Head of Nations & Regions @AmnestyUK. Programme Director @AmnestyNI. Board member @BillofRightsNI. Integrated school governor. Tweets in a personal capacity.
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Twenty years on from the #GoodFridayAgreement let’s not forget the contribution made by the inimitable Mo Mowlam. We’d never seen the likes of her before as Secretary of State. Nor have we since. Thanks Mo.
(Pic: Nat’l Portrait Gallery)
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Thanks for highlighting. People can join Amnesty’s campaign to free Loujain al-Hathloul and her imprisoned colleagues here:
Free Saudi women who fought for the right to drive amnesty.org.uk/actions/free-…
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To those (rightly) outraged at Alabama’s abortion ban...
...please note that the UK’s abortion law in Northern Ireland is MORE EXTREME - a near-absolute ban and up to life imprisonment as punishment for both doctor and woman theguardian.com/us-news/2019…
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😂Snowflakes ❄️ have literally forced Britain First to call off their fascist ‘rally’ in Belfast. 😂
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“We have burned and destroyed along the Lough... where we killed man, woman, child, horse, beast and whatever we found.” - Sir Arthur Chichester, 1601
(or how Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, the 12th Earl of Shaftesbury, ended up ‘owning’ Lough Neagh') bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-i…
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“After the police came they advised that it could be safer to leave the area and I definitely won't be back to that area ever again.”
Mother and baby now homeless.
Sectarian housing intimidation wins again. Sickening.
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Only a couple of miles separate Belfast’s Malone & Shankill Roads.
76% of school leavers in BT9 go on to higher education; just 19% in BT13.
Once we finish cheering today’s @Education_NI u-turns, can we focus on long-neglected social disadvantage = educational disadvantage?
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This is what a superhero really looks like.
62 year-old nurse Deirdre Barr, originally from the Bogside, is coming out of retirement to work as NHS director of operations at the new 4,000-bed #COVID19 Nightingale Hospital being built in East London. #NHSheroes
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Who benefitted from slavery in Ireland? When it was abolished in British colonies in 1833, the equivalent of £millions of pounds was paid out in compensation to almost 100 slave owners at 80 addresses across Ireland, incl 21 addresses in what is present day Northern Ireland. 1/
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Queue for food parcels, Dublin, 1916 & 2016.
Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food, but by a scarcity of justice.
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We are repeatedly advised that the PSNI has insufficient numbers of officers.
Yet here they are in London helping the Met to arrest pensioners for holding cardboard signs.
BREAKING: Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are policing the protest against the Palestine Action ban at Trafalgar Square, London.
Wouldn't it have made more sense to not arrest peaceful protestors, like other forces have done? Or lift the ban?
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Majella O'Hare, aged 12, was shot in the back by a British soldier as she walked to church. Her killer has never been held to account. Her family are still seeking justice.
Amnesty UK
It's been a journey - friends have passed, I've been in and out of Gov't. But if you endure, and it's the right thing to do.
Never again must we sacrifice our veterans to those intent on rewriting the history of Northern Ireland. I'm deeply proud of them.
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Friday listening - Ray Charles
Georgia
Oh Georgia
The whole day through
Just this old, sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
TG4
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If the allegations in this @BelTel @SJAMcBride report are true, that the PSNI has been spying on journalist Donal MacIntyre - who has been investigating police handling of the death of Noah Donohoe - then the damage to public trust will be incalculable. m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opi…
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The invoices which show DUP paid AggregateIQ - closely linked to #CambridgeAnalytica - for both EU referendum (£32,750) and March 2017 NI Assembly election (£12,071). #CambridgeAnalyticaUncovered
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BREAKING: Germany votes 393 to 226 votes for #equalmarriage.
Tomorrow, thousands will march in Belfast to demand same for Northern Ireland.
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Paddy Kielty really is the best of use. He makes us laugh. He makes us cry. He makes us think. He makes us strive for better.
