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Amnesty International Warns Of Press Freedom Threat in Northern Ireland Amnesty International has warned of a grave threat to press freedom in Northern Ireland through intimidation of journalists, after a reporter was sent a threat to rape her young child. Patricia Devlin, who works for the Sunday World, has previously received multiple death threats and other threats of violence, has been sent via Facebook this Friday a new threat to rape her young child. Last year, Ms Devlin lodged an officia...

Amnesty International says latest threat to child of journalist Patricia Devlin totally abhorrent Journalist Patricia Devlin. Picture by Mal McCann Patrick Corrigan from Amnesty International AMNESTY International has described another threat made to the child of journalist Patricia Devlin as "totally abhorrent". The Sunday World reporter received a message on Friday which said: "Your baby will suffer very soon from rape very nice". The threat was sent via her personal Faceb...

The Guardian view on online abuse of female journalists: a problem for all Editorial © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Bullit Marquez/AP A new report by the UN’s cultural agency, Unesco, makes horrifying reading. A global survey of 901 journalists from 125 countries found that female journalists across the world are under unprecedented levels of attack. The intent, says the UN, is to belittle, humiliate, shame, induce fear and ultimately discredit female reporters; and...

The UN’s warning about a tide of misogynistic hate needs urgent attention ‘At one point, journalist Maria Ressa, was receiving 90 hate messages an hour on Facebook alone.’ Photograph: Bullit Marquez/AP ‘At one point, journalist Maria Ressa, was receiving 90 hate messages an hour on Facebook alone.’ Photograph: Bullit Marquez/AP Sun 9 May 2021 13.25 EDT Last modified on Mon 10 May 2021 07.44 EDT A new report by the UN’s cultural agency, Unesco, makes horrifying reading. A global surv...

© Getty Images Violent demonstrations erupted for the fourth night in Northern Ireland’s capital of Belfast on Wednesday amid conflicts on post-Brexit trade rules and tensions between opposing parties in the Protestant-Catholic power-sharing government.  The Associated Press reported that young protesters set a hijacked bus on fire and launched gasoline bombs at police, with objects also flying across a concrete “peace wall” separating Protestant and Catholic neighborhoods.  Video shar...

593 Shares Scary scenes. The Northern Ireland executive will meet on Thursday morning to discuss the ongoing unrest in the region after a sixth night of violence and unrest saw police attacked and a bus hijacked and set on fire in Belfast. Advertisement Along with the bus being attacked and set on fire, there were clashes between loyalists and nationalists at the peace line street that links the Shankill Road and the Springfield Road, while a press photographer was also assaulted. Northern Irel...

Loyalists petrol-bomb Belfast bus as violence continues in NI Loyalists petrol-bomb Belfast bus as violence continues in NI Loyalist violence has been ongoing in Northern Ireland over the past six days with 41 police officers injured across the region. Facebook Comments Loyalist rioters petrol-bombed and hijacked a double-decker bus in Belfast as violence continued in Northern Ireland. The loyalist youths also launched violent attacks on the PSNI and assaulted a Belfast Telegraph photo...

A bus was set on fire amid tension and violent clashes in Northern Ireland over post-Brexit trade rules INSIDER 4 hrs ago kmclaughlin@businessinsider.com (Kelly McLaughlin) © REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff Police vehicles are seen behind a hijacked bus burns on the Shankill Road as protests continue in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff A bus and several cars were set on fire during violent clashes in Belfast on Wednesday. There are ongoing clashes ...

  Share Source: AP Photo/Peter Morrison Northern Ireland has seen a dramatic spike in sectarian violence over the last week culminating on Wednesday night with eight officers being injured and the burning of a local bus. Belfast tonight. Why are the media are silent? ?? ?????pic.twitter.com/XZKofrvLv7— The Churchill Project (@WinstonCProject) April 7, 2021 Centered in the northern city of Belfast, Wednesday marks the sixth consecutive day of renewed conflict between the pro-UK, majority Pro...