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 official complaint with the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland over a police failure to investigate a previous threat to rape her newborn son. The outcome of that investigation is pending, the News Letter reported.
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 Facebook account.
In October 2019, Ms Devlin received a similar message in which the sender threatened to rape her newborn son.
It was signed with the name of neo-Nazi group Combat 18, which in the past has had links to loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland.
Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua confirmed for Saudi Arabia, says Eddie Hearn
Amnesty International expressed disgust again as Hearn said both men were happy to trust the Saudis with the blockbuster fight
13 May 2021 • 7:48pm
Hearn, right, said on Tuesday that the fight would take place this summer
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The clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury for the undisputed world heavyweight title will be held in an indoor stadium being built by the Saudi Arabian backers for the £200 million fight, the promoter Eddie Hearn revealed on Thursday.
Both parties are still agreeing final terms over the Aug 14 fight date, described by Hearn as “a done deal”. However, a source from Fury’s team indicated to
Derry woman elected to represent the Labour Party on a council in England
Mairead Healy says she is honoured to take up her new civic role in Romsey
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A Derry woman inspired by the events of Bloody Sunday to become involved in politics has been elected to represent the Labour Party on an English council.
Mairead Healy, who is originally from Meenan Park in the Bogside area, was successful in last Thursday s council election in Romsey, a town with a population of around 20,000 people which is located seven miles from Southampton in the south of England.
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