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Previously Stonewall and Amnesty International. Now @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social, @museumfreederry.bsky.social & @finucanecentre.bsky.social. Part-owner of football club @claptoncfc.co.uk. Trustee @oldspotteddog.bsky.social & Article 11 Trust. She/her

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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄.
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PAT FINUCANE CENTRE @finucanecentre.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The US indigenous delegation, guests of the BS Trust, visiting the PFC in Derry today. Oglala Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, Arapaho, Dakota, Boricua, Keetoowah Band of Cherokee, Siha Sapa Lakota! @museumfreederry.bsky.social
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PAT FINUCANE CENTRE @finucanecentre.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The most dangerous world leader since Adolf Hitler is visiting Ireland. Let’s hope he and his criminal cartel family have a miserable time!
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Annu Mayor @annumayor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
RAIN Forest Gate, London Earlier today.
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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We’re delighted to welcome a delegation from Indigenous communities in the US to Derry this September. Join us at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin on 10 Sept at 7pm to hear directly from them on shared struggles for justice, equality & self-determination. www.eventbrite.ie/e/public-mee... 📸 Derry Journal
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Human Rights First @humanrightsfirst.org · 17/08/2026
Stephen McConomy was 11 years old when he was shot and killed by a British soldier in 1982. Read @dooleydooley.bsky.social's blog post about his family's search for truth & accountability @museumfreederry.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @clancyny.bsky.social @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social
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Derry Family Still Campaigning for the Truth Over 1982 Killing of Stephen McConomy by British Soldier
Part of the painful legacy of the conflict in the Northern Ireland is an ongoing failure to provide truth and accountability to bereaved families. Thousands of people were killed during the 1969-1998...
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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A packed Guildhall last night for the Derry launch of Irish Republicanism & ‘The Gays’. Thanks to everyone who joined us and to Mayor Grace Uí Niallais for hosting it. The exhibition opens today at the Museum of Free Derry as part of Féile 2026 and is available to view during Museum opening hours.
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Annu Mayor @annumayor.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Today at 1pm, join the @finucanecentre.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social for the Féile launch of The Short Life and Sudden Death of Stephen McConomy - the story of the 11-year-old killed by a British Army plastic bullet in Derry in 1982. With @dooleydooley.bsky.social
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 03/08/2026
👉NEW -- BBC censored film on British army killing child by @annecadwallader.bsky.social Downing Street persuaded Panorama to cut an exposé on the shooting of an unarmed boy in Derry in 1972 www.declassifieduk.org/bbc-censored...
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BBC censored film on British army killing child
Downing Street persuaded Panorama to cut an exposé on the shooting of an unarmed boy in Derry in 1972
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 07/08/2026
‘Still searching for truth’: Daughter of Sikh activist killed 30 years ago aje.news/orwdm2
‘Still searching for truth’: Daughter of Sikh activist killed 30 years ago
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Human Rights First @humanrightsfirst.org · 31/07/2026
In an article for @irishnews.com, @humanrightsfirst.org's @suchitauppal.bsky.social and @cajni.bsky.social's Shannon Doherty write about the targeting of those supporting immigrant communities in Northern Ireland, and the immediate steps that authorities must take to protect them.
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How those who help migrants are also targeted by racists
Lawyers, community workers, anti-racism activists, landlords and others serving migrants have faced death threats, arson threats, online harassment and abuse
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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Landmark victory in UK Supreme Court today on case of Bahrain hacking dissidents’ computers in Britain @humanrightsfirst.org @suchitauppal.bsky.social @jongambrell.bsky.social www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/uk-s...
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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The @finucanecentre.bsky.social fundraising campaign to expand its Legacy of Colonialism exhibition examines how practices developed across the British Empire influenced events in the north of Ireland while exploring colonialism's continuing legacy today. Donate 👇 chuffed.org/project/patf...
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Truth, Justice and the Legacy of Colonialism
Hidden Histories of Empire: The Legacy of Colonialism
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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The Day Innocence Died will be screened at St Comgall's - Ionad Eileen Howell, Belfast, on 1 August at 7pm. Following the screening, Tony Doherty will be in conversation with Danny Morrison, reflecting on Bloody Sunday, the families’ long campaign for truth and justice. Tickets at Eventbrite.com
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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Bloody Sunday Trust is pleased to announce the Derry launch of Irish Republicanism & ‘The Gays’: Cherishing all the Children of the Nation Equally. Launching at the Guildhall on Thursday 6 August, 7pm, before moving to @museumfreederry.bsky.social from 7 August as part of Féile 2026.
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Annu Mayor @annumayor.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Rajiv Menon KC faces contempt proceedings on 28 July over a closing speech while defending a Palestine Action activist. He could face up to two years in prison. Supporters say his case is a test of jury independence and the right to a fearless defence. Petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save Britain's Juries
Juries have had the right to acquit based on their conscience for centuries. Now, a barrister is facing jail just for mentioning it in court. Add your name to help save Britain's juries.
