No relief on the horizon for victims of cruel indefinite prison sentences
"I’m his only source of fight out here," Clara White tells me, “that’s how I can explain it, and sometimes...
This is exactly why barbaric indeterminate prison sentencing must go
This article includes a discussion of mental health distress and suicidal ideation During a House of Lords prison sentencing debate...
The DUP’s refusal to govern with Sinn Féin is just sectarian business as usual
It’s both official and historic. Sinn Féin, under the leadership of Mary Lou McDonald and deputy leader Michelle O'Neill, is...
Peace agreements can never honour victims while politicians do nothing
At the start of this month, victims' campaigners from the north of Ireland spoke to The Canary. They told us...
24 years since the Good Friday Agreement – it’s still failing to ‘honour’ victims of violence
The 30-year conflict in the north of Ireland (sometimes called ‘The Troubles’) officially came to an end with the signing...
A united Ireland is not as simple as Yes/No. St Patrick’s Day might be a good time to think about this.
17 March is St. Patrick's Day and Ireland’s national holiday. Most Irish people call it ‘Paddy's Day’. From my own...
Banning Russia from the World Cup lays bare the West’s hypocrisy on human rights
As Russia continues its onslaught against Ukraine, people in Russia are protesting and people in Ukraine are resisting. The latest UNHCR...
When trying to understand a war, the mainstream media cult of personality isn’t helpful
Russia continues its onslaught on Ukraine, the death toll rises, people flee the carnage, and opposition to war increases. And...
The National Portrait Gallery ending its relationship with BP is a victory for direct action
On 22 February, the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) announced its sponsorship with British Petroleum (BP) is at an end. The relationship...
The police are trying to withhold information on the death of a 14-year-old child
Content warning: This article mentions details of Noah Donohoe’s case that some readers may find distressing. On Friday 25 February,...
The UK’s amnesty proposal is an act of ‘political vandalism’, US Congress hears
On 15 February, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the US Congress held a hearing on accountability for human...
Britain’s dirty war in the north of Ireland went far beyond ‘collusive behaviours’
On 8 February 2022, the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, Marie Anderson, released yet another report into collusion between British...
Cost of living crisis demos are taking place across the UK this weekend
People’s Assembly (PA) groups are gathering in at least 25 locations across the UK on Saturday 12 February to protest...
The BBC fails to challenge the Tories yet again over the cost of living crisis
On Sunday 6 February, business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng appeared on the BBC's Sunday Morning. Predictably, he was asked about Johnson's...
As the Tories Americanise the NHS, we all need to be yelling ‘stop’
In John Pilger’s 2019 documentary The Dirty War on the NHS, campaigner Dr Bob Gill says: The NHS has been repurposed...
Despite claiming he lied, the DUP is still asking Boris Johnson for help
As I’ve argued before, there’s nothing that complicated about politics in the north of Ireland. Nor is there anything that...
This vulture capitalist property company is forcibly evicting long-standing tenants
“Homes for people - Not for profit” and “Vulture funds – Out now” came the chants at the street protest...
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