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Black vests: Who are the gilets noirs and what do they want?

Black vests: Who are the gilets noirs and what do they want?

Paris, France - Following on from the success of France's gilets jaunes, or yellow vest movement, a new prote…

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A common enemy: Belfast unites in fighting coronavirus

A common enemy: Belfast unites in fighting coronavirus

Burdened by the Troubles and deprivation, Upper Springfield in nationalist west Belfast, including Ballymurph…

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Northern Ireland, policing the world

Northern Ireland, policing the world

"The number of Belfast accents in Iraq was overwhelming": As the PSNI turns 20, this article looks at how Nor…

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Freedom of movement across Border denied for large number of non-EU citizens

Freedom of movement across Border denied for large number of non-EU citizens

Aynaz Zarif, a charity worker in Derry, loves to hike with her husband. But if the Iranian-born couple ever w…

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Hidden cross-border pollution in Ireland and the United Kingdom

Hidden cross-border pollution in Ireland and the United Kingdom

As part of a cross-border project to investigate the poultry industry on the island of Ireland, the investiga…

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In Northern Ireland, Ukrainian refugees find themselves in limbo

In Northern Ireland, Ukrainian refugees find themselves in limbo

Refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine have found themselves in limbo in Northern Ireland, caught between differ…

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Belfast City Council warned of threats to HMOs a year before racist attacks

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By Luke Butterly Verified
| The Detail TV
Belfast City Council was warned of threats to those living in so-called “House in Multiple Occupation” (HMO) properties a year before the recent racist attacks, but kept its public register of HMOs online. The council’s list of HMOs has been linked by police to the anti-immigrant attacks. It is known that anti-immigration activists were circulating a so-called hit list of addresses from the HMO register for months.
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One in four arrested over 2024 Belfast race attacks have since been reported for domestic abuse

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By Luke Butterly Verified, Nic Murrary
| The Detail TV
Almost a quarter of those arrested for participating in the racist disorder in Belfast in August 2024 have since been reported to the police for domestic abuse. PSNI data released under Freedom of Information laws shows that 12 of the 49 people arrested (24.5%) were later reported for domestic abuse. The Detail previously revealed that almost half of those arrested in connection with the riots had been the subject of a domestic abuse report before their involvement in the disorder.
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PSNI made no child exploitation referrals after Ballymena riots despite internal concerns

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By Luke Butterly Verified
| The Detail TV
Ballymena riots: PSNI made no child exploitation referrals despite concerns The PSNI did not refer a single child arrested during the Ballymena riots into the government mechanism used to identify victims of child criminal exploitation, despite concerns that young people were groomed or coerced into violence. A third of those arrested following disorder in Ballymena and other towns last year were children, accounting for 33 out of 100 arrests.
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