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- 11 May 2008ByCAMPACC
CAMPACC provides a briefing on yet another Counter-Terrorism bill, currently being considered by Parliament.
- 07 May 2008
ByMick MeaneyA surveillance society simply does not work, says Mick Meaney – but it is expensive.
- 27 Apr 2008ByIMCista
Yes that’s right. Under the Terrorism Act 2000, we no longer have this right – as IMCista explains.
- 25 Apr 2008ByPeter Tatchell
A former Baluch Government Minister is to stand trial on terror charges in the UK, amid claims of British government collusion with the Pakistani dictator, Pervez Musharraf. Peter Tatchell reports.
- 23 Apr 2008ByBen Hayes
A little known UK government legal order forces individuals merely “suspected of terrorism” to have all their assets seized and forced to appeal for funds to even feed themselves. Statewatch reports.
- 10 Apr 2008
ByTom Griffin - 03 Apr 2008ByGareth Peirce
Gareth Peirce looks at the position of Muslims in Britain today, comparing it with that of the Irish during the Troubles.
- 01 Apr 2008BySaleh Mamon
, on behalf of NCAATP, calls on MPs to vote down the government’s latest proposals for ‘fighting terrorism’. - 29 Mar 2008ByRichard Taylor
A proposal from the police could see children as young as five on the national DNA database – even where no crime has been committed. Richard Taylor reports.
- 22 Mar 2008
BySchNewsThe Sussex police force has launched an unprecedented campaign to block public showings of an independent anti-arms trade film, ‘On the Verge’. SchNEWSreports.
- 12 Mar 2008ByJohn Pilger
This illegal incarceration should be a global cause celebre, but instead there is a shameful silence, writes John Pilger.
- 12 Mar 2008ByManu Luksch and Mukul Patell
“With an estimated 4.2 million CCTV cameras in place, [the UK’s] inhabitants are the most watched in the world.” Manu Luksch and Mukul PatelI talk about the experience of making Faceless, a film using data protection requests from CCTV systems.
- 11 Mar 2008ByHenry Porter
After a two-year campaign to protect our freedoms, The Observer’s Henry Porter was called last week to give evidence to a panel of peers and MPs assessing whether a Bill of Rights is necessary for Britain today. Here is his submission.
- 08 Mar 2008ByKim Sengupta
Fifty years after the historic march on Alderston, a protest camp at the atomic weapons based has been outlawed in yet another blow to civil liberties, writes Kim Sengupta.
- 06 Mar 2008ByVictoria Brittain
The collapse of Spain’s extradition case against el-Banna and Deghayes should lead to an official British acknowledgement of their innocence, says Victoria Brittain
- 05 Mar 2008ByMarcus Morgan
The government has tried to silence a former SAS soldier who tried to set the record straight on the UK’s complicity in torture. Marcus Morgan reports.
- 25 Feb 2008ByAndy Worthington
Andy Worthington reports on the extension of control orders by Parliament, which coincided with the release of one ‘suspected terrorist’ by a high court judge.
- 20 Feb 2008
ByEsme Choonara interviews Alex WheatleEsme Choonara speaks to novelist Alex Wheatle about the racism and intimidation young black people faced in the 1980s, and the problems they face today.
- 09 Feb 2008BySchNews
SchNEWS on New Labour’s ongoing efforts to dismantle protections against the power of the state and to undermine checks and balances that safeguard our civil liberties – all in the name of “counter terrorism”, of course.
- 06 Feb 2008ByMatthew Cookson
Babar Ahmad is the US’s hostage in Britain, his conversations with MP Sadiq Khan have been monitored by police and he faces extradition to the US on trumped up charges. He is the real victim of the bugging scandal, says Matthew Cookson.