Archive for Pratap Chatterjee

Was this 16-year-old, killed by a US drone, really a terrorist?
April 23, 2012 | by | 2 Comments
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Boy killed by drone three days after attending Pakistani conference on drones.

US ambassador to Pakistan threatened with lawsuit over drone deaths
December 9, 2011 | by | 1 Comment
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A letter has been sent to the US ambassador about the killing of a 12 and 16-year-old.

In Video – Phone tracking
December 1, 2011 | by | Comments Off
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How your mobile phone can become your enemy.

In Video – Massive surveillance
December 1, 2011 | by | 1 Comment
Lens eye - Truthout.org

How governments can monitor a whole nation’s telephone and data traffic.

In Video – Surveillance explained
December 1, 2011 | by | 1 Comment
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An explanation of the state of the art surveillance technology to governments around the world.

In Video – Computer hacking
November 30, 2011 | by | Comments Off
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Private companies are selling software that can hack into any mobile phone, computer or laptop.

The ‘Spy Files’: How safe are your emails and phone calls?
November 30, 2011 | by | Comments Off
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Industry literature reveals tech capable of monitoring all emails, phone calls, locations and contacts.

The State of Surveillance
November 30, 2011 | by | 4 Comments
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Hundreds of brochures released by WikiLeaks unveil the covert world of hi-tech spying.

In Video: The story of Tariq Aziz
November 9, 2011 | by | 1 Comment
Waziristan Grand Jirga to protest drone strikes, Nov 2011 (Pratap Chatterjee)

The Bureau met the 16 year old at an anti-drone conference just days before he was killed.

Bureau reporter meets 16-year-old three days before US drone kills him
November 4, 2011 | by | 4 Comments
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Pratap Chatterjee joined Jemima Khan at a conference in Pakistan to discuss CIA drone strikes.

US company admits its technology has been used by Syrian government
November 1, 2011 | by | Comments Off
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Following a Bureau investigation Blue Coat admits its technology used in Syria.

US technology used to censor the Internet in Syria claim experts
October 23, 2011 | by | 1 Comment
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Activists claim Syrian government used US technology to monitor protestors.

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Westminster hit by soaring costs as it struggles with homeless crisis
June 8, 2013 | by | Comments Off
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Council spends more on homelessness than it saves on welfare clampdown.

White House briefings lay out new drone rulebook – but questions remain
May 24, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Signature strikes and CIA control of Pakistan drones likely until 2014, documents suggest

Home Secretary wins latest round of citizenship-stripping case
May 24, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Vietnamese-born man accused of militant training loses Court of Appeal case.

Case study: Beleaguered in Brent
May 23, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Hanane Toumi and her family work and study in Westminster but now commute from Brent.

Sharp rise in B&B spending as homelessness crisis intensifies
May 21, 2013 | by | No Comments
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A £90m bed and breakfast bill for UK's 12 largest cities.

Voices from the frontline of the housing crisis
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Those who experience the housing maelstrom first-hand speak out.

Case study: Stranded in Southwark
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
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With three children and a baby on the way Zara Mahamat just wants a stable home.

Infographic: Price of UK’s escalating housing crisis
May 20, 2013 | by | 1 Comment
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The scale of Britain's housing crisis visualised.

Get the data: Britain’s housing turmoil in numbers
May 19, 2013 | by | 1 Comment
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Dataset: The Bureau's research into the extent and cost of housing upheaval.

How we did it: Tracking the housing crisis
May 19, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Methodology: How the Bureau compiled its data on homelessness.