A court has heard that the main evidence against two men charged in connection with rioting on the night Lyra McKee was shot dead was analysis of 24 still photos.
Christopher Gillen, of Balbane Pass in Derry, was applying for a bail variation to be allowed back to his wife's address in the Creggan area on a Sunday afternoon to facilitate family life.
The 39-year-old is charged with rioting, possessing and throwing petrol bombs, hijacking and arson on April 18 last year.
A police officer told Derry Magistrate's Court that an exclusion zone had been established by the High Court and police were opposed to any lifting of that in order to protect witnesses and prevent further offending.
Defence solicitor Paddy MacDermott said Gillen's co-accused had been given permission to enter Creggan to see his mother for a few hours every week.
The police officer said this was due to the mother's ill health.
Mr MacDermott said the application was an attempt to give children "some semblance of normality" on a Sunday and the intention would be for Gillen to go straight to and from the address and not "wander around and meet people".
He added that the incident before the court involved a group and they did not need Gillen to intimidate witnesses.
However, District Judge Barney McElholm said "there are a bunch of fascists running round Creggan threatening journalists" and he was not prepared to interfere with the High Court's ruling.
Meanwhile, an application by a co-accused to vary his bail address was granted.
Paul McIntyre (52), of Ballymagowan Park in Derry, is charged with rioting, throwing and possessing petrol bombs and arson on April 18.
The court was told police opposed his request to reside at an address inside the exclusion zone.
Defence counsel Eoghan Devlin said McIntyre had been living with his son "in limited circumstances".
He said it was not a general application seeking access to the exclusion zone, only to an address.
The officer said she had a concern about the address as the person who resides there was "vulnerable".
Mr Devlin said McIntyre was having "housing difficulties" and his current address had been supplied to prevent him being made homeless just before Christmas.
The barrister said the evidence in the case rested on 24 still photos so there could be no question of witness intimidation.
Judge McElholm said the address seemed to be "not very far into the exclusion zone" and he would grant the variation on condition McIntyre accessed it by a specific route.
The cases against both men were adjourned until March 26, with a preliminary enquiry scheduled for April 2.