THE government has been hit with a media censorship warning amid reports it is seeking to criminalise Extinction Rebellion (XR) for the group’s “attack on free press.” 

Last week, the Ministry of Justice was issued a “media freedom alert” by the Council for Europe after its press officers blacklisted investigative journalists at Declassified UK.

The council, which monitors democracy in Europe, described the act as having a “chilling effect on media freedom.”