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Good to see the return of #CultureNight to Belfast last night. It needs more events taking place on the streets but there was a lovely atmosphere

Good to see the return of #CultureNight to Belfast last night. It needs more events taking place on the streets but there was a lovely atmosphere
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Video sparks outrage after Alex O’Keefe, award-winning Black screenwriter of ‘The Bear,’ is pulled from a train and arrested after a white woman objects to his presence just seating. He was interrogated and then released. 😳

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Great article in how a woman, who got a PhD, dealt with the firestorm of social media hate, after she posted a tweet - open.substack.com/pub/socialwarm… -

Great article in how a woman, who got a PhD, dealt with the firestorm of social media hate, after she posted a tweet - open.substack.com/pub/socialwarm… -
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George Galloway and his wife Gayatri appeared at a press conference today in Belfast in the offices of KRW Law Human Rights to condemn their detention at Gatwick Airport on Saturday, September 27 - George Galloway

George Galloway and his wife Gayatri appeared at a press conference today in Belfast in the offices of <a href="/KRWLaw/">KRW Law Human Rights</a> to condemn their detention at Gatwick Airport on Saturday, September 27 - <a href="/georgegalloway/">George Galloway</a>
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🚨BREAKING: George Galloway and his wife Gayatri describe “nightmarish” detention by UK Counter-Terrorism officers. 🎥Chief Reporter James speaking to Workers Party of Britain Leader George Galloway. He and his wife Gayatri Galloway were detained for four and five hours

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📢Thu 9th Oct public meeting with NUJ Belfast & District Branch on the Safety & Surviellance of Journalists. What does the McCullough Review mean for journalism and wider society? How does state surveillance impact on those seeking to hold power to account? NIC ICTU Allison Morris Kevin Cooper

📢Thu 9th Oct public meeting with <a href="/NUJBelfast/">NUJ Belfast & District Branch</a> on the Safety &amp; Surviellance of Journalists. What does the McCullough Review mean for journalism and wider society? How does state surveillance impact on those seeking to hold power to account?  <a href="/NIC_ICTU/">NIC ICTU</a> <a href="/AllisonMorris1/">Allison Morris</a> <a href="/photolinepic/">Kevin Cooper</a>
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Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals. Tory peer Lady Michelle Mone - who today rightly (& wonderfully) lost her legal case - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’. What,

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.

Tory peer <a href="/MichelleMone/">Lady Michelle Mone</a> - who today rightly (&amp; wonderfully) lost her legal case - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.

What,
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First words from Tadhg Hickey as he returns home to Ireland after being kidnapped and illegally detained by the occupying forces. We pray for the release of all Palestinian Men, Women and Children being illegally detained.

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Meeting in Belfast tonight about PSNI surveillance of journalists heard calls for politicians on the Policing Board to demand that a Section 60 inquiry be set up in the wake of the McCullough Review - Allison Morris Mandy McAuley The Detail

Meeting in Belfast tonight about PSNI surveillance of journalists heard calls for politicians on the Policing Board to demand that a Section 60 inquiry be set up in the wake of the McCullough Review - <a href="/AllisonMorris1/">Allison Morris</a> <a href="/mandy_mcauley/">Mandy McAuley</a> <a href="/TheDetailTV/">The Detail</a>
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I watched the first part of this two-part excellent documentary on RTE last night about an epic hunt to bring one of Ireland’s most notorious fugitives to justice - about.rte.ie/2025/01/06/new… - Trevor Birney

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Housing rights group CATU Belfast are organising a haunted house event next Saturday (October 25) at 1A Lawrence Street Workshops (South Belfast) from 3pm to 7pm. It’s a fundraiser with a donation of £5 but it's pay what you can.

Housing rights group <a href="/catubelfast/">CATU Belfast</a> are organising a haunted house event next Saturday (October 25) at 1A Lawrence Street Workshops (South Belfast) from 3pm to 7pm. It’s a fundraiser with a donation of £5 but it's pay what you can.
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Really sorry to hear about the death of Ed Moloney. A great investigative journalist and writer. RIP - thebrokenelbow.com/2025/10/19/ed-…