NZ journalist raided by police: ‘If you contact a source by phone you’re a bloody idiot these days’
Journalist Nicky Hager was working in Auckland when the police raided his Wellington home. His daughter, who was alone in…
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Home Sec Theresa May says police have been ‘over zealous’ in their pursuit of journalists’ sources
Home Secretary Theresa May has admitted that sometimes police may have been "a little over zealous" in their use of…
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Do they mean us? Police chiefs condemn ‘burdensome’ FoI requests made by ‘journalistic community’
Police have condemned some "unreasonable and burdensome" Freedom of Information requests made by the "journalistic community". Appearing before the Independent…
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Liberty: Government must rewrite Investigatory Powers Bill to protect journalists after Miranda judgment
Civil rights group Liberty has said the Government needs to rewrite the draft Investigatory Powers Bill in light of a…
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Court of Appeal: Detention of David Miranda breached European law, new safeguards needed for journalistic material
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Metropolitan Police breached European law when the partner of a Guardian journalist…
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Ireland could get Save Our Sources law after claims police watchdog grabbed journalists’ phone records
The prime minister of Ireland, Enda Kenny, is reportedly considering changing the law in relation to journalists' phone records. It…
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Irish police ombudsman accused of accessing two journalists’ phone records to find source of Garda model death leaks
The Irish police ombudsman has reportedly accessed the mobile phone records of two journalists as part of a leak inquiry.…
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Journalists warned that ‘snoopers’ charter’ bill is part of ‘no privacy for us, no scrutiny for them’ Government strategy
Journalists should challenge threats of a “new snoopers’ charter” contained in the Government’s draft Investigatory Powers Bill, drawn up in…
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