Peter Kearney, Author at The Canary

Peter Kearney

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Produced newspaper and radio pieces on community and national media since 2011 on refugees, religion and politics in Ireland, Lebanon and Palestine. Made 4-part 28-minute radio documentary called, ‘Understanding Irish Muslims’. Manages a blog http://baldpolitiks.com

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Internment in Northern Ireland ended over 40 years ago. But people are claiming it’s still happening today.

The Anti-Internment League (AIL) accused the British and Irish governments of 'human rights abuses' at a rally in Belfast on 11 August. Speaking at the AIL rally, Dee Fennell claimed authorities in Northern Ireland are interning Irish republicans by remand, revocation of licence and "miscarriage of justice". Many Duffy, from the...

The UK government is denying justice by covering up the murder of a human rights lawyer

A decision by the UK government to withhold documents relevant to the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane is denying his family justice. The documents contain information on Brian Nelson, a British army agent in the loyalist Ulster Defence Association (UDA). Pat Finucane Pat Finucane was a human rights lawyer from Belfast who...

Here's what the UK media isn't telling you about the violent riots in Derry

The Fountain estate in a loyalist enclave in Derry city has recently been under petrol bomb attack by republican youths from the nearby Bogside. The media reports that the so-called ‘New IRA’ is behind it. But there’s something most of the media aren't telling you. Left behind While the media highlights condemnation of the...

A human rights group hits out at the BBC for an ‘appalling' interview on a British army killing

Northern Ireland human rights group the Pat Finucane Centre (PFC) has hit out at the BBC. The controversy surrounds comments made by documentary filmmaker Peter Taylor during an interview on 6 July. The PFC is demanding an apology because Taylor questioned whether the victim of a British army killing in 1974, 27 year old John Pat...

Hillary Clinton hits peak hypocrisy in a speech about Trump's caged children

US President Donald Trump has reportedly ended his inhumane policy of separating children from their parents at the US-Mexico border. He axed the policy after a huge public outcry over his decision to separate families attempting to enter the US while their cases went through the immigration system. Hillary Clinton spoke about the...

Theresa May’s deal with the DUP is under pressure as Sinn Féin changes its stance on abortion

At its Ard Fheis (party conference) on 16 June, Sinn Féin delegates voted to allow abortion in Northern Ireland for a “limited gestational period". This puts the party in line with proposed abortion law in the Republic of Ireland, but opposed to its potential power-sharing partners in the pro-life DUP. Theresa May’s deal with the...

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An innocent man was shot in the back and a Conservative MP wants to protect his killers

On 15 June 1974, the British army shot and killed John Pat Cunningham. On 15 June 2018, 44 years later, millionaire Tory MP Richard Benyon called for the protection of Cunningham’s killers through a proposed bill to create a staute of limitations for the armed...

The DUP claims its 'British identity is being eroded' over a bonfire permit

The Mid Ulster District Council has announced plans to undertake a consultation process to regulate bonfires on council property. The process has met with an angry response from local unionists and threats to the council. Written threat Some weeks after the consultation was announced following a vote on 22 March, posters appearing to...

Academics slam the 'peace' role a controversial ex-DUP leader just landed

Former MP and DUP leader Peter Robinson gave his first lecture as an Honorary Professor in peace studies at Queens University Belfast on 7 June. His appointment has been met with "deep concern and profound regret" by 37 academics. But the academics don't appear to mention a major part of his sinister past in their criticism. Objection...

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An MP from Theresa May’s coalition owes us all an apology for the luxury holidays he took from a foreign government