1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/British journalist Martin Banks detained and questioned by UK border police, equipment confiscated - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OIw1BeHwlJ"><a href="https://cpj.org/2022/03/british-journalist-martin-banks-detained-and-questioned-by-uk-border-police-equipment-confiscated/">British journalist Martin Banks detained and questioned by UK border police, equipment confiscated</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2022/03/british-journalist-martin-banks-detained-and-questioned-by-uk-border-police-equipment-confiscated/embed/#?secret=OIw1BeHwlJ" width="600" height="338" title="“British journalist Martin Banks detained and questioned by UK border police, equipment confiscated” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="OIw1BeHwlJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/uk_03-28-2022.jpeg39993153Berlin, March 28, 2022 — British authorities must immediately explain the reason for their detention and questioning of journalist Martin Banks, and guarantee the protection of his journalistic sources, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. On February 26, U.K. border police at the Eurotunnel train terminal in Calais, France, detained Banks for about six...