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The Australian journalist Chris Buckley, who reports for the New York Times, was forced to leave China on April 10 after 24 years of reporting on the country, bringing the number of journalists forced out of the country in the last year to 19. After travelling to Wuhan to report on the unfolding

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PI's submission to the 'UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries' on the role of private companies in immigration and border management and the impact on the rights of migrants

PI's submission highlighting examples of the involvement of private companies in immigration and border management sectors.

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En el punto de mira: Sebastián Gómez

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Being the target: Sebastián Gómez

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Une loi nigérienne donne de vastes pouvoirs pour intercepter les communications

The Nigerien bill giving broad powers to intercept communications

PI and Liberty submit a new legal challenge after MI5 admits that vast troves of personal data was held in “ungoverned spaces”

Advocate General’s Opinion: national security mass retention regimes are incompatible with EU Law

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China forces out Australian journalist

Our Advocacy

PI's submission to the 'UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries' on the role of private companies in immigration and border management and the impact on the rights of migrants