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Jun 21 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
🚨 NEW #BillWatch #StopTheSlide

Boris and his cronies are waging a war on democracy. We are sliding into authoritarianism one bill at a time.

This time we scrutinise the #NationalSecurityBill and its devastating impact on #freepress.

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Opening today's parliamentary debate on #WorldPressFreedomDay2022, Uk Mp @DamianCollins highlighted the threats and pressures independent journalism is increasingly under worldwide.

The Uk is no exception
We need your help to #StoptheSlide. We want to provide simple analysis of the key issues, work with experts to get their messages, petitions, and legal actions out to the wider media, and help spread the word.

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Jun 21
Today, a debate on #WorldPressFreedomDay2022 will take place in Parliament.

The day ‘acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom’. Meanwhile, the Tories are doing the exact opposite.

How? Find out 👇🧵
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🚨NEW: This week's PMQs Fact Check with @Femi_Sorry.

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The #Rwandaflights have not ben halted for good.

The #ECHR has said that the Uk gov should wait for the High Court to decide on the issue.

A hearing is set at the end of July.

Will the government proceed with other deportations in the meantime?
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🔴 Yesterday, the Court of Appeal refused to block the Home Office’s deportation of asylum seekers to #Rwanda.

The first flight is scheduled to leave tonight, at 9:30pm, as human rights lawyers battle to stop the removals.
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Jun 14
🚨Yesterday The High Court handed down judgement in the Banks V Cadwalladr libel case.

Banks’ claim has now been dismissed. A huge victory for Cadwalladr, and for public interest journalism.
.@allthecitizens spoke with @rebecca_vincent, Director of Operations and Campaigns at @RSF_inter, who were present at the proceedings throughout and have supported Carole in her campaign.

“This will prove to be a landmark case for the public interest defence in the UK.’
“it was clear Carole was targeted for her public interest reporting, this was a clear attempt to use the law to silence Carole, to discredit her, to isolate her, and to make a clear example of her, to show others the possible consequences for reporting on certain topics”
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