Mary Áine Connolly

Justice Minister urges everyone to ‘do more’ following racist attacks on NI homes Northern Ireland’s Justice Minister has urged others to “do more” in the aftermath of a spate of racially motivated attacks on homes.

After 13 months of race riots and serious hate crimes, the Justice Minister has come to the conclusion that “something must be done”. She’s not sure what. But she thinks it’s all of our jobs. Maybe hers, hard to tell. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

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It’s wedding season 🎉 and yes that’s the euros playing in the back

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"There is no excuse for what’s happening in Gaza. This tragedy must end now, immediately and decisively. Every political hesitation, every attempt at justification of the horrors being committed under international watch, will forever be judged as a collective failure to preserve humanity in war.”

Gaza | The scale of human suffering and the stripping of human dignity have long exceeded every acceptable standard, both legal and moral.

This tragedy must end now.

Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President: ms.spr.ly/63327sGyPt

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Misogyny is an epidemic fuelled by social media, Amy Hunt tells BBC in first interview People “should be very concerned” about sexist, hateful content on social media and “every single one of us” needs to do something about it, she says.

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In this blog, Myriade: Photographing Trans Resistance and Intimacy unfolds as a powerful portrait series that captures the quiet strength, intimacy, and beauty of trans and queer lives.

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Why people are rioting in Northern Ireland: 'It’s odious racism' Migrants and their property have been targetted across Northern Ireland by rioters following the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl in the town of Ballymena.

"It's not really about the girl, it's not really about abuse. It's not really about a sense of what the victims are going through, that is a pretext."

Why anti-migrant riots in Northern Ireland are the result of online radicalisation and racism

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Northern Ireland riots latest: Police chief says disorder in Northern Ireland is ‘absolutely race-motivated’ Police say 41 officers have been injured and 13 people have been arrested after three nights of rioting across several towns.

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Northern Ireland riots latest: Police chief says disorder in Northern Ireland is ‘absolutely race-motivated’

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First, Israel cut Gaza’s last internet cable—blacking out 2.3 million people.

Then it bombed Iran with no UN approval, no imminent threat.

As eyes shift to Iran, Israel will escalate its ethnic cleansing in Gaza—and create more regional instability.

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