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Annu Mayor @annumayor.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I'm pleased to have been involved in the @finucanecentre.bsky.social Legacy of Colonialism campaign. The exhibition traces how tactics and strategies developed across the British Empire were later used in the North of Ireland. Available to loan across Ireland and Britain. chuffed.org/project/patf...
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Truth, Justice and the Legacy of Colonialism
Hidden Histories of Empire: The Legacy of Colonialism
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Annu Mayor @annumayor.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Cabo Verde 🇨🇻 (September 2025)
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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Eyewitness Lunchtime Talks return this Monday at the @museumfreederry.bsky.social. Join us on Monday 22 June at 1pm for the latest in our acclaimed Eyewitness series, featuring first-hand accounts from those who experienced the civil rights movement, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday. 🎟️Admission free
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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Tomorrow: The Bloody Sunday Trust and the Rainbow Collective present The Day Innocence Died at Glasgow Film Theatre. Paul Doherty, whose father Patrick was killed on Bloody Sunday, will speak following the screening. Tickets: www.glasgowfilm.org/movie/the-da... @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social
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Annu Mayor @annumayor.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Nakba Day March, London 🇵🇸 Today we marched for #Palestine. To demand an end to genocide, apartheid and occupation. To stand against racism, hatred and the far right. “The laughter of our children will be our revenge.” - Bobby Sands
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Annu Mayor @annumayor.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
@claptoncfc.co.uk promoted at the Old Spotted Dog Ground, Forest Gate. 4–2 after extra time against Rayleigh Town. Volunteer-run and owned, volunteers are the backbone of this grassroots club and its culture. Proud as part owner and five years in as licensee. Community football at its best.
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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Prof. @dooleydooley.bsky.social of @humanrightsfirst.org spoke @museumfreederry.bsky.social to mark the anniversary of the 1981 killing of Gary English and Jim Brown by British soldiers. His presentation, Anatomy of a Cover Up 👇https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LD2efRwy6g @finucanecentre.bsky.social
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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
On 27 April at 7pm, the @museumfreederry.bsky.social hosts a public discussion as part of the Candour & Communities exhibition, exploring truth, justice and accountability, including the push for a Hillsborough Law. Contributions from Phil Scraton, Taz Hussain, Tony Doherty and Helen Stalford.
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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
On the 45th anniversary, we remember Paul Whitters, a 15-year-old boy killed after being struck by a plastic bullet in Derry in April 1981. The @finucanecentre.bsky.social will launch its publication, A Generous Spirit, at the @museumfreederry.bsky.social, Fri 24 Apr, 1pm. Everyone welcome.
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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
My new book Defiant: Profiles of Resistance is out in October. Across Europe, as rising repression reshapes daily life, local people helping others are targeted and criminalized for exposing corruption, helping refugees and acting out of kindness. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Defian...
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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Thanks to @derryjournal.com for covering my presentation at the @museumfreederry.bsky.social on how UK state institutions covered up the truth of British soldiers killing two teenagers in Derry in 1981 www.derrynow.com/news/local-n...
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Gary English and Jim Brown remembered on their 45th anniversary
‘My son did not die as the result of a road traffic accident but a deliberate cold-blooded act of killing’ - Micky English
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Netpol @netpol.org · 08/04/2026
Excited to announce this amazing line-up for our event next week in London: End Zero Accountability: End the crackdown on protest in London Hosted by @waronwant.bsky.social secure.waronwant.org/page/189508/...
Katie McFadden - Protest lawyer, Hodge Jones & Allen.
Caroline Russell - London Assembly Member (Green).
Chris Nineham - Co-founder Stop the War. Persecuted for organisaning Palestine solidarity demos.
Graeme Hayes - Sociologist specialising in the criminalisation of direct action.
Maya Fitchett - Netpol: Research Coordinator & author of the report
BOOK: netpol.org/events
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Annu Mayor @annumayor.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Today marks the 95th anniversary of the Spanish Republic. The stained glass in Belfast City Hall commemorates the Belfast volunteers who went to Spain to fight with the International Brigades. And with fellow @claptoncfc.co.uk member Nick Lloyd, joining his Spanish Civil War tour in Barcelona.
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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Marking the 45th anniversary of Gary English’s killing alongside Jim Brown, this event recalls their deaths by British Army vehicles on Creggan Road in 1981 in Derry and the failure of justice that followed. Join the English family and @finucanecentre.bsky.social with @dooleydooley.bsky.social
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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Screening: The Day Innocence Died, a powerful new documentary by Rainbow Collective and the Bloody Sunday Trust telling the story of Bloody Sunday and the families’ decades-long struggle for truth and justice. Liverpool, 15 April, 7.30pm. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-day-in....
