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UK journalists and NGOs risk terrorism prosecutions under new security bill

·Source: DataBreaches.net

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MEE reports: New national security legislation being rushed through the UK’s parliament could criminalise British foreign correspondents and NGO workers engaging with designated state-backed groups, experts warn. The National Security (State Threats) Bill, which is moving through its final stages in parliament this week, hands the UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood sweeping powers to designat

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MEE reports: New national security legislation being rushed through the UK’s parliament could criminalise British foreign correspondents and NGO workers engaging with designated state-backed groups, experts warn. The National Security (State Threats) Bill, which is moving through its final stages in parliament this week, hands the UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood sweeping powers to designate as a threat any... Source
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Originally published by DataBreaches.net on Jun 30, 2026.

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