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December 1, 2011

STATEWATCH GIVEN LIBERTY HUMAN RIGHTS “LONG WALK” AWARD 2011 for its work over the past 20 years

“For dedication to openness, democracy and informed debate about European institutions, keeping us reliably informed and suitably engaged for the last 20 years. Their network of independent volunteers has become one of the most respected and reliable sources of investigative journalism and critical research in the fields of the state, justice, home affairs and civil… Continue reading

Europe, Liberties, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

database state, liberties, London, rights, Statewatch, surveillance, the state, Tony Bunyan
October 27, 2011

Statewatch News Online, 27 October 2011 (26/11)

26 October 2011 — Statewatch – e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. EU: European Commission: Communication: Smart borders – options and the way ahead Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

body scanners, database state, EU, European Union, liberties, PO, security, Statewatch, surveillance
October 8, 2011

Statewatch News Online, 9 October 2011 (25/11)

Statewatch News Online, 9 October 2011 (25/11) Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org Migreurop monitoring of the Vincennes detention centre fire appeal EU: European Commission: Security features in travel documents: Belgium does not comply EU: FRONTEX REGULATION DECLARATIONS UK: Draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Continue reading

Europe, Liberties, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

Belgium, children, conference, database state, e-mail, EC, EU, European Parliament, European Union, France, INTERNATIONAL, Statewatch, surveillance
September 29, 2011

Speeches from Statewatching Europe: Civil Liberties, the State and the EU

Statewatchs 20th anniversary conference was held at Conway Hall in London on Saturday 25th June 2011. More than 220 people from 18 EU countries registered and over 30 NGOs attended the conference. Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

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September 10, 2011

Statewatch News Online, 7 September 2011: UK: Internet censorship looms as government finds alternatives to flawed Digital Economy Act

Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org STATEWATCH ANALYSES 1. Statewatch Analysis: UK: Internet censorhip looms as government finds alternatives to flawed Digital Economy Act 2. Statewatch Analysis: Using false documents against “Euro-anarchists”: the exchange of Anglo-German undercover police highlights controversial police operations 3. EU: New Statewatch Analysis: Implementing the “principle of availability”: The European Criminal Records Continue reading

Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

censorship, database state, e-mail, EC, EU, Internet, ONLINE, Statewatch, surveillance
August 4, 2011

Firm holds 1 million on anti-terror list

U.S. security firm Regulatory DataCorp says it has more than 1 million people and groups on its anti-terror database that it wants to market to government and private-sector clients worldwide. Continue reading

National Security State, Spies-R-Us

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August 3, 2011

Statewatch News Online, 1 August 2011: UK: Report your local anarchist

Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org UK: Report your local anarchist EU: Small steps to big brother: the development of the Visa Information System and SIS II EU-COSI: Council: Standing Committee on operational cooperation on internal security for the period January 2010 – June 2011 EU: TURKEY: UK Home Affairs Select Committee: Implications for the Justice Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

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July 22, 2011

ECHELON: The Global Eavesdropping Scheme Dwarfs Murdoch’s “News of the World” By Sherwood Ross

As eavesdroppers go, next to Uncle Sam and John Bull, Rupert Murdoch, the moral force behind Fox News, is an amateur. That’s because a global eavesdropping scheme being run today by the United States and Great Britain dwarfs anything that Rupert Murdoch’s editors at The News of The World (TNTW) ever dared attempt. Continue reading

National Security State, Spies-R-Us

database state, Fox News, Global Research, Iraq, Murdoch, New York, news corp, News of the World, privacy, Secretary General, Sherwood Ross, UN
July 13, 2011

Statewatch News Online, No 2 of 2: 13 July 2011 (19/11)

Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org ITALY: Statewatch Analysis: Italy: Series of defeats in court for the ‘security package’ UK: Still spooked – Greater emphasis on the Channel project in the revised Prevent strategy gives much cause for concern EU: Statewatch Analysis: ?The Dialogue for Migration, Mobility and Security with the Southern Mediterranean countries EU: Council Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

children, civil rights, database state, e-mail, EC, EU, immigration, Italy, liberties, Statewatch, surveillance
July 13, 2011

Statewatch News Online, No 1 of 2: 13 July 2011 (18/11)

Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org EU: Statewatch Analysis: The Frontex Regulation – Consolidated text after 2011 amendments EU “SMART BORDERS”?: Frontex Call for Tender: “Rapid Deployment Unattended Ground Sensor systems for Land border surveillance” EU: Council of the European Union: ECRIS and Prum EU: Member States to be bound by new security rules, Parliament adopts Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

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June 13, 2011

Statewatch News Online,No 2 of 2: 13 June 2011 (16/11)

