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London, Feb 9 (EFE) .- (Camera: Clàudia Sacrest / Patricia Rodríguez) The major newspapers in the United Kingdom have joined forces to demand measures and transparency from the Government in its management of the requests for information made by journalists, considering that their opacity contravenes the principle of freedom of information.FOOTAGE OF LONDON AND SOUNDBITES OF MARY FITZGERALD, DIRECTOR OF OPEN DEMOCRACY.
"We want to defend those civil liberties, we want to defend press freedom, and we want to see the freedom of Julian Assange. Free Julian Assange!" says Tim Dawson, the Deputy General Secretary of the Interantional Federation of Journalists (IFJ), addressing Assange supporters outside court on day two of the WikiLeaks founder's hearing. SOUNDBITE
University students in Athens clash with police at a protest against a reform announced by Greece's Conservative government, that would allow private universities to be established in the country. IMAGES
In a ceremony in Greece's capital, Athens, a new cabinet formed by the elected Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is sworn in during a service led by Archbishop Ieronymos. The Conservative leader embarks on his second term as Greece's prime minister with a vow to accelerate institutional and economic reforms. IMAGES
Greek journalist Thanasis Koukakis arrives at the country's Supreme and Civil Criminal Court for a hearing over his claims to have been spied on by the Greek National Intelligence Service using the spyware Predator. IMAGES