseas must undergo extensive risk assessment by private...
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Published in: HomeDe-risking and non-profits: how do you solve a problem that no-one wants to take responsibility for?Decisive action should be taken by the G20 to assess the impact, legitimacy and effectiveness of the whole system of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKGoing global: the UK government’s ‘CVE’ agenda, counter-radicalisation and covert propagandaCountering Violent Extremism (CVE) efforts, the government tells us, "address the root causes of extremism through...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Bleeding heart liberals and the war on terrorDemonisation is used by the right to prevent the left actually opposing the war on terror with more than platitudes;...
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Published in: HomeThe Secure and Dispossessed: security for whom?Ben Hayes and Nick Buxton argue that the climate change agendas of governments and corporations have securitised and...