Reconciliation and community-building: Grassroots faith leaders navigate a Northern Ireland in flux
PETER SMITH, of Associated Press, reports on how faith leaders are continuing the work of bringing separated communities together…
Northern Ireland amnesty law angers families who say they will be denied justice
London, UKReuters The British Government pushed ahead with plans to offer an amnesty to former soldiers and individuals involved in decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland as victims say the new law will deprive them of justice. Unresolved crimes from Northern Ireland’s three decades of confrontation between Irish nationalist militants, pro-British “loyalist” paramilitaries and […]
Northern Ireland police guilty of “collusive behaviour” in 1990s – ombudsman
Belfast, Northern IrelandReuters Police in Northern Ireland were guilty of “collusive behaviour” in relation to a series of murders and attempted murders by pro-British militants in the 1990s, the police ombudsman of the British region said in a report published on Tuesday. The police force, the Royal Ulster Constabulary – since replaced by the Police […]
Ireland calls for justice on 50th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’
Londonderry, Northern IrelandReuters Ireland on Sunday called on Britain to ensure justice for the families of 13 peaceful protesters shot dead by its soldiers on “Bloody Sunday” in 1972 as thousands marked the 50th anniversary of one of the defining days of the Northern Ireland conflict. The British Government in 2010 apologised for the “unjustified […]
British Army killed innocent civilians in Belfast in 1971 – inquiry
Belfast, Northern IrelandReuters British soldiers unjustifiably shot or used disproportionate force in the deaths of nine of the 10 innocent people killed in a 1971 incident in Belfast that sparked an upsurge of violence during Northern Ireland’s “Troubles”, a judge-led inquiry found. A Catholic priest and a mother of eight who served soldiers tea were […]
A “deep, dramatic scar”: As Brexit stirs tensions, Northern Irish clergy reprise peacekeeping roles
CHRISTINE LUBY, of Religion News Service, reports on how clergy are grappling with the rise of violence in Northern Ireland in recent weeks…
ESSAY: BLOODY SUNDAY – AS FORMER BRITISH SOLDIER FACES MURDER CHARGES, NORTHERN IRELAND IS STILL DIVIDED BY A LEGACY OF VIOLENCE
In an article first published on The Conversation, CONNAL PARR, of Northumbria University in Newcastle in the UK, looks how Northern Ireland is facing its past…