Street Rights
Press photographer forced to delete images
A press photographer, Carmen Valino, was forced to delete images of a crime scene after a police sergeant argued that she was disrupting an investigation despite being behind a police cordon
Street Rights 03 Aug 2010
Police briefings on photography rights not systematic
Police forces across the UK rely mainly on email to brief their officers on photography rights in public places, according to a series of Freedom of Information requests BJP filed last year
Street Rights 28 Jul 2010
Met Commissioner: "I cannot guarantee photography guidelines will be rightly interpreted"
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has reaffirmed street photography rights at a Metropolitan Police Authority Committee meeting last week, but was unable to guarantee that all police...
Street Rights 27 Jul 2010
Rail staffers continue to use "anti-terrorism" powers they don't have
A blogger, who contacted BJP today, was detained last weekend by two Rail Enforcement Officers after taking photos, despite the fact that REO don't have the power to do so
Street Rights 26 Jul 2010
Home Office reviews photography rights in anti-terror law rewrite
The Home Secretary has announced that she has launched a review of the use of terrorism legislation in relation to photography, making it a priority in the government's attempt to "restore the balance...
Street Rights 14 Jul 2010
Home Office hands victory to photographers, restricts use of Section 44
In a speech to the House of Commons, the Home Secretary Theresa May has put an end to one of Britain's most controversial piece of legislation, which has been increasingly used by police officers to restrict...
Street Rights 08 Jul 2010
British Transport Police admit "unlawful" action against photographer
The British Transport Police has upheld a complaint from a National Union of Journalists' member, who was ordered to delete his photographs in a May 2009 incident
Street Rights 08 Jul 2010
Section 44 remains in place say Met Police officers
In a statement to BJP following Jules Mattsson's stop and search on 06 July, the Metropolitan Police has reaffirmed that Section 44 of the Terrorism Act "remains legal and in place" at the moment
Street Rights 07 Jul 2010
Suspected of being a terrorist, young photographer is detained, again
Jules Mattsson, the young photographer who was stopped earlier this month, has been stopped and searched today under suspicion of being a terrorist after he took pictures of cadets
Street Rights 06 Jul 2010
Human Rights Watch calls for Section 44 repeal
Human Rights Watch, an independent NGO, has called on the new UK government to scrap Section 44 of the Terrorism Act, which, it says, has been abused by police officers, targeting in some instances photographers...
Street Rights 05 Jul 2010
Photographers to celebrate Section 44 victory
Photographers are slated to gather on Sunday to celebrate the European Court of Human Rights' decision, which makes Section 44 of the Terrorism Act illegal
Meetups 01 Jul 2010
Home Office reviewing European Court appeal rejection over Section 44
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected an appeal from the Home Office on a January ruling that had found to be illegal the stop-and-search powers granted by the Terrorism Act 2000
Street Rights 01 Jul 2010
Young photojournalist detained for army cadet pics
A photojournalist, Jules Mattsson, was detained under anti-terrorism laws after he took images of an Armed Forces Day parade in Romford's city centre
Street Rights 28 Jun 2010
Photographers win damages in Met Police legal case
Two photojournalists and videographers have received a public apology and £3500 in damages from the Metropolitan Police after they were forcibly prevented from reporting a protest in 2008
Street Rights 28 Jun 2010
Your street photography rights on a lens cloth
We don't always talk about what other photography magazines are doing, but we'll make an exception for Amateur Photographer's latest initiative in its ongoing campaign for photographers' rights
Street Rights 22 Jun 2010
Home Office admits to illegal use of Section 44 powers
The Home Office has launched an internal review of its practices after it was forced to admit that thousands of anti-terror searches, some of which have targeted photographers, were illegal
Street Rights 10 Jun 2010
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