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flag Former BBC journalist Vincent Kearney sues MI5 and police over illegal surveillance from 2006–2014, citing harm to journalistic sources and press freedom.

flag Vincent Kearney, a former BBC journalist and current RTÉ Northern Editor, is challenging MI5 and police forces over unlawful surveillance from 2006 to 2014, including admitted illegal access to his phone data in 2006 and 2009. flag The case, before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, alleges systemic efforts to uncover his journalistic sources, damaging source relationships and undermining public interest reporting. flag It follows a 2024 review revealing 21 unlawful PSNI surveillance operations against journalists. flag The BBC and Amnesty International are urging transparency and accountability, warning of broader threats to press freedom. flag The hearing, partly closed, may expose widespread surveillance abuses.

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