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Alerts - United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

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Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Photojournalist shot in Northern Ireland violence

"It is vital that the perpetrators of such violence be brought to justice, so that we don't have an environment in which people feel that they can get away with this kind of act," states IPI.

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

IFJ hails milestone victory of journalist on protection of sources

The IFJ has welcomed the decision of the court in Belfast to dismiss the application of the PSNI to force journalist Suzanne Breen to reveal her source.

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Safety issue in Northern Ireland as journalist fights to protect sources of information

The IFJ says that forcing a journalist to reveal her sources will put her life at risk and weaken the fragile peace and democracy in the region.

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Four charged in 2001 murder of investigative journalist

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 17 September 2008 CPJ press release:

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Fresh death threat to journalist on sixth anniversary of Martin O'Hagan's murder

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders joins journalists in Northern Ireland in condemning a fresh paramilitary death threat made against a leading Belfast journalist - exactly six years after the unsolved murder of the investigative reporter, Martin O'Hagan.

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Bill would increase police search powers

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has voiced concern about a bill currently being discussed by the Parliamentary Assembly of Northern Ireland. The draft "Policing - Miscellaneous Provisions (Northern Ireland) Order 2007" would extend the powers of the police to search and seize documents.

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Police deny protection to journalist facing death threats

(RSF/IFEX) - Police have refused to extend a protection programme to a reporter facing death threats. The journalist works for the Northern Ireland newspaper "Sunday World", for which journalist Martin O'Hagan was working when he was murdered by a loyalist paramilitary in September 2001. No one has been brought to justice for the killing.

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

CAPSULE REPORT: Spectre of journalist Martin O'Hagan's unsolved murder refuses to fade as press freedom takes a back seat on the road to peace, says RSF

(RSF/IFEX) - The following is an abridged version of a 27 September 2006 RSF press release:

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Two years after journalist Martin O'Hagan's murder, the investigation is at a standstill; photographer receives death threat

(RSF/IFEX) - On the eve of the second anniversary of the murder of Martin O'Hagan, an investigative journalist from the Irish weekly "Sunday World", RSF voiced deep concern about the lack of progress in the police investigation, which has ground to a complete halt. O'Hagan was killed on 28 September 2001 in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Killers of journalist Martin O'Hagan still unpunished one year after his death

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Journalists back defiant reporters who refuse to disclose sources

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

CPJ condemns investigative reporter's murder

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Journalist killed

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Northern Irish journalist wins appeal

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Continuing threat by British court to jail editor