13 June 2011 — Statewatch – e-mail: office@statewatch.org STATEWATCHING EUROPE: Civil Liberties, the state and the European Union Saturday 25 June 2011 (10.00-17.30) Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL Programme and Registration form: http://www.statewatch.org/conference/conference.pdf Book Online: http://www.statewatch.org/ordering/order.html EU: EUROPEAN INVESTIGATION ORDER (EIO): Scope and UK EU: Directive on the right to information in Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

database state, EU, liberties, London, PO, Statewatch, surveillance, the state
June 13, 2011

Statewatch News Online, No 1 of 2: 13 June 2011 (15/11)

13 June 2011 — Statewatch – e-mail: office@statewatch.org STATEWATCHING EUROPE: Civil Liberties, the state and the European Union Saturday 25 June 2011 (10.00-17.30) Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL Programme and Registration form: http://www.statewatch.org/conference/conference.pdf Book Online:http://www.statewatch.org/ordering/order.html EU: Statewatch Analysis: Rethinking the EU Security Research Programme by Ben Hayes Council of Europe: NGO letter Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

database state, EU, FOIA, Home Affairs, liberties, PO, privacy, security, SIS, Statewatch, surveillance
June 10, 2011

NO2ID Supporters’ Newsletter (Second series) No.1

During all the controversy about government NHS reforms (which in general NO2ID can have no view on), one question has gone almost unnoticed. What is happening to personal medical information? Continue reading

Spies-R-Us, UK

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June 6, 2011

Statewatch News Online, 6 June 2011

6 June 2011 — Statewatch Home page: www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org STATEWATCHING EUROPE: Civil Liberties, the state and the European Union Saturday 25 June 2011 (10.00-17.30) Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL Programme and Registration form: www.statewatch.org/conference/conference.pdf Book Online: www.statewatch.org/ordering/order.html EU: General Report on Europol’s activities 2010 EU: FRAUD AND CORRUPTION Council of Europe: Continue reading

Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

arrests, database state, EU, FOIA, Home Affairs, Hungary, liberties, London, Statewatch, surveillance
May 25, 2011

Protecting Us from Our Freedoms: Congress Set to Renew Patriot Act Spy Provisions By Tom Burghardt

As night follows day, you can count on Congress to serve as loyal servants and willing accomplices of our out-of-control National Security State. Last week, in another shameless demonstration of congressional “bipartisanship,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) forged a filthy backroom deal… Continue reading

Spies-R-Us, USA

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May 10, 2011

Statewatch News Online, 10 May 2011 (11/11): Welcome to the new world of the interception of telecommunications

Home page: www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org STATEWATCHING EUROPE: Civil Liberties, the state and the European Union Saturday 25 June 2011 (10.00-17.30) Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL Programme and Registration form: www.statewatch.org/conference/conference.pdf Book Online: www.statewatch.org/ordering/order.html Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

Civil Liberties, database state, surveillance
April 12, 2011

European Conference marking Statewatch’s 20th anniversary

Conference: STATEWATCHING EUROPE: Civil Liberties, the state and the European Union Continue reading

Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

Civil Liberties, database state, surveillance
February 15, 2011

Statewatch News Online, No 2 of 2: 14 February 2011 (06/11)

14 February, 2011 Home page: www.statewatch.org/ News Online: www.statewatch.org/news/newsfull.htm e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. EU-COE: Discussions on EU joining the ECHR: Working Document from the European Commission 2. Switzerland: Rights Groups Issue ‘Indictment’ of Bush 3. UK: Cameron’s Munich speech marks securitisation of race policy (IRR News Service) 4. Statewatch Analysis: Time to rethink terrorist blacklisting 5. Continue reading

Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

database state, EU, European Union, Statewatch, surveillance
January 21, 2011

Statewatch News Online, 21 January 2011: UK: Statewatch analysis: Six months on: An update on the UK coalition government’s commitment to civil liberties

Statewatch publishes a follow-up to its June 2010 analysis of the coalition government’s commitment to civil liberties: Within weeks of its formation in May 2010, the coalition government announced with much fanfare its intention ‘to restore the rights of individuals in the face of encroaching state power.’ Continue reading

Spies-R-Us, Statewatch, UK

Civil Liberties, database state, surveillance
December 30, 2010

Statewatch News Online, 30 December 2010: Guide to EU decision-making and justice and home affairs after the Lisbon Treaty

Home page: www.statewatch.org/ News Online: www.statewatch.org/news/newsfull.htm e-mail: office@statewatch.org Please complete our Survey of users: It is a very simple and takes only a couple of minutes to complete: www.surveymonkey.com/s/email_list 1. EU: Statewatch publication: Guide to EU decision-making and justice and home affairs after the Lisbon Treaty 2. EU: Statewatch Analysis: The EU Justice and Home Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

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