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January 20, 2016

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In a victory for press freedom in Britain, an appeals court has ruled
the U.K.'s sweeping counterterrorism laws are "incompatible" with
fundamental rights. The case concerns David Miranda, partner of
investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald, who used documents from NSA
whistleblower Edward Snowden to expose U.S. mass surveillance. Miranda
was detained and questioned for nine hours at London's Heathrow Airport
in 2013 under British counterterrorism law while transporting some of
the Snowden documents. Last year, the High Court in London dismissed a
challenge by Miranda, saying his actions met the law's definition of
terrorism. But on Tuesday, the appeals court partially overturned that
ruling. Miranda tweeted: "Thrilled with the court ruling! My purpose was
to show UK's terrorism
law violates press freedoms. And journalism isn't 'terrorism.' We won!"
Topics:Freedom of the Press

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