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Journalist Richard Medhurst arrested under Britain’s Terrorism Act (www.wsws.org)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Is there a less clearly biased source for this? I struggle to take articles seriously when they use emotive language and hyperbole in seemingly every sentence.

This article also straight up accuses NATO of waging a proxy war against Russia and says they're using Ukraine as their battleground.

It repeatedly calls Russia's invasion "NATO's war" ffs

Calling this person a journalist is also a bit of a joke. From what I can see, he mostly just peddles tankie content and conspiracies on his YouTube channel. If that's what passes as being a journalist these days we're in real trouble lol

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Is there a less clearly biased source for this?

The first page and a half of my Google news search brings up just a whole host of partisan sources, from The Times of Israel to the Tehran Times. I can genuinely find nothing from a UK paper or broadcaster. That's a bit weird.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

MOre than a bit weird indeed.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

It's possible more reliable sources are waiting for a police statement or the details of any charges, so their reports might take a day or so.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

Independent journalist Richard Medhurst was arrested by British police under Section 12 of the Terrorism Act

Just for clarity he's an independent journalist not a journalist for the independent newspaper.

He's just some rag who posts a lot on his blog. He's not exactly mainstream. Which is presumably why there isn't a lot of news about this.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What did he actually say? Plenty of high-profile people have denounced what's happening in Gaza. Either he said something 'extra' or he's been singled out for some reason...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

He claims he's the first person to be arrested under this law, that was introduced in 2000, so he must have said something pretty "extra" if what he claims is true.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

The Canary has some details:

posted a video on social media explaining the situation. He said that on Thursday 15 August he was escorted off a plane by six cops. They explained that he was being arrested under Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 – for, quote:

expressing an opinion or belief that is supportive of a proscribed organisation

Presumably, in Medhurst’s case this is either Hamas or Hezbollah.

They also explain that he's not the first "journalist" to be arrested under this law.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

He says he was arrested under section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 which makes it illegal to stay anything even remotely non critical about a "proscribed organisation" like Hamas. It is extraordinarily repressive.

To clarify this is part of what section 12 says:

Proscription makes it a criminal offence to: express an opinion or belief that is supportive of a proscribed organisation, reckless as to whether a person to whom the expression is directed will be encouraged to support a proscribed organisation.