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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Europe: UEFA risks letting football 'rubber-stamp apartheid' by allowing Israel to play, Amnesty warns It’s unconscionable that the Israel men’s football team will participate in the UEFA Nations League www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/europ...
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Europe: UEFA risks letting football 'rubber-stamp apartheid' by allowing Israel to play, Amnesty warns
It’s unconscionable that the Israel men’s football team will participate in the UEFA Nations League
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Belfast Telegraph @belfasttelegraph.co.uk · 01/07/2026
Amnesty International and a clerical abuse survivors’ group have called for a public inquiry into faith-based child abuse after the conviction of Jeffrey Donaldson for child sex offences.
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Calls for inquiry into faith-based child abuse following Donaldson conviction
Faith-based child abuse in Northern Ireland faces scrutiny after Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
New Police Ombudsman Jacqui Durkin urged to release Martin O’Hagan report Sunday World journalist shot dead in 2001 and family say they are being ‘fobbed off’ #pressfreedom
New Police Ombudsman Jacqui Durkin urged to release Martin O’Hagan report

Sunday World journalist shot dead in 2001 and family say they are being ‘fobbed off’
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Patrick Corrigan @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
United colours of Belfast. Fantastic atmosphere in Ulidia Playing Fields as about a thousand people gathered to enjoy the sun at the Great #RefugeeWeek Picnic.
Pic from Great Refugee Week Picnic 2026, Belfast.
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Belfast anti-racism rally to take place after days of disorder in city Together Against Hate: Saturday 1pm - Belfast City Hall 'Racists are a minority here and that their hatred is opposed by people from every corner of this city.' www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast... @belfastlive.co.uk
Screenshot from Belfast Live article linked below - image of anti-racism protestors in Belfast
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Family of murdered journalist Martin O'Hagan call on Police Ombudsman's office to release completed report - UTV News The Police Ombudsman’s report must be published without further delays - the O’Hagan family has already been waiting too long. #PressFreedom
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Patrick Corrigan @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
At just 10 years old, Northern Ireland currently has one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility in the world. Children belong in schools and playgrounds, not in police cells and prisons. It’s time to raise the age #TenIsTooYoung
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
To read more about the circumstances of the 2001 murder of Northern Ireland journalist Martin O'Hagan, the lack of accountability in the 25 years since, and the ongoing threat of violence against journalists, see our 2025 report, 'Occupational Hazard?'. Link: www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hu...
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Patrick Corrigan @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Police Ombudsman ‘blocking’ own report into Martin O’Hagan murder The murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan casts a long shadow on press freedom in Northern Ireland. No more delay. The Police Ombudsman’s report must be published now - the O’Hagan family has been waiting too long.
Irish News article: Police Ombudsman ‘blocking’ own report into Martin O’Hagan murder
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Northern Ireland: Martin O'Hagan Family 'fobbed off' as police ombudsman blocks publication of murder report Nearly 25 years since Martin O’Hagan was gunned down, Northern Ireland remains the most dangerous place in the UK for journalists. www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hu...
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Northern Ireland: Martin O'Hagan Family 'Fobbed off' as police ombudsman blocks publication of murder report
Amnesty International reacts to the police ombudsman blocking the report into the murder investigation of journalist Martin O'Hagan.
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Anti-trans organisations exerting powerful influence over UK media and politics, new analysis by Amnesty International reveals www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/new-u...
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Anti trans organisations exerting powerful influence over media and politics, new analysis reveals
Amnesty’s analysis exposes scale of anti-trans influence in UK media and maps rapid rise of anti-trans organisations
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Comprehensive Fiosrú & Garda investigations are urgently needed into the actions of private security and gardaí ending in Yves Sakila’s death. His family, friends and the Congolese and African communities need truth and justice to prevail. Vigil tomorrow, Friday 5:30pm - Belfast.
UAR Belfast has announced a vigil following the death of Yves Sakila tomorrow, Friday 22 May at 5.30pm at Writers’ Square.
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Amnesty International has expressed grave concerns at a judgment by the Supreme Court allowing the UK government’s appeal in a major case on the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict, warning it represents a profound setback for victims, truth & the rule of law. www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/uk-su...
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UK: Supreme Court judgment a ‘bitter blow to victims’
Amnesty International has today expressed grave concerns at a judgment by the UK Supreme Court allowing the UK government’s appeal in a major case on the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict, warni...
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
25 years on, no one has been held accountable for the murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan. On World Press Freedom Day, we call for the publication of the repeatedly delayed report of the Police Ombudsman investigation into his murder. www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/north...
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Northern Ireland: World Press Freedom Day – release report into Martin O’Hagan’s murder
Ahead of World Press Freedom Day (3 May), Amnesty International and Fintan and Desmond O’Hagan - the brothers of murdered journalist Martin O’Hagan - are calling on the Police Ombudsman for Northern I...
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
We've signed this call - along with 60 other organisations - to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility here. #TenIsTooYoung
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Palestine Action accounts for third of cases involving displays of support for terror groups in Northern Ireland over the past 25 years ‘Treating peaceful protest as terrorism is not only disproportionate, it is absurd’ - Amnesty's @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social www.thedetail.tv/articles/pal...
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Palestine Action accounts for third of cases involving displays of support for terror groups in Northern Ireland over the past 25 years
There has been a sharp rise in PSNI referrals to prosecutors relating to Palestine Action
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
JAM-NESTY 2026! On April 27th, Mandela Hall at QUBSU will become more than a venue. It will becomes a space where voices rise together in solidarity LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM:
DELUSH Foreign Mornings Novena 4AM Club Daniel Anti Caelum ⏰ Doors open 2pm Tickets: fixr.co/event/jam-ne...
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
As part of its genocidal campaign in Gaza, Israel has so far killed 20,000 Palestinian children and damaged or destroyed 85%+ of schools. UN experts have called it ‘scholasticide’. Thank you to teachers’ union NASUWT NI for the opportunity for Amnesty to speak at their annual conference today.
Patrick Corrigan

