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
Diego Hidalgo is a co-founder and member of the board of El Paìs, the leading Spanish daily newspaper. He is founder of the Club of Madrid; chairman of the Fund for Research and Investment for the Development of Africa (Frida); chairman of the board of the University of Extremadura (Spain); and president and chief executive of the publishers Alianza Editorial. He has also been chief of the Africa Division and an operations officer at the World Bank.
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