Nik Williams is project manager of Scottish PEN
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Published in: openDemocracyUKGlobal press freedom - a downward spiralIt is not enough to call for journalists not to be assassinated, imprisoned or exiled – these actions are symptoms...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWriters silenced by surveillance: self-censorship in the age of big dataWe asked Scottish writers how online surveillance has impacted on their work. The answers we got were shocking
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Published in: digitaLibertiesThe Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled against the UK government, but will they listen?The court has ruled that the indiscriminate retention of electronic communications data by governments is...
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Published in: digitaLibertiesWhat we talk about when we (can’t) talk about mass surveillanceAs the UK's draft Investigatory Powers Bill makes its way towards being made law, we need to say something now. If...
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Published in: digitaLibertiesThe cost of silence: mass surveillance & self-censorshipThe true impact of mass surveillance on media freedom can be felt in the moments when writers hesitate to conduct...