Full #TommyTiernanShow interview available here: rte.ie/player/series/the-tom…
“I think that I thought I was dealing with it.”
@patrickielty tells @Tommedian about the experience of his father being shot dead when he was aged just 16
#TommyTiernanShow
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Let's raise £10,000 to help get Belfast Multi-Cultural Association back to its vital work. Say no to racism!
Donate via this link on @justgiving and please RT. justgiving.com/crowdfunding/…
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Sad to see 8 Northern Ireland MPs vote with UK Govt on the #NationalityAndBordersBill #AntiRefugeeBill
UNHCR said: ‘By denying refugees the rights the Refugee Convention grants them, this Clause would create suffering in those simply seeking safety.’
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Joe Biden’s legacy.
After five decades of political life, one ‘achievement’ stands out above all others.
He enabled a genocide. All else pales in comparison.
ALT Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu - with scene of devastation of Gaza in background
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Solidarity to Stephen Kelly @ManufacturingNI who has received sinister threats and talks here about bullying phone calls from MPs & others warning ‘watch yourself… be careful’.
An established pattern — targeting academics, activists, journalists.
Enough.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22…
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Remember those 'defenders of women and girls'...?
Almost half those arrested for race hate disorder in Belfast last August had previously been reported to the PSNI for domestic abuse - @TheDetailTV @lukejbutterly
ALT Screenshot from The Detail. Headline: Almost half NI race rioters reported for domestic abuse
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.@ConorMcGinn MP will never have to buy his own pint ever again in the 🏳️🌈 bars of south Armagh (or indeed anywhere else in Northern Ireland). I’m getting him started on the Commons terrace.
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Don't overlook key point. Following all-expenses paid family holidays to Sri Lanka (paid for by SL govt), Ian Paisley MP lobbied UK PM against a UN resolution pressing for inquiry into war crimes. UN estimates up to 40,000 Sri Lankan civilians were killed. nytimes.com/2014/03/28/world…
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They are so afraid of Francesca Albanese.
They are right to be.
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‘Prince Andrew Way’ in Carrickfergus should be renamed ‘Virginia Giuffre Way’ in tribute to the courage of the victims of the Jeffrey Epstein grooming gang and other survivors of sexual violence.
ALT Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus. Image credit: BBC News
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'There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman' - Brendan Behan
These words came to mind when looking at this atrocious scene, woefully mishandled by the police, resulting in indignity and trauma for Katie and her family.
Hi all, I've decided to share this video. Just b4 Christmas my autistic sister Katie (who doesn't speak and has the mindset of a toddler) went 2 buy a £2 dvd but the till had closed early and started crying in the shop. Police were called& forcibly removed her. #AutismAwareness
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Leo Varadkar has been a very welcome visitor to Belfast, whether to the Orange Order or Belfast Pride. That welcome will continue.
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Crazy idea, I know, but what if we integrated all our schools during #Coronavirus crisis to make best use of resources?
And then, afterwards - stay with me here - just left them like that?
> Coronavirus: Teachers may be shared between schools on Monday bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-i…
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Today I visited Belfast Multi-Cultural Association to hand over a cheque for more than £70,000 on behalf of 2793 generous donors. 🙏
This is the state of the roof of the historic church as a result of the arson attack.
Racism is a virus. We must be the cure.
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‘If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.’
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 1931 - 2021. Rest In Power
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🧵 Tomorrow marks 22 years since the murder of journalist Martin O'Hagan.
No one has been held to account for his murder, despite reports police were given names of those said to have been responsible within 48 hours of the killing.
#PressFreedom 1/
ALT Picture of the face of journalist Martin O'Hagan
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I already have a history of ‘the Troubles’ in my home.
Every page a tragedy.
Every entry a pool of some family’s tears.
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Sorry to hear Belfast Islamic Centre has been the target of another hate crime today, just weeks after being targeted by Britain First.
Glad to see our Muslim friends have held onto their sense of humour. #AgainstHate
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This picture gives a sense of the scale of the Mournes fire 🔥
This is the view from Newcastle tonight. Fires also raging on the other side of the slopes.
