Filed under: Journalism, NUJ | Tags: ACPO, Association of Chief Police Officers, Climate Camp, Forward Intelligence Team, Free Press, Freedom, Home Office, Human Rights, Investigation, Kent Police, Marc Vallée, Media Freedom, Media Restriction, Metropolitan Police, Minister of State for Policing, National Union of Journalists, New Scotland Yard, NUJ, Paul Lewis, Photographers, Photography, Police, Police Surveillance, Police Violence, Press Freedom, Press Freedom Media Workers, Special Procedure Material, State Repression, Surveillance Team
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 15.06.08. A police photographer, in full riot gear films and photographs protesters, during a demonstration against George W Bush during the U.S President’s visit to London on Sunday 15 June 2008, London, England. Protesters had been “banned” by the police from demonstrating outside 10 Downing Street to protest against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2008.
“Revealed: police databank on thousands of protesters” – The Guardian.
“Caught on film and stored on database: how police keep tabs on activists” – The Guardian.
“Under surveillance: police target environmental protesters and journalists” – The Guardian.
“Police surveillance: ‘They’re focusing on the press more than the protesters’” – The Guardian.
For the last 3 months I have been working on an investigation about police surveillance of journalists and protesters for The Guardian with Paul Lewis. Click on the links above to see what we found out.
