Northern Ireland unites against threats to journalists

The publishers of three Belfast-based newspapers and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) have joined together to stand up for journalists and press freedom in Northern Ireland. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined the campaign: Stop the rise in death threats against Northern Ireland journalists. This initiative has attracted local and global endorsement, involving many prominent individuals and organisations, all listed below. The public statement appears in the Belfast Telegraph, Irish News and News Letter newspapers today. This unprecedented joint initiative aims to highlight and challenge the increasing number of threats of violence inflicted on the media. Add your…

EFJ slams UK for pushing through data retention law

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) today has criticised the UK government’s hasty move to rush through a controversial data retention law that will allow the government to have greater control of personal data of citizens and journalists. “It is shocking that the UK government is pushing through a law that has just been invalidated by the European Court of Justice (ECJ),” said Ricardo Gutierrez, EFJ General Secretary. “We are extremely concerned that such an intrusive law will violate the privacy of citizens as well as those of journalists whose duty to protect confidential sources could be compromised.” The EFJ…

Ireland

    NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS (UK & IRELAND) Address 2d Floor Spencer House Spencer Row off Store Street Dublin 1 Ireland Staff Donnacha DeLong (President); Seamus Dooley (Irish Secretary) Phone +353 1 817 0340 Email info@nuj.ie Website Twitter http://www.nuj.org.uk/where/ireland/ @NUJofficial

Great Britain

          National Union of Journalists – NUJ (UK and Ireland) Address Headland House 308-312 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 8DP United Kingdom Staff Michelle Stanistreet (General Secretary) Sian Jones (President) Phone +44 207 843 3700 Email info@nuj.org.uk Contact Person Michelle Stanistreet – generalsecretary@nuj.org.uk Website Twitter www.nuj.org.uk @NUJofficial