Journalists launch legal challenge over police surveillance in U.K.
International Federation of Journalists The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today joined the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) – its affiliate in Great Britain – in supporting six members who have taken legal action against the Metropolitan Police and the Home Secretary. The legal challenge concerns the monitoring and recording of their lawful journalistic and union activities by police since 2008. According to the NUJ, Jules Mattsson, Mark Thomas, Jason Parkinson, Jess Hurd, David Hoffman and Adrian Arbib have been under police surveillance, as part of the police monitoring of the so called…Read more