Archive
A world without wiretapping? Official documents highlight concern over effects 5G technology will have on “lawful interception”
The introduction of 5G telecommunications networks could render traditional “lawful interception” techniques used by the police obsolete, according to internal EU documents. Discussions on how to deal with the issue are ongoing – but are being kept behind closed doors. There is a need for a public discussion on this issue, as well as the closely-related topic of the surveillance potential of new technologies facilitated by 5G that threaten to introduce – in the words of a police think tank, no less – “major invasions of privacy and a fundamental, and at this stage unregulated, shift in the relationship between the police and the public.” Read More
EU: European elections: results and commentary
Statewatch News EU European elections: results and commentary 29.5.19 Follow us: | | Tweet The European Parliament election results show a clear decline in support for the two main traditional political groupings - the Read More
Council of the EU wants data retention without cause – Germany joins in
Statewatch News EU-Germany Council of the EU wants data retention without cause - Germany joins in 29.5.19 Follow us: | | Tweet "On 7 June 2019, the EU Council will vote on the further Read More
EU: Council discussing giving Member States the right to veto releasing documents and trilogue discussions – in defiance of CJEU judgment and EU law
Statewatch News EU Council discuss giving Member States the right to veto releasing trilogue discussion documents - in defiance of CJEU judgment and EU law - Article 266 of TFEU: "The institution whose act Read More
UK: NI: No Stone Unturned judicial review starts Tuesday in Belfast
Statewatch News Northen Ireland No Stone Unturned judicial review starts Tuesday in Belfast 25.5.19 Follow us: | | Tweet NUJ press release: Friday 24 May 2019 Journalists, human rights defenders, press freedom campaigners and Read More
UK: Lessons from history: the long history of political policing in the UK
Statewatch News UK Lessons from the past: the long history of political policing in the UK 23.5.19 Follow us: | | Tweet As the Undercover Policing Inquiry drags on, it is worth considering the Read More
Viewpoint: Why have the French police become the most violent in western Europe?
Do the police and government not have the required knowledge and experience for the violent repression they are enacting? Are they clumsy? There is neither an authoritarian drift, nor one towards a police-military state, but rather a dominant logic which excludes any negotiation. ‘Democratic’ fascism and what is called democracy always coexist, with the only likely outcome of provoking revolts which become increasingly fierce. Read More
France: Les Gilets Noirs: We are in the airport in France
Statewatch News France Les Gilets Noirs: We are in the airport in France 22.5.19 Follow us: | | Tweet Statement published by La Chapelle Debout! on 19 May 2019 and translated by Detained Voices. Read More
France: We accuse! A statement against the criminalisation of protest in France
Statewatch News France We accuse! A statement against the criminalisation of protest in France 22.5.19 Follow us: | | Tweet Originally published by Mediapart as 'Nous accusons!' on 4 May 2019. Faced with the Read More
EU: Externalisation: Frontex launches first formal operation outside of the EU and deploys to Albania
Statewatch News EU Externalisation: Frontex launches first formal operation outside of the EU and deploys to Albania 22.5.19 Follow us: | | Tweet The EU has taken a significant, if geographically small, step in Read More