Ben Bryant
UK Requests for Torture Report Redactions Were Justified, MPs Find
A UK Parliament committee says that requests by UK intelligence for redactions in the report's executive summary were justified on the basis of national security.
Prince Charles Urged to Demand Release of Saudi Arabian Blogger Sentenced to 1,000 Lashes
Raif Badawi's spokeswoman told VICE News she hoped that Saudi Arabia's new king "may be more receptive" to the words of the heir to the British throne, who is on a two-day visit to the country.
Mass Internet Surveillance by UK's GCHQ Was Unlawful After All, Secretive Court Rules
The UK's most secretive court upheld a complaint against eavesdropping agency GCHQ for the first time in history, regarding British surveillance "arrangements" with the US.
UK Still Refuses to Answer Questions About Lobbying US over Torture Report
A refusal to disclose the nature of trans-Atlantic discussions over redactions to Senate Intelligence Committee report is fueling concerns over British complicity in the CIA torture program.
Mass Surveillance Does Not Stop Terrorists, Europe's Top Rights Body Says
The assembly of the Council of Europe has been investigating government surveillance since last year and has heard evidence from Edward Snowden, the fugitive NSA whistleblower.
'Fuck the Interrogators': An Exclusive Excerpt From the Diary of a Guantanamo Detainee
VICE News obtained an excerpt from the diary of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, the first detainee still imprisoned at Guantanamo to publish a book about life in the prison.
CIA Held Detainees at Lithuania Black Site, Investigators Claim
A detailed investigation by a human rights NGO cross references flight data with information on detainee movements from the Senate Intelligence Committee torture report.
In Wake of Paris Attacks, David Cameron Calls For New Powers to Break Encrypted Communications
In comments that have been interpreted as a call for heightened surveillance powers, Cameron said that "we must not" allow a means of communication that enables individuals to privately speak to each other online.
UK Brushes Off Human Rights Controversy to Promote Business with Egypt
British Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed concern over Egypt's human rights record. Yet today the UK sent its biggest biggest trade delegation to the country "in a generation."
British Man 'Framed' by Pablo Escobar Loses Bid to Overturn Double Murder Conviction
A Florida judge ruled on Friday that there was "not enough doubt" to overturn conviction of Krishna Maharaj, who has spent nearly 30 years in prison for a double murder charges.
UK Cops Stole a Dead Baby's Identity to Spy on Protest Groups
London's Metropolitan Police has been forced to make a general apology, but has maintained that it cannot tell the individual families whose children's identities it stole.
UK Will Ask Preschool Teachers to Spy on Children in Latest Counter-Terror Proposals
The plan to require teachers to report even toddlers deemed at risk of radicalization has been widely dismissed as baffling, but at least one union is considering it.