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SUZANNE BREEN IS SAFE AND THE COURT HAS BACKED DOWN!! PRESS FREEDOM WON TODAY BECAUSE YOU REFUSED TO STAY SILENT. KEEP WATCHING THE NEWS BECAUSE WE WILL ALWAYS FIGHT TO PROTECT THE TRUTH!!

June 4, 2009

Support the right to protect sources

Support the right to protect sources

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Started by Stuart schaum 17 years, 3 months ago
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is seeking a court order forcing Suzanne Breen, Northern Ireland Editor of the Sunday Tribune, to hand over her mobile phone, records, notes and other material arising from her working as a journalist reporting claims by the Real IRA. Anti-Terrorism legislation is being used to allow the PSNI to justify the application in secret. Suzanne Breen, her newspaper, her union and the public may never know the basis for the order. We back the NUJ campaign in support of Suzanne Breen and the Sunday Tribune and call on the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to ensure that the PSNI respects press freedom and the fundamental journalistic right to protect sources. This online petition will be combined with hard copies currently circulating newsrooms to be handed in to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

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May 20, 2009

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May 16, 2009

6 Comments

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Sarah Sanders
17 years ago Featured

Ridiculous that they are trying to force her to hand over notes. Let her do her job in peace!!!

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Mark Ingram
17 years ago Featured

Freedom of the press is supposed to mean something. Suzanne should not have to give up her source.

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Ciara Mason
17 years ago Featured

Total disgrace. They are only doing this because they dont like what she writes. Leave her alone.

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Liam Carter
17 years ago Featured

journalists need to be able to do their jobs without being pressured by the police. this is bad news for democracy.

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Sinead Navarro
17 years ago Featured

this feels like a huge overreach. stop harassing journalists and focus on actual criminals.

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Kevin Conway
17 years ago Featured

Keep your hands off the press. If reporters cant protect sources then they cant report the truth.