British cops want to rummage through journalist Richard Medhurst's personal devices because he said things that offend the apartheid state of Israel. That's literally the only reason this is happening. And now they're threatening to jail him for refusing.

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British cops want to rummage through journalist Richard Medhurst's personal devices because he said things that offend the apartheid state of Israel. That's literally the only reason this is happening. And now they're threatening to jail him for refusing.

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John McEvoy

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Jan 3

Journalist Richard Medhurst could face years in prison if he refuses to hand over passwords for his electronic devices to the British police. This is an obscene threat on journalism and the UK media has been totally silent on it. Read this by @SMaurizi: https://ilfattoquotidiano.it/in-edicola/articoli/2025/01/02/british-journalist-could-face-years-in-prison-for-refusing-to-hand-over-his-passwords-to-the-police/7822432/…

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