The secret court that silenced The News Agents...until now
For nearly two years the government has taken The News Agents and other journalists to a secret court to prevent us from reporting a story of huge public interest.
In August 2023 Lewis was told of a massive data breach at the Ministry of Defence - a dataset including the names and contact details of 18000 applicants to the ARAP programme, the scheme for Afghans who had helped the British armed forces in the 20 year war in the country.
These people were already at risk of reprisal from the Taliban and now their details were out there, provided courtesy, in effect, of the British government…
The skinny
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