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Amal Clooney warns Australia on press freedoms, comparing it to North Korea
High-profile human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has warned Australia is failing to protect press freedom – and that recent police raids on journalists might inspire clampdowns in more oppressive countries.
Speaking at the Global Conference for Media Freedom in London, Mrs Clooney warned the June raids by the Australian Federal Police could be used as a blueprint by other nations to suppress press freedoms.
- The New Daily -with AAP
“What happens in a country like Australia or the UK or the US will be looked at by every other leader in the world and potentially be used as an excuse to clamp down even further on journalists,’’ she…