Union granted leave to join covert surveillance case
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) will be able to enter evidence in the hearing into the cases taken by journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney (pictured thanks to Kevin Cooper ) arising from surveillance by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, revealed...
US enters into a plea bargaining deal with Julian Assange
Julian Assange is about to have his freedom restored following a plea bargaining deal agreed with the U.S. authorities. The agreement announced early on Tuesday 25 June led to his release from Belmarsh high security prison the previous day where he had been held for...
Alarm at report of surveillance of journalists’ data as investigation launched
A report presented to the Policing Board of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on Thursday 6 June revealed that 323 applications for journalists’ phone data including 10 attempts to identify confidential sources had been made by the PSNI. In addition, 500 applications were...