by barry | May 20, 2024 | Campaigns, media freedom, Press, unions
The hearing before Justice Rabinder Singh into claims that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has been covertly monitoring Northern Ireland journalists resumed in London on 8 May. Ben Jaffey, Counsel for investigative journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor...
by barry | Apr 30, 2024 | Campaigns, censorship
Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) London Freelance Branch were joined by supporters and campaigners in Westminster, opposite Downing Street to mark Workers Memorial Day (28 April) calling for an end to the killing of journalists and media workers in...
by barry | Apr 14, 2024 | Campaigns, freedom of information, international, media freedom, Press, Uncategorized
In response to pressure from the Australian Government and around the world, President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday 10 April that he is considering dropping the prosecution against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The date also marked the fifth anniversary of the...
by barry | Mar 26, 2024 | Campaigns, freedom of information, Government, international, nuj, Press, whistle blowing
Julian Assange has been given a reprieve in his fight against extradition to the US at the High Court in London. In a written statement handed down on Tuesday morning, the president of the king’s bench division, Dame Victoria Sharp and Mr Justice Johnson said that the...
by barry | Mar 7, 2024 | Campaigns, media freedom, nuj
The hearing into claims that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has been covertly monitoring Northern Ireland journalists reported in my recent blog https://thespark.me.uk/2024/02/22/police-must-come-clean-on-media-surveillance/ was adjourned in London last...
by barry | Feb 24, 2024 | Campaigns, international, media freedom, whistle blowing
Julian Assange’s application for leave to appeal his extradition to the United States was heard over two days in court five at London’s Royal Courts of Justice, last week. If it fails he could find himself on a flight to the US unless the European Court of Human...
