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Concerns raised amid watchdog probe into police access of journalist’s phone

Concerns have been raised about police attitudes towards journalists in Northern Ireland after it emerged a watchdog is investigating whether officers unlawfully accessed the phone records of a reporter. The UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal has ...

24 Jul 2023 at 15:54

Northern Ireland

Police report on surveillance of journalists branded ‘utterly vague’

A police report on surveillance of journalists has been branded “utterly vague” and lacking assurances that the actions of officers were legal. Six months after it was requested, the PSNI has given the report to the Northern Ireland Policing ...

11 Apr 2024 at 17:03

Northern Ireland

Revelations around police surveillance of two journalists ‘tip of iceberg’

Revelations around police surveillance of two journalists in Northern Ireland are just the tip of a “very large and very dangerous iceberg”, one of the reporters has warned. Barry McCaffrey was commenting as campaigners called for the ...

06 Mar 2024 at 14:34

Northern Ireland

Police ‘mounted surveillance op’ after journalists’ arrest in bid to find source

Police mounted a covert surveillance operation following the arrest of two journalists in a bid to unmask one of their sources, a tribunal has heard. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal was told that the arrest of film makers Barry ...

28 Feb 2024 at 15:58

Northern Ireland

Journalists call for truth ahead of hearing on state covert surveillance claims

Two investigative journalists have called for answers ahead of a tribunal hearing to examine allegations that they were subject to covert surveillance by UK authorities. Senior legal figures sitting on the Investigatory Powers ...

28 Feb 2024 at 12:41

Northern Ireland

Tribunal to examine claims of covert state surveillance of journalists

A tribunal of senior legal figures will examine allegations that two investigative journalists were subject to covert surveillance by UK authorities. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal is hearing a case brought by Northern ...

28 Feb 2024 at 10:10

Northern Ireland

BBC to contact tribunal over claims journalist was spied on by police

The BBC has instructed lawyers to contact a specialist tribunal over claims one of its investigative reporters was spied on by police. The corporation said the allegations relate to former BBC journalist Vincent Kearney ...

02 May 2024 at 13:22

Northern Ireland

PSNI routinely accessed phone data of ‘troublemaker’ journalists, tribunal told

Police in Northern Ireland undertook six-monthly trawls of the phone data of “troublemaker” journalists to see if they were in contact with officer sources, a tribunal has heard. Details of what was described as ...

08 May 2024 at 15:35

Northern Ireland

PSNI Chief Constable to be pressed for answers over surveillance revelations

Northern Ireland’s Chief Constable is to be pressed over revelations around surveillance powers. A hearing of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London on Wednesday heard claims that police in Northern ...

09 May 2024 at 19:51

Northern Ireland

NUJ to intervene at tribunal over claims of covert surveillance of journalists

The National Union of Journalists has been given the green light to take part in a tribunal hearing over allegations of covert surveillance against two investigative reporters in Northern Ireland by the ...

18 Jul 2024 at 14:12

Northern Ireland

Stormont Justice Minister expresses concern over ‘surveillance of journalists’

Stormont Justice Minister Naomi Long has expressed concern over allegations of police surveillance of journalists in Northern Ireland. A hearing of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London ...

20 May 2024 at 17:11

Northern Ireland

Police surveillance operation to unmask journalistic source ruled unlawful

A covert surveillance operation authorised by a Northern Ireland police chief in a bid to unmask a journalistic source was unlawful, a tribunal has ruled. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal quashed ...

17 Dec 2024 at 18:57

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