7 minutes agoAustralian newspapers press black forehead, oppose new law
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The balls of all newspapers in Australia have been covered only in black on Monday. They did so in protest against federal government measures to penalise the reporting of violations and, in some cases, even criminalise journalism. The campaign initiated by the Australian coalition “Right to know”, [...]
The campaign, initiated by the Australian coalition “right to know”, comes after the raids of the ABC television building in Sydney and the home of a newspaper journalist in June whose legitimacy is being required to be proven in courts.
The Guardian” has also become part of this campaign. This paper has demanded that the right to challenge the government's decision concerning issuing arrest warrants to journalists and protecting them from imprisonment because of their job.
Australia's Assembly has adopted more than 60 laws involving secrecy and spying in the last 20 years. It is currently considering the laws for reporting irregularities. Twenty - two such laws have been adopted in the past two years alone.
According to a poll conducted by this coalition this month, 87 percent of Australians said it is important that Australia be a free, open, and transparent democracy, while only 37 percent of them believe their homeland is currently such a place, writes the “The Guardian”, broadcast the Express.
