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May 24, 2019

State advertising withheld from Pakistani daily in 'crude intimidatory tactic'

As almost no advertising revenue is available from a fledgling private sector independent of the government, this advertising ban poses a grave threat to the media group’s economic viability.
April 4, 2019

Challenge to 'far-reaching government censorship system' in US

The system prohibits former intelligence-agency employees and military personnel from writing or speaking about topics related to their government service without first obtaining government approval.
August 22, 2018

Public consultation launched into UK policy on torture

A public consultation has been launched into changes to the UK’s torture policy or 'Consolidated Guidance', which tells UK personnel how far they can go in participating in the interrogation suspects held by a foreign country or receiving intelligence which could have been obtained through torture.
July 12, 2018

Libya's new rules endanger journalists' lives says RSF

The foreign media’s ability to operate in Libya has declined dramatically since the Government of National Accord took office.
April 15, 2018

Russian court orders blocking of encrypted messaging service

Reporters Without Borders says the decision by a Moscow court to order the blocking of popular encrypted messaging service Telegram is another obstacle to journalism in Russia.
April 30, 2015

Investigatory Powers Tribunal orders GCHQ to destroy stolen documents

The UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has ordered intelligence agency GCHQ to destroy illegally collected communications of a Libyan rendition victim.
March 12, 2015

Hearing over government spying on lawyer-client communications

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal will tomorrow (13 March 2015) hold a hearing over UK government spying on privileged lawyer-client communications.
January 15, 2015

New documents indicate further MI6 spying on lawyers’ communications

MI6 has been forced to publish previously secret guidance on interception of communications relating to criminal investigations, after action by Reprieve.
November 5, 2014

Secretive court to consider Government spying on legal communications

A normally secretive court is to consider whether the Government should be made to release more information regarding its surveillance of legally privileged communications.
October 30, 2014

Government to release secret policy on surveillance of lawyers

In response to a case brought by rendition victims, the government is to release previously secret policies governing eavesdropping on communications between lawyers and clients.