freedom of expression
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Scottish High Court Denies Whistleblower Craig Murray’s Request To Appeal Conviction Over Blog Posts
In the United Kingdom, diplomat-turned whistleblower Craig Murray suffered a defeat at the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland on June 8, when three judges refused to grant him permission to appeal their earlier decision to convict him of contempt of court for his blog posts on the trial of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond. Continue reading
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Why we need proper legal protections for our right to protest
In Britain, there are laws that are supposed to protect our civil liberties – specifically the Human Rights Act 1998, which has often proven extremely effective as a means of challenging in court injustices by the state that violates our rights. This may go a long way to explaining why the governing Conservative Party has… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 