Archive for May 11th, 2012
Loyalist death threats follow Euro call-up for young Irishman
An Irish born soccer player from County Derry has received death threats in the wake of his selection to play for Ireland in the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship. James McClean was included in Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni’s squad announcement on Monday. [Read More]
British crown enforcers, MI5, suspected of masterminding “feud” killings
The families of two republicans brutally murdered five years ago in Belfast say they are alarmed at reports surfacing this week that indicate British intelligence may be protecting the killers. Eddie Burns was found shot dead at the Bog Meadows on March 12, 2007. A short [Read More]
Irish Republican Prisoners denied medical treatment in Maghaberry
Republican prisoners at Maghaberry are being denied all medical consultations following policy changes at the prison as reported from the prisoners’ support group. The Family and Friends of Republican Prisoners said that prison warders at the controversial county Antrim [Read More]
Palestinian hunger strikers escalate pressure on Israel
Hundreds of Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli jails said on Friday they would shun vitamin supplements and prison clinics in an escalation of their mass protest against detention conditions. “We swear we will not retreat. We are potential martyrs. Either we [Read More]