Photo: Kevin Cooper NUJ / photolineNASUWT NI conference

Photo: Kevin Cooper NUJ / photoline
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
A clerical child abuse inquiry for Northern Ireland is long overdue. This week, Amnesty International's Patrick Corrigan joined victim/survivors Nikella Holmes and Anthony Gribben to give evidence to the Executive Office committee at the NI Assembly.
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
PSNI’s planned ‘10 shot taser’ electro-shock weapon carries significant new risks The longer, faster-firing barbs raise the possibility of serious unintended injuries, particularly for children, who may face a heightened risk of facial or eye injuries. Article: @irishnews.com
Patrick Corrigan, from Amnesty International, said the “new Taser 10 electro-shock weapon carries significant new risks, with the potential for serious unintended injuries”.

“A weapon that can fire ten times carries a real risk of overuse and serious injury,” he said.

“The longer, faster-firing barbs raise the possibility of serious unintended injuries, particularly for children, who may face a heightened risk of facial or eye injuries.”

Mr Corrigan said calling the new weapon ‘safer’ is “misleading”.

“Amnesty International recognises that the police have a duty to protect the public and themselves from harm,” he said.

“However, we have serious concerns about the use of Tasers, including the rise in their use by the PSNI over the past year.”

Mr Corrigan urged the Policing Board to limit the use of Tasers.

