British police have given the Crown Prosecution Service the file on journalist Richard Medhurst in a test of how far Western governments will go to continue defending Israel’s monstrous atrocities in Gaza, writes Joe Lauria.
Richard Medhurst — his journalism tools now confiscated and under “terrorism” investigation for his reporting on Palestine and Lebanon — discusses his experiences in the U.K. and Austria.
A federal agent was waiting for the author soon after he got off an international flight. He was then treated to a brief but disturbing question-and-answer session.
The British journalist said he was accused by Austrian agents of encouraging terrorism, disseminating propaganda and being involved in organized crime, reports Joe Lauria.
The U.N. letter sitting on Keir Starmer’s desk offers a devastating critique of the U.K.’s terrorism laws and their inappropriate use to stifle dissent and freedom of expression.
The best way to keep us all mindlessly marching along to the beat of this capitalist dystopia is to deceive us into thinking that we are free.
Robert Scheer discusses Trump’s executive order banning government censorship and a range of free-press matters with Consortium News’ editor in chief Joe Lauria.
Jonathan Cook on the sudden capacity of the Western press — in the case of Syria — to distinguish between jihadists and Islamic nationalists.
Des Freedman on why national news outlets are not covering the crackdown on pro-Palestinian journalists in Britain.
