UK must account for its actions to repress Guardian reporting on surveillance

Headline Title:  UK must account for its actions to repress Guardian reporting on surveillance 20 August 2013 Pressure placed on the Guardian newspaper by UK authorities to destroy documents represents a threat to freedom of expression, the right to information and protecting the independence of the media in the UK, Amnesty International said today. The Guardian has reported that the UK authorities repeatedly threatened the newspaper’s management with legal action and led to it being forced to destroy information it had received from the US whistleblower Edward Snowden. This information…

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