“With the introduction of this new Taser, the Northern Ireland Policing Board should, at a minimum, ensure that the PSNI ends the use of this electro-shock weapon against children, in compliance with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s repeated recommendations,” he said.TASER 10 Conducted Energy Device - image © Omega Research FoundationBarb from TASER 10 Conducted Energy Device - image © Omega Research Foundation
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The Chief Constable of the PSNI has said that journalist Vincent Kearney was never treated as a suspect by the force -despite police documentation from 2013 clearly labelling him as one. thedetail.tv/articles/psn...
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PSNI challenged on claim that journalists were not treated as criminal suspects
Mr Boutcher said politicians and the media had continued to ‘misinterpret’ revelations emerging from the Investigatory Powers Tribunal
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
“We expect this case to reveal more about the true scale of surveillance of journalists by police & MI5 in Northern Ireland. “We need full transparency, genuine legal accountability, and a decisive end to unlawful spying on the media.” - Patrick Corrigan www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
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‘I was treated as a suspect rather than a journalist’: PSNI and MI5 surveillance of reporter Vincent Kearney to be revealed in legal case
Investigatory Powers Tribunal to begin today
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Two years ago, Hind Rajab was killed by Israeli forces. She was five years old. Hind and her relatives were fired on by an Israeli tank when trying to flee to safety. Everyone in the vehicle was killed. A UN Inquiry found the killing of the family was an example of Israel's genocide in Gaza.
A photo of Hind Rajab with a mortarboard hat on pretending to be graduating from university. Writing over the photo says: Justice for Hind Rajab.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Thank you to the many artists - including Olivia Dean, Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny - for using their acceptance speeches at the Grammys to reject the rise in anti-immigration narratives and policies peddled by those in the media and in power.
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Patrick Corrigan @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Donald Trump’s very own Black and Tans are out of control My platform piece in today's @irishnews.com Link: www.irishnews.com/news/world/d...
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Iran: Authorities unleash heavily militarized clampdown to hide protest massacres Iranian authorities are now waging a coordinated, militarised clampdown to prevent further dissent and hide their crimes. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Iran: Authorities unleash heavily militarized clampdown to hide protest massacres
Sweeping arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, bans on gatherings and attacks to silence families of victims mark the suffocating militarization imposed in Iran by the Islamic Republic’s auth...
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The Amnesty Media Awards celebrate the vital role journalists play and the serious risks they face in highlighting human rights abuses around the world.
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Distraught families in #Iran have searched for their missing loved ones in overflowing morgues, hospitals and warehouses. The Iranian authorities must be held accountable. We call on UN member states to take urgent diplomatic action. Join our call: amn.st/6018CFzs8
Image of Iranian woman surrounded by body bags, with the message: 'Hold Iranian authorities to account. Act now!'
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Children's Law Centre @childlawcentre.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Episode 5 of Rights Unmuted is out, where Ella and Oliver discuss global rights with guests Patrick Corrigan (Amnesty International), alongside Mohammed Samaana who grew up in Palestine and moved to Belfast 25 years ago. Find the episode at childrenslawcentre.org.uk/podcasts/
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Rights Without Borders

Brought to You by Youth@CLC“25% of wounded children will suffer some sort of permanent paralysis or injury, 56,000 children have lost one parent or both of them, and 320,000 children under the age of five will suffer malnutrition”

- MohammedEpisode 5 Out Now

Search for Rights Unmuted on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts or Castbox.

