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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 official complaint with the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland over a police failure to investigate a pre...

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 ...

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 to undercut public trust in critical journalism and facts. The statistics are shocking. Nearly thre...

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 survey of 901 journalists from 125 countries found that female journalists across the world are under un...