British journalist could face years in prison for refusing to hand over his passwords to the police - Il Fatto Quotidiano
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It is an unprecedented case. And it risks triggering an unprecedented threat to journalism. The UK police have repeatedly tried to obtain the passwords to the phones of the British independent journalist, Richard Medhurst, the first reporter arrested in London under Section 12: his analyses and comments on Israel’s bloodbath in Gaza – which Amnesty …

It is an unprecedented case. And it risks triggering an unprecedented threat to journalism. The UK police have repeatedly tried to obtain the passwords to the phones of the British independent journalist, Richard Medhurst, the first reporter arrested in London under Section 12: his analyses and comments on Israel’s bloodbath in Gaza – which Amnesty International has characterised as genocide – have been interpreted by the police as support for organisations banned from the UK, such as Hamas and Hezbollah.

The British journalists’ union, the NUJ, and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) publicly condemned his arrest and the use of anti-terrorism laws against journalists “simply for carrying out their work”.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
    337·
    5 days ago

    It’s cool how some zionist piece of shit downvotes people who take his side. But pieces of shit exist, so oh well.

    • Skeezix@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1023·
      4 days ago

      Every member of hamas and hezbollah is a piece of shit. So there’s that.

      • activ8r@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        151·
        4 days ago

        Okay, but what does that have to do with a journalist being arrested for investigating them?

        • wick@lemm.ee
          310·
          4 days ago

          So you’re saying he isn’t a supporter of those organisations?

            • wick@lemm.ee
              13·
              4 days ago

              This is his “investigating” https://youtu.be/N51xmP-EwSU

              Terrorist slop content of IDF soldiers being shot because “oh it’s so impressive”.

              Really great stuff to get terrorist dicks hard.

              Hope this guy’s rots in a cell haha.

              • crapwittyname@lemm.ee
                41·
                4 days ago

                That was a really boring and poorly made video. Could you tell me what part of it makes you sure this man is a terrorist? I might have missed it.

                • wick@lemm.ee
                  1·
                  3 days ago

                  Literally never said he was. I said he makes content for terrorists to jerk off to. I bet he cheers when he watches beheading videos. He’s a disgusting freak and should be locked up.

                  • crapwittyname@lemm.ee
                    2·
                    3 days ago

                    Well then let’s just hope nobody ever decides you’re a disgusting freak and deserve to be locked up.

            • LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works
              4·
              4 days ago

              Hey, we’re all terrorists! I like dogs, Hitler liked dogs, and I don’t want to give my pin to the police, that makes me a criminal, right?

            • wick@lemm.ee
              12·
              4 days ago

              Well if you can find the videos glorifying terrorist kills I have on my YouTube channel I guess that’s true. Here’s his https://youtu.be/N51xmP-EwSU

              Yea I wasn’t 100% sure, I just remembered thinking this guy was an insane person. Glad I looked up his channel, glad he’s been arrested, hope they stop him making videos for terrorists and antisemites to jerk off to.