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Brits wetsvoorstel: tot 14 jaar celstraf voor journalisten die vertrouwelijke overheidszaken onthullen

21 July 2021

An article in Dutch newspaper de Volksrant examines the UK government's proposals on official secrets and "hostile state activity", citing Statewatch as an organisation that has tried to sound the alarm about the proposals.

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"Wat minister van Binnenlandse Zaken Priti Patel nu op tafel wil gaan leggen, lijkt eerder een aanval op de journalistiek te zijn, ook al beweert ze dat de persvrijheid intact blijft. Hoofdredacteuren hebben de noodklok geluid, net zoals organisaties als Index on Censorship en Statewatch. Tijdens de consultatieronde, die donderdag eindigt, zou Patel zelfs hebben beweerd dat perspublicaties gevaarlijker kunnen zijn voor de staatsveiligheid dan buitenlandse spionage."

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