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Gregory Campbell MP watched BBC #SongsOfPraise Gospel Singer of the Year. It was full of songs of love and praise for God.
“BBC at it's BLM worst”, according to this post on his Facebook page.
1/2 It’s the semi-final of the brand new Gospel singer of the Year competition hosted by @MarkDelisser #SongsofPraise Sun 1.15 @BBCOne The music featured is:
My Tribute (To God Be The Glory) – Monique McKen @LilMoSings
Reckless Love – @KieronBygrave
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GOOD NEWS: Carrickfergus primary school to move to integrated status from September 2021 after 86 percent of parents voted Yes to the change. carrickfergustimes.co.uk/edu…
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Last month, UN agencies reported Israel had destroyed or damaged 95% of Gaza's educational facilities, depriving 650,000+ children of learning for 2 years.
UN and rights groups have condemned this systematic destruction as ‘scholasticide’ - a deliberate annihilation of education
Education Minister @paulgivan visited Ofek School in the Jerusalem District today to learn more about Israel’s innovative approaches to gifted education and inclusive learning.
The Minister engaged in discussions with Principal Racheli Yitzhak, along with representatives of the Israeli Ministry of Education, teachers and students.
🔗Find out more: education-ni.gov.uk/news/pau…
ALT Image of Education Minister Paul Givan pictured with representatives from Ofek School and the Israeli Ministry of Education.
ALT Image of Education Minister Paul Givan pictured with Ofek School Principal Racheli Yitzhak
ALT Image of Education Minister Paul Givan pictured at Ofek School in Jerusalem.
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Belfast - you are brilliant!
You’ve passed £20k now. A magnificent act of solidarity in response to this shocking event.
We’ve raised the target again so that we can all show our support for the people feeding the homeless, needy and most vulnerable during this pandemic. 🙏
Let's raise £10,000 to help get Belfast Multi-Cultural Association back to its vital work. Say no to racism!
Donate via this link on @justgiving and please RT. justgiving.com/crowdfunding/…
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On this day in 1998, we voted overwhelmingly for the Good Friday Agreement in simultaneous referendums:
71.1% in favour in Northern Ireland,
94.4% in favour in the Republic of Ireland.
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For the day that’s in it, Sinéad O’Connor and Willie Nelson’s beautiful version of ‘Don’t Give Up’
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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 tonight in a packed Duke of York bar, means we don’t have to wait until then. #mustread
ALT Trevor Birney and Chris Moore in conversation at book launch
ALT Cover: ‘Kincora: Britain’s Shame’
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GOOD NEWS: 932 people have been welcomed so far to Northern Ireland under the Syrian resettlement scheme.
Later this week, the 1,000th person will arrive.
We should be proud.
We can do more.
#RefugeesWelcome #RefugeeWeek2018
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Two more PSNI officers retire while under investigation for Creswell case - @BelTel
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.
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I doubt there's a single person in Ireland, north or south, who doesn't have close relatives living abroad.
Since 1700, 10 million of us have emigrated. Today, there are 1.47 million Irish-born citizens living somewhere else.
We are a nation of migrants. Respect to migrants.
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There are 406 words in this @BBCNews article.
None of them are 'unlawful', 'illegal', 'international law', 'rule of law', 'sovereignty', 'crime of aggression', 'occupation', 'apartheid' or 'genocide'.
Astonishing.
Israel to expand military operation and seize 'large areas' of Gaza bbc.in/4jiRXuq
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This is 10 year-old Anna Maria Steinbach.
3 months after this photo was taken, she was dead. Gassed at Auschwitz, along with her mother, brothers & sisters.
Because they were Roma.
It started with scapegoating.
It ended in gas chambers.
Never forget. Never again.
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We’ve only gone and done it! Thank you to everyone who played their part in this HUGE double-win for human rights in Northern Ireland.
