[eccr] IFJ REPORT SLAMS WAR ON TERRORISM

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> IFJ REPORT SLAMS WAR ON TERRORISM
> 
> Freedom of expression and other civil liberties are being sacrificed by
> democratic states in the name of national security, according to a new report
> co-authored by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
> 
> "Journalism, Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism" documents the
> increasing attacks on freedom of expression in 20 countries that have occurred
> as a result of the so-called war on terrorism. It concludes that roughly half
> of the minimum standards set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
> are being undermined by governments around the world.
> 
> Co-authored with Statewatch, the report says a "pervasive atmosphere of
> paranoia" in the media is leading to dangerous levels of self-censorship,
> while governments are covertly creating massive databanks for surveillance of
> their citizens. 
> 
> The report can be downloaded here:
> http://www.ifj.org/default.asp?Index=3101&Language=EN



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