Brussels, 21/08/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 21 August, the European and international federations of journalists (EFJ and IFJ) strongly condemned the recent attacks on the freedom of the press, following the destruction of documents held by The Guardian - one of the daily newspapers at the origin of the revelations on the American spying programmes on Europeans - and following the arrest of the friend of the British journalist who signed the papers recounting this affair.
“The incidents of the past week in Britain represent the latest proof of the continued erosion of civil rights and media freedom. Journalists across the world are coming under growing scrutiny and surveillance, being stopped at borders, and their work interfered with”, state the two federations in a press release. They call on the European Commission and the European Court of Human Rights for “an independent review” of terrorism legislation. (MB/transl.fl)