NUJ Release: Suzanne Breen given ‘strong support’ by NUJ Exec Council
Release from the National Union of Journalists (NUJ):
“The National Union of Journalists’ National Executive Council has today passed a strong statement in support a journalist facing attempts by the police to seize her source material.
“At Belfast Crown Court today, Suzanne Breen, the Northern Ireland editor of the Dublin-based Sunday Tribune, challenged an attempt by the police to obtain a wide-ranging high court order that would require her to hand over source material relating to the Real IRA.”
Tags: Belfast Crown Court, Dublin, editor, Journalism, journalist, Journalists' National Executive Council, National Union, National Union of Journalists, Northern Ireland, nuj, nuj exec council, Real IRA, Sunday Tribune, Suzanne Breen
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