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UK spying laws could result in overreach and real harm, says review
Jonathan Hall KC warns of people being wrongly investigated and of impact on journalists and thinktanks
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 The UK government's new "national security" law prohibits a broad range of political activities that might aim for results that benefit a foreign power. In some cases, even in the absence of any contact between the people doing them and any representative of that country They *could extend into politics, journalism, protest and other
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‘An air of repression’: Cop City case hangs over heads of 61 defendants
US government continues holding on to huge amounts of seized personal property, from diaries to cellphones
 The persecution of Cop City protesters continues as the US Department of Injustice retains seized property (letters, phones, etc) of many protesters for years.
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US drops plan to deport Chinese man who helped expose abuse of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, say activists
Decision comes amid growing public support for Guan Heng – who secretly filmed detention facilities in China – after he illegally entered US by...
 The US has dropped its politically-motivated plan to deport whistleblower Guan Heng to China.
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Trump and Putin share a craving for status. That’s why they both want to destroy Europe | Henry Farrell and Sergey Radchenko
Liberal democracies view Putin’s Russia as a bully – and Trump’s US as an angry drunk with a bazooka. The response is pure venom, say Henry F...
 *Trump and Putin share a craving for status. That's why they both want to destroy Europe.*
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Why are drug prices so high in America? Trump doesn’t have the right answer | Susi Geiger and Théo Bourgeron
Americans are not paying high prices because of other western countries. Pharmaceutical companies are to blame
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60 Minutes episode on brutal El Salvador prison, pulled from air by CBS, appears online
Segment that Bari Weiss had removed provides in-depth look at the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo prison
 *60 Minutes episode on brutal El Salvador prison, pulled from air by CBS, appears online.* This article summarizes much of its description of the torture in the Cecot prison. It is clearly meant to destroy the prisoners' bodies and minds, though not quickly.
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‘There’s no going back’: Iran’s women on why they won’t stop flouting dress code laws
Despite fresh attempts to make women cover up, many believe the regime wouldn’t risk mass arrests for fear of sparking a wave of popular unrest l...
 For the moment, Iranian women have the government's clothing rules enforcers cowed even as it continues to bluster.
Glossary
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‘It’s sad we have to do this’: the US citizens carrying passports out of fear
Across the US, people have been carrying their passports amid reports of ICE detaining citizens. Five people explain what living this reality is like
Glossary
 US citizens of foreign origin have been terrorized by the deportation thugs' violence, and their rush to deport people without allowing time for justice or even fact-checking. Many now carry their passports all the time, hoping the thugs will check those before brutalizing or jailing them.