Farah Shirdon
VICE launches new legal battle to protect journalist's materials
The company argues an RCMP order for Ben Makuch's communications with a dead ISIS fighter is "unenforceable."
Supreme Court rules against VICE in press freedom battle against the RCMP
The Supreme Court has upheld an RCMP order compelling VICE and reporter Ben Makuch to hand over source materials.
Supreme Court of Canada will rule on VICE press freedom case on Friday
The extent to which Canadian law enforcement can access a journalist’s work is at the heart of the case of national security reporter Ben Makuch.
VICE's legal battle with RCMP hits the Supreme Court
The case of national security reporter Ben Makuch could result in a landmark decision for press freedoms in Canada
Supreme Court of Canada to hear VICE press freedoms case
VICE reporter Ben Makuch is challenging the RCMP's demands to hand over materials on an accused ISIS militant he interviewed
Government Lawyers Seek to Block Free Speech Groups in VICE’s Court Battle with RCMP
A court has ordered national security reporter Ben Makuch to hand over communications with a suspected ISIS fighter to the federal police. VICE is fighting that.
'A Detrimental Chilling Effect': VICE Pushes Back in Legal Fight With Canadian Police
A court has ordered that a VICE News reporter hand over digital messages with an alleged Islamic State fighter. VICE is now appealing that decision.
Canadian Judge Orders VICE News Journalist to Hand Over Digital Messages
The court battle has been over national security reporter Ben Makuch's Kik instant messenger app chat logs with Farah Shirdon, a Calgary man who allegedly left Canada in 2014 to fight alongside the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Cops Have Charged an Islamic State Militant Who Threatened NYC in a VICE News Interview
Canadian police have filed six charges in absentia against Farah Shirdon . “Inshallah, we shall make some attacks in New York soon,” Shirdon said in an interview with VICE CEO Shane Smith that aired on Sept. 25, 2014.
Canada's Twitter Terrorists Are Afraid of the Internet
Online jihadists are changing their online habits because—surprise—intelligence services are probably tracking them.
Three Canadians Were Charged with Being Part of an Islamic State Cell
Authorities say that the three men, two of whom are believed to have gone to fight in Syria, were part of a terror cell operating out of Ottawa.