Video of demo at New Scotland Yard.
Doug | 16.02.2009 16:34 | Repression
More than 300 photographers were outside New Scotland Yard police HQ in London, England today, exercising their right to take a photograph in a public place.
Video:
http://www.archive.org/details/scotyard16-2-09
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″Amendments to the Counter Terrorism Act – which comes into force in the UK today - allow for the arrest and imprisonment of anyone who takes pictures of police officers, and some other public servants, “likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism”.
The NUJ fears that the law will be used to stop news photographers doing legitimate work.″
More:
http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=1116
The NUJ fears that the law will be used to stop news photographers doing legitimate work.″
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Doug
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