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Police drop case after court vindicates Belfast journalists

The NUJ welcomed the dropping of the criminal investigation by the PSNI and Durham Constabulary into Belfast journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey.

Bail on Belfast journalists must be lifted

As the High Court, Belfast, confirms the return of all material inappropriately seized by the PSNI, the NUJ calls for the threat of criminal prosecution against Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey to be stopped.

NUJ response to Saoradh statement

The union has responded to a statement issued by Saoradh, following the presence of media representatives observing a police raid in Derry.

World Press Freedom Day: a tribute to Lyra McKee

Journalists Lyra McKee and Martin O’Hagan were paid tribute to by Séamus Dooley at a World Press Freedom Day event in Belfast’s Linen Hall. The NUJ also joined trade unionists, activists and the family of Lyra McKee on the city's May Day parade.

Join solidarity protest for NUJ members Barry McCaffrey & Trevor Birney

Join the NUJ and Amnesty International outside the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast on Wednesday 20 March

Obituary: Belfast Telegraph's Tom Carson

The features editor of the Belfast Telegraph during the worst of the Troubles who ‘shone a light in dark times’ dies at 91.

NUJ gravely concerned at arrest of Irish journalists

Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey were arrested in connection with an investigation by Durham constabulary into alleged theft of documents from the office of the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland.