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UK Government quietly rewrites law so that GCHQ and other British spy ... - Daily Mail

16-05-2015 19:03

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UK Government quietly rewrites law so that GCHQ and other British spy ...
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The Government has surreptitiously rewritten anti-hacking laws so that GCHQ and other law enforcement agencies can avoid criminal prosecution, it has been claimed. Details of the alteration emerged at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal - which is ...en meer »

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17 alleged Burundi coup plotters appear in court: lawyer - Yahoo News UK

16-05-2015 16:32

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17 alleged Burundi coup plotters appear in court: lawyer
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Seventeen alleged coup plotters appeared before a prosecutor in Burundi on Saturday, their lawyer said, the day after the failure of an attempt to overthrow the country's president. The group included General Cyrille Ndayirukiye and top police ...en meer »

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U.K. Accused of Law Change to Let Spies Hack Into Computers - Bloomberg

16-05-2015 12:05

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U.K. Accused of Law Change to Let Spies Hack Into Computers
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The British government was accused by privacy groups of quietly changing the law to allow spies to hack into computers without fear of prosecution -- an allegation it denies. The “under the radar” amendment was discussed at a London court hearing where ...
UK government rewrites surveillance law to get away with hacking and allow ...Belfast Telegraph
'Underhand, undemocratic': GCHQ continues cont

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The mothers fighting to get their children back home again

16-05-2015 08:00

Meet the women facing a stark choice between being prosecuted for abduction or accused of child abandonment – all because they took their family to a foreign country and split from their partnersThey call themselves Expat Stuck Mums, but this is no club of cheery women living the high life in the sun – instead, they are all battling for the right to take their children home from a foreign country, under a sometimes baffling international legal convention. And their number

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China rights lawyer charged after a year in detention - Yahoo News UK

16-05-2015 03:42

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China rights lawyer charged after a year in detention
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A top Chinese human rights lawyer detained for more than a year was criminally charged Friday over comments he made online, officials said, prompting denunciations from the United States and advocacy groups. Pu Zhiqiang, a celebrated rights campaigner ...en meer »

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