MPs seek to censor the media - UK Politics, UK - The Independent

Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mps-seek-to-censor-the-media-1006607.html

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The human rights lawyer Louise Christian said: "This would be a very dangerous development. We need media scrutiny for public accountability. We can see this from the example, for instance, of the PhD student in Nottingham who was banged up for six days without charge because he downloaded something from the internet for his thesis. The only reason this came to light was because of the media attention to the case."

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Created by damianrafferty on 10 November 2008

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These encroachments on human and civil rights are seemingly endless... what next?

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