press freedom
Hostile Reconnaissance
The London Photographers’ Branch is proud to announce a pre-election rally on Terror Laws, Civil Liberties & Press Freedom at 7pm on the 13th of April at Friends Meeting House in Euston.
The rally will be chaired by photographer Jess Hurd and speakers include:
Supporting the rally are the National Union of Journalists, NUJLondon Central Branch and the ‘I’m a Photographer, Not a Terrorist!‘ campaign group.
Mass Photo Gathering
Mass Gathering in defence of street photography
I’m a Photographer, Not a Terrorist! invite all Photographers to a mass photo gathering in defence of street photography.
Following a series of high profile detentions under s44 of the terrorism act including 7 armed police detaining an award winning architectural photographer in the City of London, the arrest of a press photographer covering campaigning santas at City Airport and the stop and search of a BBC photographer at St Pauls Cathedral and many others. PHNAT feels now is the time for a mass turnout of Photographers, professional and amateur to defend our rights and stop the abuse of the terror laws.
Join the Facebook Group here
Follow PHNAT on twitter
More Hostile Reconnaissance
Last year on UN Human Rights Day I was invited to cover a traveller wedding, one of four in four days at Dale Farm ahead of a planned site eviction by Basildon Council in Essex
For Police Eyes Only
This is enlarged from an image I took in 2004 which shows a police officer with named photo ID’s of individuals on a Stop the War coalition protest outside an election fundraising dinner where George Bush Senior was after dinner speaker (pic is used in the Guardian story related today)
Not only does it contain prominent peace activists but also outrageously, two journalists (names and faces have been blurred to protect the identity of individuals listed)
The spotter card is used by police to identify potential ‘trouble makers’.
See Guardian article; Police in £9m scheme to log ‘domestic extremists’ here
and Domestic Extremist blog piece here
© Jess Hurd/reportdigital.co.uk
Images available from www.reportdigital.co.uk
FLASHMOB – Rogues Gallery
Photographers Flashmob Canary Wharf to highlight restrictions on photography in pseudo public spaces. Organised by the campaign I’m a Photographer Not a Terrorist. Docklands, East London.
Canary Wharf “FLASH-MOB”
I’m a Photographer Not a Terrorist – launch party
I’m a Photographer Not a Terrorist – NUJ media event
Hundreds join the ‘I’m a Photographer Not a Terrorist’ NUJ media event outside New Scotland Yard. Press and amateur photographers gather outside Police HQ to highlight infringement of press freedom under the terrorism laws. London.
© Jess Hurd/reportdigital.co.uk
See web gallery here
BBC Radio Scotland am here
BBC Radio Wales here
BBC Radio Scotland lunch here
BBC London here
Metropolitan Police Federation statement supporting photographers here
Stella Rimington on the police state in The Times here
Read NUJ report here
See NUJ video here
Read EFJ article here
Read the Guardian here
Read the Telegraph here
London Paper Gallery here
Morning Star here
See BJP video here
Read BJP article here
Press Gazette here
Standard here
Read Londionist.com here
Images available from www.reportdigital.co.uk
Listen to the audio of the police stopping me under S44 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act covering a traveller wedding in the London Docklands here
View the Dale Farm traveller wedding articles here
Guardian Tear Sheet – Dale Farm Wedding
Read Guardian article here
NUJ here
Press Gazette here
BJP here
Read Independent here
Travellers’ Times here
A World to Win here
Marc Vallée Blog here
View the video of the wedding here
Listen to the audio of the police stopping me under S44 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act here