Home Office Fights Bid to Overturn Palestine Action Terror Ban
The Home Office has argued that a legal challenge to the proscription of protest group Palestine Action is not “exceptional” and should not be heard by the High Court. Palestine Action’s founder, Huda Ammori, is pursuing a judicial review after former home secretary Yvette Cooper designated the group a terrorist Continue Reading
MI5 IN HIGH COURT FOR FALSE EVIDENCE ON NEO-NAZI AGENT
The High Court case involving MI5 centres on a disturbing revelation: the agency provided false evidence to multiple courts concerning an informant known only as “X.” This individual, a neo-Nazi extremist, was alleged to have committed severe domestic abuse against his partner, “Beth,” including a machete attack. X reportedly exploited Continue Reading
Liberty wins legal opposition to IPA
Human rights organisation Liberty has won a landmark victory in a legal challenge against government bodies’ powers to spy on the UK population. The High Court of Justice ruled that it is unlawful for security services, including MI5, MI6, and GCHQ, to obtain individuals’ communications data from telecom providers without Continue Reading
BBC issued with ‘breach of confidence’ clause to stop a spy’s exposure
IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT THE COUNTRY’S PUBLIC BROADCASTER FROM REVEALING THE IDENTITY OF A BRITISH INTELLIGENCE OFFICER WORKING ABROAD, THE UK GOVERNMENT USED A RARELY USED “BREACH OF CONFIDENCE” CLAUSE. Since the so-called Spycatcher case in 1987, this is the first time the “breach of confidence” provision has been Continue Reading