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sarah field @fromsaltintears.com · 12/04/2026
And that’s the meaning I intend when I call for radical justice for children ✨ fromsaltintears.com/radical-justice-4-kids
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Shannon airport is the epicentre of Ireland's complicity in the illegal and inexplicable war on Iran, and the genocide in Palestine
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Hero attacks US warplane with hatchet at Ireland's Shannon airport
Shannon airport is the epicentre of Ireland's complicity in the illegal and inexplicable war on Iran, and the genocide in Palestine
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Netpol @netpol.org · 12/04/2026
An image of officers purportedly dealing with a pensioner in a way the Met calls "proportionately and effectively"
Officers arresting a protester in Trafalgar Square
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Annu Mayor @annumayor.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
My mum and dad played Asha Bhosle records as well classic hindi songs from her sister Lata Mangeshkar, throughout my childhood. Fond memories.
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Netpol @netpol.org · 10/04/2026
The Metropolitan Police caved to a far-right takeover of central London and sidelined the annual Nakba Day demonstration. Of course it has. In Britain, moral panics apply only to Muslims and Palestine, not to groups with a proven track record of drunken brawling www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Met police accused of favouring Tommy Robinson far-right rally over Palestine march
Celebrities including Annie Lennox and Miriam Margolyes sign letter to force after pro-Palestine march route rejected
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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Spending the night on the pavement outside the Bahraini embassy in London, marking the 15th anniversary of arrest of Human Rights Defender Abdulhadi Al Khawaja. He & others unjustly jailed in 2011 for peaceful protests remain in prison @maryamalkhawaja.bsky.social @nickkristof.bsky.social
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Netpol @netpol.org · 08/04/2026
1/ What is jury equity? Jury equity is the principle that juries have the power to acquit a defendant even where they think that the defendant has broken the law, and the defendant has no legal defence to the charge.
What is the story with jury equity?

Defend Our Juries protesters stand outside Cambridge Crown Court.
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Annu Mayor @annumayor.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Brilliant comedy benefit gig for @netpol.bsky.social @claptoncfc.co.uk. Huge thanks to @markthomasinfo.bsky.social and the line-up for an evening of real “serious disruption”. At a time when protest rights are eroded and dissent increasingly policed, Netpol’s work has never been more important.
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Annu Mayor @annumayor.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
"There is no noise as powerful as the sound of the marching feet of a determined people." Martin Luther King, Jr. An estimated half a million people marched in London against racism and the far right this weekend with @togetheralliance.bsky.social including voices like @billybragg.bsky.social
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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Exclusive cinema previews of ‘The Day Innocence Died’ - a new film by Rainbow Collective examines the legacy of #BloodySunday and the 60 year fight for justice against the British state from the streets of Derry. Brunswick Moviebowl, 1-4 April. Tickets: bit.ly/4swn6zd
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 08/03/2026
#OtD 8 Mar 1926 the largely female members of the Fur & Leather Workers' Union went on strike in New York City, enduring beatings by police. They won a 10% raise and a five-day week. Learn more about women's struggles throughout history: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
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Human Rights First @humanrightsfirst.org · 25/02/2026
Big win at Belfast Court of Appeal today as Laurence O’Neill had his 1972 convictions overturned. We supported the @finucanecentre.bsky.social & local human rights lawyers to have the convictions quashed. #speirgorm Learn more: humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma...
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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The Bloody Sunday Trust were delighted to welcome an tUachtarán to the @museumfreederry.bsky.social, earlier today, and to hear her acknowledgment of the Bloody Sunday families and their decades-long fight for justice. www.derryjournal.com/news/people/...
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President Catherine Connolly meets Bloody Sunday families and visits community initiatives on first Derry visit in role
President Catherine Connolly met 50 families members of those killed by the British Parachute Regiment on Bloody Sunday during her first visit to Derry in an official capacity.
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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Great to see my book Black & Green: The Fight for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland & Black America featured at the @museumfreederry.bsky.social Thanks to @annumayor.bsky.social for taking the pic
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Annu Mayor @annumayor.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Professor Phil Scraton joined Bloody Sunday families in Derry to examine why the “system” so often fails working-class victims. Campaigners from Hillsborough, Stardust, Ballymurphy, the Post Office scandal & Creeslough shared their experiences. www.derrynow.com/story-tellin...
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IN PICTURES: Derry Millennium Forum event explores fight against state injustice
Renowned academic Professor Phil Scraton joined Bloody Sunday families to dissect why the "system" so often fails working-class victims
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Annu Mayor @annumayor.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
The Pat Finucane Centre @finucanecentre.bsky.social and @humanrightsfirst.org talk about 'Public Funding of Soldier F's Legal Defence' this afternoon @museumfreederry.bsky.social @dooleydooley.bsky.social @suchitauppal.bsky.social
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PAT FINUCANE CENTRE @finucanecentre.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Extraordinary testimonies at this Bloody Sunday event of struggles for justice in Ireland and Britain. Well done to the Trust and all involved.
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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Survivors and campaigners came together to confront decades of injustice. From Ballymurphy and Bloody Sunday to Hillsborough, Stardust, Creeslough and the Post Office scandal, shared stories of loss, resilience and determination laid bare the human cost and the ongoing fight for truth and justice.
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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
On the 54th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972, at the Monument, Rossville Street, Derry, John Kelly remembered his brother Michael (17), who was killed that day, and all those who were killed and injured. The commemoration was also dedicated to the children of Palestine.
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