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PRESS RELEASE: UK mass surveillance ruled unlawful in landmark judgment

13 September 201818 October 2018 - by Robert Sharp - Leave a Comment

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) today ruled that the UK’s mass interception programmes have breached the European Convention on Human Rights. The Court found that the UK’s mass …

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English PEN and RSF urge Theresa May to fulfil pledge to repeal punitive press law

10 January 2018 - by Robert Sharp - Leave a Comment

Reporters Without Borders and English PEN have today (10 January 2018) written to UK Prime Minister Theresa May, urging her to fulfill the Conservative Party’s manifesto pledge to repeal the …

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Bahá’í poet Mahvash Sabet shares 2017 PEN Pinter Prize with Michael Longley

10 October 201711 October 2017 - by Robert Sharp - Leave a Comment

Bahá’í poet and teacher Mahvash Sabet has this evening been named 2017 International Writer of Courage by Michael Longley at the PEN Pinter Prize ceremony at the British Library. Longley …

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English PEN calls for public interest defence in UK official secrets laws

3 May 20176 July 2017 - by Robert Sharp - Leave a Comment

On World Press Freedom Day, English PEN, Index on Censorship, Reporters Without Borders – known internationally as Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) have published their joint submission to the Law Commission’s …

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English PEN and Reporters Without Borders respond to consultation on press regulation

10 January 201723 May 2017 - by Robert Sharp - Leave a Comment

English PEN and Reporters Without Borders have called for the repeal of section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 in their response to the UK Government’s consultation on …

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