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The Guardian Banned from Amex Stadium: Civil Liberties at Risk

12/11/2025

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The Guardian has been banned from Brighton's Amex stadium.
The ban echoes a 1980s exclusion of the Evening Argus for negative reporting on club directors.
The Argus avoided bans by photographing from a nearby garden, a tactic impossible at the enclosed Amex stadium.
There are concerns about the UK Prime Minister's call for Europe to limit human rights laws to combat populism, raising questions about civil liberties.

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The Guardian has been banned from Brighton's Amex stadium.
The ban echoes a 1980s exclusion of the Evening Argus for negative reporting on club directors.
The Argus avoided bans by photographing from a nearby garden, a tactic impossible at the enclosed Amex stadium.
There are concerns about the UK Prime Minister's call for Europe to limit human rights laws to combat populism, raising questions about civil liberties.