Victory for grassroots campaigners and the politicians who represented.
Mostly though a victory for all those who need their rights upheld.
At Westminster, but thoughts with so many brave people at home.
No one on these islands has had to fight longer and harder for their human rights than the people of Northern Ireland.
Hopefully we’re near the finish line today. #abortion #MarriageEquality
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Heartbreaking that the good people of Belfast Multi-Cultural Association have been forced to sell up.
A disaster for our society that racist thugs have succeeded in burning them out — and with total impunity.
Wherever BMCA make their new home will be blessed with their presence
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Lord Frost resigns.
First he opposed Brexit.
Then he negotiated the Brexit deal.
Then he voted for the Brexit deal.
Then he opposed the Brexit deal.
Then he tried to renegotiate the Brexit deal.
Then he quit.
EXCLUSIVE: Brexit Minister Lord Frost has resigned from Boris Johnson’s Cabinet over the ‘political direction of his Government’. Full details in tomorrow’s Mail on Sunday.
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This time last week, someone set fire to the Belfast Multi-Cultural Association.
In the days since, 2,730 of you have donated £69,000. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for this incredible show of solidarity for our neighbours. 🙏 justgiving.com/crowdfunding/…
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In 1965, Tony Bennett joined Martin Luther King Jr and Harry Belafonte on the civil rights march from Selma, Alabama. Two weeks before, the marchers had been brutally beaten by State troopers.
He didn't just talk the talk. He walked the walk.
When it mattered.
#RIPTonyBennett
ALT B&W photo of Harry Belafonte, Martin Luther King Jr and Tony Bennett
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I much prefer this Lisburn statue of Frank Pantridge, inventor of the mobile defibrillator, to the (more prominent) one of John Nicholson, racist, violent psychopath of the East India Company.
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Journalist @AllisonMorris1 @BelTel tells @CommonsNIAC that she suffers regular threats from paramilitary organisations, and is also concerned that she has been subject to covert PSNI surveillance - a dual threat to #pressfreedom in Northern Ireland.
ALT Allison Morris giving evidence to the NI Affairs Committee
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Lyra was right.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Robyn Peoples and Sharni Edwards, the Belfast couple poised to become the first same-sex couple to marry in Northern Ireland.
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The odds of a child securing a place at grammar school in Northern Ireland are FIVE TIMES LESS if they are entitled to free school meals compared to other children.
The transfer test - whether 2, 3 or 5 papers - entrenches social immobility. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-i…
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“The person who killed Lisa knew Lisa. The person who disposed of Lisa's body knew her, was with her that weekend.”
Powerful appeal by Lisa Dorrian’s sister, Joanne.
New £20,000 reward is on offer for information to @letsfindlisa bbc.in/3Y4pA9b
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Grim.
The absence of political leadership in defence of our neighbours is so depressing.
This just yards from the rioting; some residents here in Ballymena marking their doors to let them know their nationality.
Rioting continues here @BelTel
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We all have a right to comment on what we read in the news - but as there are now active criminal proceedings in the #NatalieMcNally case, here’s a reminder from @attorneygeneral to think before you post.
Let’s not let social media stop this family having their day in court.
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At Westminster, but thoughts with so many brave people at home.
No one on these islands has had to fight longer and harder for their human rights than the people of Northern Ireland.
Hopefully we’re near the finish line today. #abortion #MarriageEquality
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UVF gunmen behind 1988 double murder were state agents
The UVF gunmen who murdered two Catholic civilians in an attack the Police Ombudsman found was not properly investigated by the RUC were Special Branch agents - @TheSundayLife
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Twitter, let’s show some love for this awesome woman, Sarah Ewart @MrsEtoB. After everything she has faced, she’s *never* stopped fighting.
We’re proud to fight with her every step of the way.
>> Belfast woman to challenge NI abortion laws in High Court irishtimes.com/news/social-a…
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Remember those 'defenders of women and girls'...?
