Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job
Alina Rocha Menocal is a principal research fellow in politics and governance at ODI, a leading think tank on global affairs based in London.
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