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Outcry in Trinidad and Tobago after passing of police bill that could threaten press freedom
Journalists call for urgent amendment to special operations bill, which increases police search and seizure powers Journalists in Trinidad and Tobago have called for an urgent amendment to a sweeping new bill that increases police powers of search and seizure, which they argue threatens the country’s much-vaunted freedom of the press. The government says the special operations bill 2026 , passed on 24 September, is designed to tackle alarmingly high crime and murder rates in the Caribbean nation. Continue reading...
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Journalists call for urgent amendment to special operations bill, which increases police search and seizure powers Journalists in Trinidad and Tobago have called for an urgent amendment to a sweeping new bill that increases police powers of search and seizure, which they argue threatens the country’s much-vaunted freedom of the press. The government says the special operations bill 2026 , passed on 24 September, is designed to tackle alarmingly high crime and murder rates in the Caribbean nation. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Outcry in Trinidad and Tobago after passing of police bill that could threaten press freedom, Journalists call for urgent amendment to special operations bill, which increases police search and seizure powers Journalists in Trinidad and Tobago have called for an urgent amendment to a sweeping new bill that increases police powers of search and seizure, which they argue threatens the country’s much-vaunted freedom of the press. The government says the special operations bill 2026 , passed on 24 September, is designed to tackle alarmingly high crime and murder rates in the Caribbean nation. Continue reading…
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