Fleet Street editors join forces with industry critics to urge government to halt decline of FoI
The editors of the Guardian, Financial Times, Times, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mirror have joined together in a…
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Cabinet Office accused of ‘blacklisting’ journalists and curbing openness with ‘Orwellian’ FoI Clearing House
The Cabinet Office has been accused of running a secretive and “Orwellian” unit “blacklisting” journalists and screening their Freedom of…
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Italian journalist loses UK tribunal battle for Julian Assange extradition files
An Italian investigative journalist has lost a tribunal battle to access files relating to the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian…
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FE Week wins FOI battle against college which labelled request for principal’s expenses ‘vexatious’
FE Week has won a freedom of information battle against a college that blocked the release of its principal’s expense…
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Judge orders US government agencies to release files related to Khashoggi killing
A US judge has ordered federal government agencies to hand over thousands of documents related to the killing of Washington…
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‘Urgent need’ to extend FOI Act to private contractors working for public bodies, say peers
A Lib Dem peer has pledged to introduce a Private Member’s Bill designed to “update and improve” the Freedom of…
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Open Democracy journalist wins FOI tribunal battle for Conservative Brexiteers’ research materials
An Open Democracy journalist has won the right to see tax-funded research produced by Jacob Rees-Mogg’s European Research Group after…
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Italian journalist takes four-year FOI battle for Assange extradition files to UK tribunal
An Italian investigative journalist battling to access files relating to the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange took her case…
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