Category: North of Ireland
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Soldier F absolved – no justice under British Imperialism!
53 years on from the Bloody Sunday massacre on defenceless marchers in Derry in 1972, the British state has shamelessly absolved itself of any guilt for the slaughter. Soldier F – who pulled the trigger against 5 on Bloody Sunday – has been acquitted by the Belfast Crown Court on Thursday last week. Despite the…
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Sectarian attacks in Oldpark: transition has failed, we need a revolution!
Several Catholic families have been forced to flee a mixed-housing estate in the Lower Oldpark area of North Belfast after renewed intimidation, violence and threats of petrol bombs. In nearby Manor Street, a migrant family was also attacked, their windows smashed and “locals only” daubed across their garage. This outrageous episode is but the latest…
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New issue of the Revolutionary Communist out: Ireland on the edge – tariffs, crisis and the coming storm
The sixth issue of the Revolutionary Communist is now out! Read the editorial of this issue below, and set up a physical or digital subscription now. Or meet us at one of our regular stalls to buy a copy directly from our comrades. Every subscription and paper bought will help us strengthen the revolutionary press,…
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Bloody Sunday: one soldier prosecuted – but still no justice
A shocking 53 years after the events of Bloody Sunday, the trial of “Soldier F” is finally due to begin next week. Below, we republish an article from 2019, written when the Public Prosecutor first announced the decision to bring Soldier F to trial.
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Casement Park: yet another insult against West Belfast
West Belfast has been promised a rebuilt Casement Park for decades. Yet to this day, not an inch of progress has been made. In fact, quite the opposite has happened. Abandoned and left to decay, Casement Park lies in ruins.
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The real terrorists are the British state
The rap trio Kneecap have once again found themselves centre stage in world media headlines for their uncompromising defence in speaking truth to the ongoing genocide of Palestinians at the hands of the murderous Israeli state, backed by their imperialist allies in the West.
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PSNI hypocrisy in Derry: UDA flags fly free, Palestine solidarity criminalised
Since British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and her crony pals in Westminster introduced legislation that categorised Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, there have been hundreds of arrests made across Britain and the North of Ireland.
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“Britannia waives the rules”: Labour, internments and the Legacy Act
In yet another brazen attempt to shield its imperialist crimes, the British government has announced its intention to ram through “primary legislation” aimed at blocking hundreds – including former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams – from seeking compensation for their illegal internment during the Troubles. This latest episode in the thorny saga of the Legacy…
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Ballymena: Unionist establishment reap what they sow
Far-right mobs have taken to the streets in race riots which have swept across Ballymena, targeting the homes of foreign families with arson attacks. The outrageous scenes of violence from loyalist thugs – almost certainly coordinated with the help of the UDA – are reminiscent of the pogroms which, in 1969, sparked the Troubles. The…
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Rotten to the core: the British state, child abuse, and the Kincora cover-up
A new book by Belfast-based investigative journalist Chris Moore casts a searing light over the sexual abuses of a ring of establishment paedophiles, and their scandalous, systematic cover-up orchestrated at the highest level of the British state.