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    Yet more encroachments on the freedom to photograph

    Published November 5th, 2008

    Read Terror Law and Photography on photojournalist Marc Vallee’s blog… right now!

    Street Journalists Under Surveillance

    Published May 31st, 2008

    “…Street Journalism includes covering a lot of political and social protest, of which there are plenty in London.
    But in recent months - that seems to have coincided with the introduction of the 2008 Counter Terrorism Act and subsequent publicity campaign - according to various work colleagues, it seems the London Metropolitan (Met) Police Forward Intelligence […]

    Is this what a police state looks like?

    Published May 5th, 2008

    Excerpts from the New Statesman post:
    “Protestors trickled in down the path from Tower Bridge, dispersing among the crowds of camera-toting tourists and their toddlers, high school volleyball teams on school trips, students and local workers. But what was planned as a protest against the elections and a blockade of the BNP became little more than […]

    Arrested simply for watching the cops!

    Published October 25th, 2007

    They’re clamping down on it in America. How long before they start trying the same stunts as “normal practice” over here?
    Police Arrest ACLU Member for doing Cop Watch
    Police arrested Brent Cox, ACLU of Mississippi Public Education Coordinator, for monitoring a police encounter. Police told Cox that he could not observe the encounter, and when Cox […]

    We’re not alone!

    Published October 2nd, 2007

    In one of my frequent websurfing jaunts I happened to come across the following, posted at TomDispatch.com . Makes for interesting reading for it demonstrates quite clearly that the escalation in attempts of the police to monitor, control, and even in some cases prevent or obstruct, legitimate protest and demonstration that we’re increasingly witnessing is […]