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-...

Sunday World journalist Hugh Jordan has revealed he is one of the 8 journalists now known to have had their telephone data accessed by the PSNI. All almost certainly unlawfully. He was informed by Angus McCullough KC, who has investigated PSNI use of covert surveillance powers.

Sunday World journalist Hugh Jordan has revealed he is one of the 8 journalists now known to have had their telephone data accessed by the PSNI. All almost certainly unlawfully. He was informed by Angus McCullough KC, who has investigated PSNI use of covert surveillance powers.

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-...

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...

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

The report of the McCullough Review into PSNI covert surveillance of journalists, lawyers and others will be published on Wednesday 24 September, 11:30am. More: www.mcculloughreview.org/news/arrange...

The most telling aspect of Donald Trump's state visit to the UK is that it's all taking place behind closed doors, walls and high barriers designed to keep ordinary people out of sight. Speaks volumes.

Latest hearing in the PSNI covert surveillance of journalists scandal will take place today, 10:30am at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, London. This time it involves well-known journalists Vincent Kearney, Chris Moore and BBC vs PSNI, the Met, MI5 and others. #PressFreedom

There are 2938 publications on the Department of Education NI website, some of them going back to the 1980s. But it is a research report about the experiences of LGBT pupils in NI post-primary schools that the Department has chosen to delete to keep the site 'up to date'. 🤔

🏳️‍🌈 Want to read the research on experiences of LGBT pupils in NI schools which Minister Paul Givan says has been removed from Department of Education website 'to ensure the information is up to date'? You can still (at least for now) download it from the Department website: tinyurl.com/4dh78t78

Remember those 'defenders of women and girls'...? One in three arrested for Ballymena racist riots had been reported for domestic abuse - @thedetailtv.bsky.social @lukejbutterly.bsky.social

For context: Policy Exchange is among the least transparent think tanks in the UK regarding its funding sources. Co-founder and first chairman Michael Gove wrote a pamphlet in 2000 comparing the Good Friday Agreement to the appeasement of the Nazis in the 1930s.

Racist crimes hit record high in Northern Ireland. Behind these figures are real families living in fear of racist hate every day. This crisis has been developing for years, fuelled by complacency and inaction. Northern Ireland needs an effective anti-racism strategy NOW @amnestyni.bsky.social

Family of migrants including 2-year-old hid in attic while their home was targeted during racially-motivated Ballymena rioting... ...by the self-styled 'defenders of women and children' www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/...

The recently published PSNI Race and Ethnicity Action Plan has about 5000 words. None of them is 'paramilitary' or similar. Meanwhile: A UDA gang is warning that it plans to force every immigrant out of the Rathcoole estate in Newtownabbey www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/...

Amnesty International has called on the PSNI to “uphold people’s right to protest against the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza.” “The police have obligations under the Human Rights Act and international law to facilitate the right to peaceful protest.” www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

Military components made locally ‘may end up in Israel’ for use in Gaza, internal Invest NI emails reveal Two Sinn Féin Economy Ministers previously said they had “been assured that Invest NI does not support projects that supply arms to Israel” www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/nor...

Amnesty International has written to PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher following the arrest of a woman for wearing a 'Palestine Action' T-shirt. Arresting people on terrorism offences for wearing a T-shirt flies in the face of international human rights law. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

Join us for a Drag Cabaret fundraiser in aid of Belfast Trans Resource Centre and Mermaids NI on Sept 27th in the Sunflower Bar! Tickets only £15 - all proceeds will go towards both charities x www.eventbrite.com/e/drag-fundr...

According to Keir Starmer’s government, a slogan on a t-shirt is a terrorist act, but supplying an estimated £500 million worth of arms to Israel over the past 10 years is not - @irishnews.com editorial www.irishnews.com/opinion/if-m...

[Photo Thread] Today's stand-off at Ten Square Hotel A racist rally was called to pressure the owners of Chimney Corner hotel and Ten Square to stop providing emergency accommodation for asylum seekers. Anti-fascists blocked access to the entrance of the hotel until they left.

Belfast - a city of welcome. Compassion, dignity, and human rights for all. 🧡 #RefugeesWelcome 📍 #Belfast

Go Lady Portia Di'Monte! Teaching kids that self-expression and inclusion is beautiful isn’t dangerous — it’s essential. > Drag queen to take legal action over Belfast library row after being ‘subjected to abuse and false accusations’ online www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

Northern Ireland is just "one petrol bomb away" from a racist murder, a rally in the centre of Belfast has heard

Thanks to @belfasttelegraph.co.uk for covering the struggle for support by shopkeepers whose businesses were destroyed by violent racists in last year's organised August attacks. To lend them your solidarity, sign up to our Take Action now: www.nlb.ie/take-action/unkept-promises

Grim. The absence of political leadership in defence of our neighbours is so depressing.

