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Switzerland: Military tribunal to try journalists for publishing a fax on CIA secret prisons

Mar 10, 2007

On 6 February, a military tribunal indicted three journalists from the Swiss weekly newspaper SonntagsBlick for publishing a document allegedly proving the existence of secret CIA prisons in Europe. Last year, the three journalists published a fax from the Egyptian...

The Netherlands: Government introduces bill on terrorist training camps

Mar 10, 2007

On 7 March, the Dutch Minister of Justice introduced a bill, which would criminalise participation in terrorist training camps, regardless of the location of the camp. According to the Minister, the bill seeks to bring Dutch law in line with Article 7 of the Council...

Sweden: Government introduces bill to grant surveillance powers to intelligence agency

Mar 10, 2007

A new bill presented by the Government would give the Swedish intelligence agency the power to monitor, without a court order, any email traffic and phone calls crossing the borders. Civil liberties groups have criticised the law for its intrusion on human rights....

United Kingdom: Police Commission releases report on anti-terrorism raid in June 2006

Mar 10, 2007

On 13 February, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) released a report on its inquiry into claims of assault, unlawful arrest and detention in the anti-terrorism operation in East London in June 2006. The IPCC concluded that Scotland Yard should...

United Kingdom: Court rejects “freedom fighters” defence

Mar 10, 2007

On 16 February, the Court of Appeal rejected the argument that the Terrorism Act 2000 provided for an exemption from criminal liability for “freedom fighters” who engage in terrorist activities against non-democratic regimes. The case concerned a Libyan charged under...