“We’re happy, of course. But our greatest joy will come when there are no [political] prisoners in Egypt” -Laila Soueif, celebrating the release of her son Alaa Abd El-Fattah after 12 years. The UK and the US are key backers of the Egyptian dictatorship www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

The public housing register was taken offline for at least six weeks in this summer, in case they could be used to identify migrant households. Last year, foreign health workers were offered personal safety alarms, security escorts, and police “reassurance patrols”. thedetail.tv/articles/sto...

In the two weeks alone the PSNI has admitted to: - additional surveillance of a journalist, and which they withheld from Tribunal; - keeping journalists data for 7 years after court ordered it destroyed; - withholding two spying ops from oversight body www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

Northern Ireland at risk of race riot ‘permacrisis’, government files warn

Northern Ireland at risk of race riot ‘permacrisis’, government files warn thedetail.tv/articles/sto...

Geraldine Hanna, the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Victims of Crime, said the revelations were "deeply distressing and demand urgent, coordinated action." thedetail.tv/articles/sto...

Andrew Comiskey (32), from Armagh and a member of campaign group Cairde Palestine, said public money should not be supporting companies contributing to the war. thedetail.tv/articles/cam...

Campaigners hold a monthly vigil to protest the use of Belfast International Airport by the US military. Over 60 military flights landed at Belfast between October 2023 and December 2024, including to Israel. WATCH: vimeo.com/1119366838?f...

The oversight system for covert powers in NI has failed before - from Operation Ballast to Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey’s revelations. We need the Patten-recommended Commissioner for Covert Law Enforcement, still missing 25 years on. @lukejbutterly.bsky.social www.thedetail.tv/articles/wat...

The PSNI has repeatedly said that inspections by a UK watchdog provided security of their surveillance of journalists. But the force withheld surveillance operations from inspectors for years, and only disclosed them after their existence had become public... thedetail.tv/articles/wat...

Watchdog kept in dark as PSNI spied on journalists thedetail.tv/articles/wat...

Ballymena: More than a third of those arrested for race hate disorder had previously been reported to the PSNI for domestic abuse www.thedetail.tv/articles/one...

Thanks to Luke for featuring HLV in this article We need to keep the focus on anti-racism + male violence against women & girls, and push for the cultural change that will achieve this such as comprehensive, age appropriate Relationship & Sex Education

Elaine Crory, from the Women’s Resource and Development Agency, said the disorder in Ballymena was “entirely motivated by the race of the perpetrator” www.thedetail.tv/articles/one...

Almost half NI race rioters reported for domestic abuse thedetail.tv/articles/alm...

A cautionary tale for Ireland maybe. But I would also add, that another contributor is that fewer people believe what the political class and media say these days, even when it is completely factual (rather than opinion/prediction/analysis).

From yesterday: Simplified registration process for Irish citizens comes into force | Cathryn Davies

Surprise surprise. Private Eye reveals that much of the lobbying for Palestine Action to be banned is coming from the arms industry - and arms lobbyist Lord Walney

"We’ve had authorities in Bangladesh telling us we shouldn’t even be editing footage of garment workers and activists advocating for their rights, and we’ve been followed by the police in Cambodia, but we have never encountered anything like this" www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...

BREAKING: Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least 16 Palestinians since dawn, medical sources tell Al Jazeera. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/9xj4tp

New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...

Good to see more reporting on how UK forces are being told to block FOI requests about Palantir: "Internal documents obtained by The Detail also show that the CRU told all UK police forces to withhold information on technology from controversial US firm Palantir" thedetail.tv/articles/psn...

After 2 Romanian teenagers were charged with an attack on a teenage girl in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, social media platforms were at the heart of a coordinated campaign of anti-migrant violence. Read ISD's analysis of an increasing pattern of online mobilisation translating into offline violence.

Would you like to lead a team of reporters dedicated to lifting the lid on how Ireland works? Apply to become the Acting Editor of @investigates.thejournal.ie (full time for a year). I'm biased but this is a really meaningful and enjoyable job. Shout if you've any questions! Deadline: Fri 04 July

Luke Butterly: Violence in Ballymena part of long history - with 24,000 race hate incidents in Northern Ireland since 1996 thedetail.tv/articles/luk...

