Save Marcus Now | The Information Rights Project Marcus risked his life to tell the truth and now lives in fear and exile. We urgently need to raise $200,000 to keep him safe.

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📣Central Government Freedom of Information Bulletin Q3 2025-2026

Statistics for July-September 2025 show improved timeliness.

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PSNI data breach: Detective feared he would be targeted, court told Belfast High Court has heard how a PSNI detective feared he would be targeted following the major data breach in 2023.

Veteran detective recounts extreme paranoia after the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) catastrophic 2023 data breach.

Six compensation cases now underway at the High Court in Belfast.

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🎥 In September 2018, Julian Assange delivered an exclusive video address to the World Ethical Data Forum in Barcelona.

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🔥 Whistleblowers have always shaped history.
In this clip, Gabriel Shipton talks about the courage of truth tellers like Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, and why new whistleblowers will continue to emerge.

Full episode here:
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ADHD services shutting door to new NHS patients as demand soars, BBC finds A BBC investigation finds that a host of areas in England are closing waiting lists and others are rationing care.

📢FOI in the news!

“Historic neglect” of ADHD revealed by BBC FOI disclosures.

Data shared by 59 services across England show increasing numbers forced to halt referrals.

#NHSfunding #ADHD #informationrights #transparency

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Child Q violated and demeaned in strip-search, hearing told Three officers are facing gross misconduct proceedings over the strip-search of a 15-year-old girl.

🪧Black History Month & Freedom of Information 🪧

Black Londoners’ horror at treatment of Child Q.

Successive FOIs uncovered scores of similar testimonies.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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🗞️ Thank you for joining us at Freedom for the Press.
It was powerful to see so many come together to defend press freedom and the public’s right to know.

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Starmer asks Conservative peer to write planning bill to block judicial reviews Exclusive: One option could be to leave treaty that allows legal claims against projects such as Heathrow expansion

📢FOI in the News!

The government is considering leaving the Aarhus Convention, which allows groups to judicially review environmentally damaging proposals without massive costs if they lose.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

#Aarhus #EIR #informationrights #transparency

He told the truth. Now he’s in prison.

David McBride exposed Australian war crimes and paid with his freedom.

Free David McBride. Stand with the truth. Sign the open letter today. 👇
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Stand with Mary Kostakidis | The Information Rights Project The Information Rights Project protects freedom of communication and access to information.

Join us in the streets to show that democracy depends on the right to share information. ✊

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What happens when the news is no longer run by people, but by artificial intelligence?

Julian Assange warned of this as early as 2017.

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Donate | The Information Rights Project The Information Rights Project protects freedom of communication and access to information.

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🗣️The truth matters. So do the people who risk everything to share it.

Watch our latest video 👇 to see why defending information rights is essential to democracy.

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Unlocking access: A guide to navigating the path to information By Rackel Shikongo In today’s interconnected and data driven world, Access to Information is more than a right, it is a necessity. Whether you are an individual in search of personal clarity, a researcher on a mission, or an organisation looking to make informed decisions, knowing how to request access

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Data protection and privacy are important, we need regulations like the EU’s and GDPR

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Noam Chomsky speaks with Lawrence Krauss on The Origins Podcast about a little history of freedom of speech in the USA.

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2/9 "Access to information rights are the foundation of an individual's ability to exercise their democratic rights," writes Commissioner Diane McLeod, who found officials routinely denied requests for "not providing enough detail"—an invalid reason under provincial law.
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7/8 But these stopgap measures reveal a fundamental vulnerability: "Essential public knowledge is increasingly being rescued by private organizations and volunteer labour operating without sustainable infrastructure" or legal mandate.
#DigitalVulnerability #InformationRights

Advocate Harpreet Sandhu appointed as State Information Commissioner Punjab - Yes Punjab News Harpreet Sandhu, a distinguished advocate and author, appointed as State Information Commissioner of Punjab. Known for his expertise in International Law and Legal Studies.

Advocate Harpreet Sandhu appointed as State Information Commissioner Punjab yespunjab.com?p=87402

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Pooja Gupta appointed as State Information Commissioner Punjab - Yes Punjab News Pooja Gupta, a prominent social worker and educationist, appointed as State Information Commissioner of Punjab. Her husband, Sunil Gupta, holds a Cabinet rank in Punjab..

Pooja Gupta appointed as State Information Commissioner Punjab yespunjab.com?p=87395

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Punjab Information Commission Imposes One-Year Ban on Filing Applications by Manjinder Singh - Yes Punjab News Punjab State Information Commissioner Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal imposes a one-year ban on Manjinder Singh for misuse of RTIs to blackmail government officials.

Punjab Information Commission Imposes One-Year Ban on Filing Applications by Manjinder Singh yespunjab.com?p=81487

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Events Events Hear from industry experts on all things FOI, Information Rights and Data Protection Get in touch Wednesday 26th April 2023 The 2023 DP Bill: What it means for DP […]

Register now for Thursday's #DataProtection #InformationGovernance #InformationRights #InfoGov webinar when I’ll be joining an expert panel to discuss ‘AI: what data protection professionals should know and consider’. Thu 14th Nov 12pm. Register ecase.co.uk/events/