Why does Stormont care so little for the poor? The NI Executive has TWICE (in 2015 and again in 2025) been found to have acted unlawfully by failing to adopt an anti-poverty strategy. Now the belated draft strategy is not even 'fit for purpose'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Amnesty has documented scores of death threats, bomb threats and violent attacks against journalists in Northern Ireland. 🎬 Powerful testimony from Belfast journalists Allison Morris, Paula Mackin, Richard Sullivan, Martin Breen and Steven Moore. youtu.be/eXriDvx51mE?...

Protest is not a threat to democracy. Protest is democracy in action. Today we protested in Belfast against Israel's genocide in Gaza. We are part of a global movement that refuses to be cowed, refuses to be silent. Text of my speech here: www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/belfas...

[Photo Thread] Today's march in Belfast calling on Barclays to divest from genocide and in response to PSNI arrests for putting a sticker on a Barclays ATM.

💖 One month to go! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🥰 On Saturday 14 June, Omagh will once again open Pride season in Northern Ireland with its fifth annual parade. We've decided our theme this year is ‘Trans Lives Matter’, and we'll be putting trans rights front and centre.

The UK government has locked up files on Kincora until 2065 & 2085. Veteran investigative journalist Chris Moore’s new book, ‘Kincora: Britain’s Shame’, launched last night in a packed Duke of York bar, means we don’t have to wait until then. #mustread

Threats against elected reps like Deputy FM @little-pengelly.bsky.social are appalling. Good that someone has been held to account in this case. As well as the impact on those targeted, there's an unseen impact on families; and on young people considering public life. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The evidence presented by #BBCPanorama of cold-blooded murder by UK Special Forces of civilian men, women and children in Iraq and Afghanistan — followed by years of lies and official cover-up — must lead to prosecutions for war crimes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The judgment does not apply in Northern Ireland. Though I assume the Minister already knows this.

Starvation of a civilian population is a war crime, a crime against humanity, and an act of genocide.

Love Belfast. Hate racism.

Belfast anti-racism rally on Sunday to ‘counter hatred and dangerous lies’ “When people seek to divide our community, we should come together in solidarity with those targeted because of the colour of their skin, their faith or their country of origin.” www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

Interested in learning more about safe and supervised drugs consumption facilities? I recommend this excellent podcast from @theferret.scot > A place to heal: saving lives in Toronto’s toxic drug crisis podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

Nothing to see here. Please move along. Fifth PSNI officer retires while under investigation for Creswell case - @belfasttelegraph.co.uk m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

Excellent news. Thank you @nationaltrust.org.uk This 'gondola' half-way up Slieve Donard is an environmental disaster waiting to happen. Time to pull the plug, Newry Mourne & Down Council.

Excellent news. Thank you @nationaltrust.org.uk This 'gondola' half-way up Slieve Donard is an environmental disaster waiting to happen. Time to pull the plug, Newry Mourne & Down Council.

Video obtained by @nytimes.com confirms the IDF fired on and killed clearly identified Red Crescent medics in Gaza. 15 were killed. Satellite pics analyzed by @ckoettl.bsky.social & @sanjanamv.bsky.social show the IDF then buried the medics andambulances. Story 👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...

Viktor Orbán showing contempt for international law. Netanyahu is wanted for using starvation as a method of warfare, intentionally attacking civilians and crimes against humanity. Alleged war criminals should not be welcome on streets of a European Union capital. www.reuters.com/world/hungar...

Hundreds of police files to be reviewed ahead of Katie Simpson inquest - @irishnews.com There are 352 files, with between 25,000 to 29,000 pages including 44 police reports, 77 transmission files, a list of 165 exhibits, 237 statements and 53 interview files www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

Two more PSNI officers retire while under investigation for Creswell case - @belfasttelegraph.co.uk In England and Wales, misconduct proceedings can continue after an officer retires. Not so in NI. This is not good for public confidence in the PSNI. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

Trump's America. Where you can be arrested for writing an opinion piece in a student newspaper. First amendment anyone? Anyone?

Everyone has the right to go about their work and their lives without experiencing abuse and threats. We need to: a) improve standards of public discourse; and b) hold social media companies to account for what they allow on their platforms. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“Conor McGregors and wannabe Conor McGregors” are “not welcome in Belfast”, protesters in Belfast have been told.