Invest NI emails cast doubt on claims of no arms links to Israel ‘We risk tying ourselves in knots’ thedetail.tv/articles/we-...

Martin Butcher, Oxfam’s policy advisor on arms and conflict, said that the unique set up of the F-35 programme means it is "absolutely" the case that parts produced in the UK - including Northern Ireland - would end up in Israeli jets. thedetail.tv/articles/we-...

Each year for the past four years, racists have burned down Muslim-owned shops in south Belfast. The attackers succeed in their aim of driving the people out of the area. No one has ever been convicted of these crimes. This week is but the latest in a long history. #Ballymena

HAPPENING NOW: Jewish & Palestinian New Yorkers are occupying the lobby of weapons dealer Maersk to demand: #StopArmingIsrael. Follow @jvp.bsky.social for more.

The Madleen, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition boat making symbolic attempt to deliver aid to Gaza, is named after Madleen Kulab, Gaza’s only fisherwoman. www.aljazeera.com/features/lon...

PSNI told by national policing unit to withhold any information on tech used to hack journalist Barry McCaffrey's phone thedetail.tv/articles/psn...

Journalist Asa Winstanley wins court ruling against unlawful police raid Judge “very troubled by the way in which the search warrant application was drafted, approved and granted” The October 2024 raid, and this ruling, have received virtually no mention in UK national press...

In the past five years, there have been more than 2,200 applications for dual language street signs across Northern Ireland. The majority – more than 90 per cent – are for Irish-English signs www.thedetail.tv/articles/it-...

Pleased that our @thedetailtv.bsky.social investigation has been shortlisted at the Amnesty International Media Awards 2025. www.thedetail.tv/articles/psn...

'If we don’t record the problem, how can we solve it?' PSNI criticised over lack of paramilitary hate crime data @thedetailtv.bsky.social www.thedetail.tv/articles/psn...

Seven people have been convicted for offences relating to the August disorder - including for disorderly behaviour, criminal damage, and assaulting police. The longest sentence was three months imprisonment. Additional cases are before the courts or with the PPS. www.thedetail.tv/articles/peo...

A Muslim woman and her children plan to leave Northern Ireland because they no longer feel safe after racist rioting in Belfast six months ago. Her 14 year old son has been too anxious to return to his south Belfast school, or even his local park to play football. www.thedetail.tv/articles/peo...

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Great to hear BBC cover Sophie's story this morning. Begins at 1:36:56 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... You can read our original @thedetailtv.bsky.social investigation below 👇

Children forced to stay in juvenile justice facility due to shortage of suitable bail addresses. www.thedetail.tv/articles/car...

Sophie and her family are in the middle of several overlapping crises facing vulnerable children in Northern Ireland. Cuts to respite services and a lack of specialist placements led to her being jailed six times in three years. www.thedetail.tv/articles/she...

Luke Butterly: Removing intimidation points won’t fix our housing crisis @thedetailtv.bsky.social www.thedetail.tv/articles/luke-butterly-removing-intimidation-points-won-t-fix-our-housing-crisis

Barry McCaffrey: Was taking an Investigatory Powers Tribunal case worth it? www.thedetail.tv/articles/bar...

Journalists call for public inquiry after landmark tribunal rules against PSNI and Metropolitan Police www.thedetail.tv/articles/jou...

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Some great digital security tips and tricks for people who are new to investigative reporting from our Source Protection Programme Senior Trainer @runasand.bsky.social over at @gijn.org gijn.org/resource/int...

Irish Travellers are ten times more likely to be stopped and searched by the PSNI. Travellers told me they feel targeted and like “second-class citizens”. www.thedetail.tv/articles/iri...

Around 8% of Northern Ireland’s population is from an ethnic or minority background. Yet the north’s politics is still dominated by the unionist and nationalist divide. I spoke with three migrant communities to see how old divisions are impacting them: www.thedetail.tv/articles/we-...