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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Greece: Irish search-and-rescue volunteer Seán Binder acquitted of all charges This decision must send a strong signal to Greece and other European countries that solidarity and defending human rights should be protected and celebrated, not punished. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Greece: Seán Binder acquitted of all charges
Reacting to the decision to acquit rescue volunteer Seán Binder of all criminal charges including membership of a criminal organization, fraud, money laundering, and smuggling (facilitation of irregul...
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Patrick Corrigan @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Thanks to Frank Mitchell for having me on U105 to discuss the deadly crackdown on protesters in Iran, accompanied by a cynical shutdown of the internet. With a rising death toll, we need urgent global diplomatic action to defend the rights of ordinary Iranians. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
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Iran: Deaths and injuries increase during renewed protest repression – Amnesty and Human Rights Watch findings
Hundreds of protesters arbitrarily arrested, including children as young as 14, during protest dispersals and nightly raids on homes
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Ballymena riots six months on: fear, formidable obstacles and official silence Amnesty International called 2025 a “shameful year” for NI: “Too many politicians have echoed anti-migrant misinformation, rather than stand with the victims of hate crimes.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Ballymena riots six months on: fear, formidable obstacles and official silence
After attacks on immigrants’ homes, groups patrol the streets to intimidate potential victims, who try to keep a low profile
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Supreme Court ruling could enable Govt to conceal state agent involvement in killings ‘The Thompson case epitomises everything that is broken in the UK’s legacy approach: secrecy, endless delay, and a state closing ranks against a family seeking answers.’ www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
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Government wins Supreme Court challenge over disclosure of sensitive material
The Government has won an appeal which prevents a coroner in Northern Ireland disclosing certain sensitive material at a Troubles inquest.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
When Ian McKellen asks, the Amnesty Shop delivers, making sure everyone knows where to get those last-minute presents.
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Clerical abuse is not historical. Recent revelations show safeguarding failures are still happening in Northern Ireland today. Children remain at risk. We are calling on FMdFM to act on recommendations in a report they commissioned: a public inquiry and safeguarding measures.
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Clerical abuse is not historical. Recent revelations show safeguarding failures are still happening in Northern Ireland today. Children remain at risk. We are calling on FMdFM to act on recommendations in a report they commissioned: a public inquiry and safeguarding measures.
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Write for Rights! Write a letter, change a life. Join Amnesty International for Write for Rights 🗓 Saturday 13 December 2025 ⏰ 10:00 - 14:00 📍 The MAC Info: www.nihrf.com/events/write...
Image advertising Write for Rights event as part of NI Human Rights Festival 2025
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
‘Genocide continues in Gaza’, Belfast Palestine solidarity rally told The citizens of Belfast came out in their thousands on Saturday to stand in solidarity with a people facing an ongoing genocide. #EndGenocide #EndIsraeliApartheid
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Amnesty calls for Irish FA support in campaign to ban Israel from football tournaments - @belfasttelegraph.co.uk Israel FA in breach of UEFA and FIFA's own statutes by “organising clubs in illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territory” www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
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Amnesty calls for IFA support in campaign to ban Israel from football tournaments
Amnesty International is calling on the Irish Football Association (IFA) to urge Uefa and Fifa to ban Israel from tournaments.
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Human rights groups criticise Troubles Bill ‘lawfare’ claims “Human rights protections uphold the very basic principle that no-one is above the law. Accountability strengthens trust. Impunity destroys it.” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Human rights groups criticise Troubles Bill ‘lawfare’ claims
The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill is due for its second reading in the UK Parliament on Tuesday.
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
It’s time to show Israel the red card. 🟥 The Israel FA is in breach of FIFA statutes and international law as it allows clubs based in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to play in its leagues. We're calling on the Irish FA to support the call to suspend Israel FA from UEFA and FIFA competitions.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
History teaches us clearly: rights can be lost quickly if we don't defend them. Act now: amn.st/633227EWl4
This afternoon Nigel Farage failed to pass his bill to take the UK out of the ECHR. The ECHR protects us all and we must continue to resist attempts to remove this vital safety net. History teaches us clearly: rights can be lost quickly if we don't defend them.
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
We will be marching in Belfast tomorrow with @belfast-ipsc.bsky.social to call for the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and thousands of other Palestinians still illegally detained in Israel. Writers’ Square, Belfast - 12pm, Saturday 25 October.
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
#Manchester “Our thoughts are with the Jewish community and those affected by this appalling attack on such an important and holy day in the Jewish calendar. “Now more than ever, it is crucial to stand in solidarity with one another." Full statement: www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
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Amnesty International UK is deeply saddened by the news of this morning's attack at the Heaton Park synagogue in north Manchester and condemns this horrific act of violence that has taken the lives of...
Amnesty International UK is deeply saddened by the news of this morning's attack at the Heaton Park synagogue in north Manchester and condemns this horrific act of violence that has taken the lives of...
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Patrick Corrigan @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
This Thursday evening Shimna College in Newcastle, Co Down will host a very timely lecture by former International Criminal Court judge Sir Howard Morrison KC: The International Rule of Law in a Changing World Order Free tickets: www.shimnaintegratedcollege.org/post/gordon-...
Judge Howard Morrison enters a courtroom at the International Criminal Court – © ICC-CPI
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Sunday World journalist Martin O’Hagan was shot dead by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland on this day in 2001. No one has ever been held accountable. We demand the Police Ombudsman’s report is published — and a fresh investigation into his murder. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Ahead of the 24th anniversary of the murder of NI journalist Martin O'Hagan, Amnesty International has called for a fresh investigation into the murder. It also wants a long-awaited report by the Police Ombudsman to be released. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
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New call for probe into NI journalist’s murder ahead of 24th anniversary of LVF killing
The continued failure to catch the killers of journalist Martin O’Hagan is unacceptable, a human rights campaigner has said.
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Amnesty International has written to Northern Ireland Secretary of State Hilary Benn to request a public inquiry into unlawful state surveillance in Northern Ireland. Amnesty's @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social spoke to Paul Clark at UTV News to explain why. #PressFreedom
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
MI5 admission raises troubling questions for press freedom - The @irishnews.com view This latest disclosure should prompt urgent scrutiny of how surveillance powers are exercised and overseen. www.irishnews.com/opinion/mi5-...
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MI5 admission raises troubling questions for press freedom - The Irish News view
Irish News editorial on why democracy is weakened when the press is treated as a threat
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Amnesty International NI @amnestyni.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Calls for ‘urgent action’ after MI5 illegally monitored ex-BBC NI journalist’s phone ‘A journalist’s right to protect their sources is the bedrock of a free press. This is not just about one journalist, it is about the public’s right to know the truth.’ www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
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Calls for ‘urgent action’ after MI5 illegally monitored ex-BBC NI journalist’s phone
MI5 has admitted to illegally monitoring the mobile phone of former BBC NI home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney.
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