One in three arrested for Ballymena racist riots had been reported for domestic abuse - @TheDetailTV @lukejbutterly
ALT Image of racist violence with headline: One in three arrested for Ballymena riots had been reported for domestic abuse - screenshot from The Detail article by Luke Butterly
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In The Heights bar in Loughinisland for the launch of ‘Shooting Crows: mass murder, state collusion and press freedom’, @trevorbirney’s new book on the 1994 killing of six men in this country pub and the disturbing events since.
ALT l-r: Barry McCaffrey, Niall Murphy, Trevor Birney and Noel Doran in The Heights bar, Loughinisland
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Northern Ireland is a pro-choice, pro-equal marriage society.
Just-published NI Life & Times Survey shows 71% (82% excluding don’t knows / no opinion) are pro-choice; 68% (75% excluding don’t knows) for marriage equality.
#ItsTime for Westminster / Stormont laws to catch up.
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Pure showboating from DUP.
A commitment to protections for churches to participate or not participate in same-sex weddings is *already agreed* in the legislation.
In fact, @Love_EqualityNI insisted on it, just as we did last year with our Private Members Bills in Parliament.
Arlene Foster says protections needed for churches and those that believe marriage should be between man and a woman on same-sex marriage introduction
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I hope @Bangor_Academy and @RathmorePS now consider legal action to challenge the Minister's awful decision, an apparent breach of the Department of @Education_NI’s statutory duty to ‘support, encourage and facilitate’ integrated education.
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A reminder that Northern Ireland is strongly pro-choice.
NI Life & Times Survey (published June 2019) showed 71% (82% excluding don’t knows / no opinion) of people are pro-choice.
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As a child from war-torn Somalia, Ilhan Omar spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya.
She’s just become one of the first two Muslim women in US history to be elected to Congress.
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Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.
People who have escaped terror and endured traumatic journeys should be treated with dignity. This grotesque political theatre must stop.
Breaking: A three-storey barge, which will be used to house migrants has arrived in Falmouth for repairs and renovations.
It is expected to be ready to house 500 people by mid-June.
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Horrendous that Prof @cjhumanrights @QUBelfast has been forced to take security measures, on the advice of police, as a result of the campaign of harassment against him.
Freedom of expression, including academic freedom, is precious and must be protected.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-i…
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NI's education system is failing our children, whatever their religious background, from areas already suffering multiple deprivation.
More than 2/3 of pupils living in parts of the Falls and Shankill left school without 5 GCSEs A*-C.
In Malone: 0.2%
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“I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.” ― Brendan Behan
Sadly true today, it seems. What a dismal week for the PSNI's reputation.
Scenes from today’s commemoration for the 5 victims of the Sean Graham Bookmakers massacre.
The PSNI moved in to disperse those in attendance, which included relatives laying flowers. A man was also arrested. Today is the 29th anniversary of the mass shooting carried out by UFF.
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In 2017, a pig’s head was left at the Islamic centre in Newtownards.
In 2018, people in KKK outfits gathered outside the centre.
In 2022, the Belfast multicultural association was gutted by arson attacks.
Now, Nazi flags are flying in Dunmurry. Time for the PSNI to get a grip.
A number of these flags have been placed close to the building used as a mosque in Dunmurry. More at 9am @U105radio
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Rachel Simpson. 43 years-old.
The 23rd woman to be murdered in Northern Ireland since 2020.
In 2022/23, of 17 murders in NI, eight resulted from domestic violence against women.
Violence against women here is a problem of epidemic proportions. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm29…
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Belfast: wind, rain, resistance.
Hundreds protest against #MuslimBan at US Consulate. (pics: @damien_edgar7)
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Let’s stand together against racism.
It’s time to support Belfast Multi-Cultural Association in their hour of need -- so they can keep supporting the people of Belfast year-round.
Donate now on @justgiving and help us raise £5,000
justgiving.com/crowdfunding/…
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Remembering Lyra McKee on the fifth anniversary of her killing.
