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This GBA emulator runs in a browser and lets you pick up your save from any device You can get an emulator running on just about any device at this point, and while ROM files and save back-ups are more or less standardised across various emulators, the cloud conveniences of modern tech haven’t entirely infiltrated the world of emulation. Now, Afterplay.io aims to change that by letting you keep a cross-platform library of ROMs accessible in any browser across any device. Afterplay.io is a bro...

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...

Northern Editor The Government has reacted with dismay to reports that the UK authorities are to ban prosecutions of former British soldiers who served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. The Daily Telegraph and Times newspapers are reporting that the move is to be announced in the Queens speech next week. It is claimed the legislation would introduce a statute of limitations so there would be no prosecutions for any alleged crimes committed before the signing of the Good Friday Agreement ...

Major blaze on Mourne Mountains probably deliberate  Firefighters tackle a large gorse fire in the Slieve Donard. Picture by Conor Kinahan/Pacemaker Press.. 26 April, 2021 08:34  Photo taken with permission from the Twitter feed of @PatrickCorrigan showing a huge gorse fire spreading across the Mourne Mountains in Co Down. The fire in the Slieve Donard area has been ongoing since the early hours of Friday morning, with up to 60 firefighters and 12 appliances bat...

The call came from Jon McCourt, who is among survivors of historical institutional abuse. Applications for compensation for historical institutional abuse only opened last year, four years after a public inquiry into the matter concluded in 2016. A research report on mother and baby homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland found many former residents suffered degrading treatment (Liam McBurney/PA) Fiona Ryan, commissioner for survivors of institutional childhood abuse, warned a Stormon...

DUP responds to criticism over proposed amendment to NI Assembly motion on gay conversion therapy Their amendment removes the words, "it is fundamentally wrong to view our LGBTQ community as requiring a fix or cure" The Assembly is to debate a motion calling for a ban on so-called gay conversion therapy Want the biggest politics stories sent to you every week? Simply sign up here and well do the restInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will ...

A Belfast Telegraph photographer has been set upon by two males while covering scenes of public disorder in an interface area in west Belfast. Kevin Scott was jumped from behind by the perpetrators while covering public disorder at Cupar Way on Wednesday around 6pm. The incident, which took place as crowds gathered at Lanark Way, has been condemned by Amnesty International NI. A bus was hijacked and set alight, while earlier tyres and bins were been set on fire near interface gates. The PSNI ap...

Patrick Yu "The fact that almost a third of the population describe themselves as racially prejudiced, almost half of young people have witnessed racist bullying in schools, and that these figures are rising not falling, suggests Stormonts racial equality strategy is failing," he said. Geraldine McGahey, Chief Commissioner at the Equality Commission, welcomed the report but added: "It is a concern that almost one in three people reported that they were prejudiced against people from minority et...

The Facts: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle recently made accusations of racism within the Royal Family, but the accusations and investigations of pedophilia and child trafficking continue to go ignored. Reflect On: Why is there such a miniscule amount of attention given to "elite" level child trafficking by mainstream media networks? Before you begin... Take a moment and breathe. Place your hand over your chest area, near your heart. Breathe slowly into the area for about a minute, focusing on a...