Progress report on review into illegal snooping on journalists
Angus McCullough KC, the independent reviewer appointed by the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to examine conduct by PSNI has issued a Progress Report: https://www.mcculloughreview.org/news/mccullough-review-progress-report in relation...
Investigative journalists illegally spied on
On Tuesday 17 December the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London ruled police officers acted illegally by spying on journalists Trevor Birney and his colleague Barry McCaffrey, in a bid to identify their sources. The ground breaking judgement found that in...
The long campaign for justice
On the evening of 21 November 1974, bombs planted by the IRA in two crowded Birmingham pubs exploded, killing 21 people and injuring 220. It was the deadliest terrorist attack in Britain during the so called ‘Troubles’. Within twenty four hours six men – Paddy Hill,...