Delighted that her life and work are being celebrated, including through the wonderful film LYRA from @ericastarling1, shortlisted in next month’s #AmnestyMediaAwards.
Wildcard
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Nothing to see here. Please move along.
PSNI confirms fifth officer has retired while under investigation for Jonathan Creswell case - @irish_news
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The name #TribecaBelfast is meaningless.
This area is not ‘Triangle Below Canal Street.’
Belfast is not New York. And doesn’t need to pretend it is.
Belfast is unique, idiosyncratic, frustrating, amazing. It doesn’t need Castlebrook to transplant a faux identity from NYC.
The name #TribecaBelfast reflects the geography of the site and links our brand of ‘International Heart, Belfast Soul.’
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Northern Ireland’s first black mayor @Lseenoi has spoken of the “unprecedented… level of hate” she has received since taking up her post & called on people in positions of leadership to use their power “to unite rather than divide”.
@freyamcc @IrishTimes irishtimes.com/politics/2024…
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Outrageous accusation on @BBCgmu by Edwin Poots of a lack of impartiality by Suzanne Breen.
Poots may not like @SuzyJourno’s analysis below (of course he doesn’t), but Suzanne is one of the finest political journalists in these parts.
The only positive from this for the new DUP leader is that he avoids an autumn election. Otherwise, it's an absolute disaster & shows the law of unintended consequences following the Poots' putsch.
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“Never before in history has a large community like this been savaged by bombs and missiles and then denied the means to repair itself.”
“The citizens of Palestine are treated more like animals than like human beings.”
Jimmy Carter when he visited Gaza.
In 2009.
ALT Book cover: Palestine - Peace Not Apartheid. Jimmy Carter.
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We fight racism with solidarity.
❤️💪🏼❤️💪🏽❤️💪🏾❤️💪🏿❤️
Belfast Multi-Cultural Association: £60k raised after arson attack - @BBCNewsNI
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Sorry to see the ongoing targeting of Prof Colin Harvey & Queen's University Belfast.
Freedom of expression, including academic freedom, is precious. Reposting this from from the United Nations, March 2022: ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
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‘It's making me move from here to save my children.’
Mother of two from Bulgaria to leave Northern Ireland after attack on Ballymena home - @BBCNewsNI
Don’t forget, the racist attacks are all about protecting women and children. Aren't they..? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3e5…
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The genocide is being televised live.
Yet our governments arm the genocidaires - and arrest the protesters.
The IDF just killed journalists from Reuters, Al Jazeera, AP and NBC. When medical crews arrived to help, they too were struck, live on air. They were bombed from the air to silence coverage.
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Your overwhelming generosity has meant we have now passed the £30k barrier, so we've increased the target to £40,000.
The antidote to hate is love.❤️
The response to this appeal is a big bouquet of love to the volunteers at the Belfast Multi-Cultural Association. Thank you.🙏
Let's raise £10,000 to help get Belfast Multi-Cultural Association back to its vital work. Say no to racism!
Donate via this link on @justgiving and please RT. justgiving.com/crowdfunding/…
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So many have left our shores over the years in search of safety and a more secure life.
#LittleAmal in Newcastle, Co Down today reminds us of them and all the others who still seek sanctuary today. @walkwithamal
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ترفيه بلس
Protest is a human right.
Our right to protest is protected by the Human Rights Act.
Our right to protest is protected by international law.
Four people have been arrested during a pro-Palestine demonstration which took place as Hillary Clinton visited Belfast.
➡️belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Diane Abbott received 45% of all abusive tweets sent to female MPs in the run-up to the 2017 general election, Amnesty found. Black & Asian female MPs received 35% more abusive tweets than their white colleagues, even when Abbott was excluded from figures.
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Obituary: Peace activist and journalist Ciaran McKeown
As a civil rights activist, he fought for justice.
As a journalist, he documented our worst days.
As a peace campaigner, he worked for better ones.
As my father-in-law, I saw his endless love. RIP
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