NDEDIU

POLICE STATE

Noun

“A totalitarian state controlled by a political police force that secretly supervises the citizens’ activities.”

Source: Oxford Dictionary

Comment

Guardian: Jason N. Parkinson: When Police Spy on Journalists Like Me

Press Gazette: Jules Mattsson – My Files Include Sexual Orientation & Family Medical History

News Coverage

National Union of Journalists press release – including full statements

Guardian: Police Face Legal Action For Snooping on Journalists

Independent: Comedian Mark Thomas to Sue Met Police Over Snooping

BBC: Journalists Demand Police Destroy Surveillance Files

Belfast Telegraph: Journalists Sue “Snooping” Police

Report Digital: Police Surveillance of Journalists and Activists

Radio New Zealand: British Journalists Spied on – Put on Extremist List

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