Former RTÉ journalist Brendan O’Brien dies aged 82
O’Brien was a reporter with RTÉ from 1974 to 2002 and subsequently worked for Newstalk
Amnesty International
World leaders ‘too submissive’ over attacks on international law, says Amnesty International
Report by human rights group highlights Ireland’s failure to enact law banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements
The head of Michael D Higgins: John Coll on the making of a presidential bust
Sculpture of the ninth president now sits in Áras an Uachtaráin, alongside those of his predecessors
Iran arrests leading reformists as US ‘armada’ looms in Arabian Sea
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi sentenced to another seven years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years
Irish citizen detained in Russia since August after ‘anti-Russian’ messages found on phone
Daria Petrenko, who lives in Co Galway, has not spoken to her husband in months and is worried for his safety
Why does Iran’s regime fear its own people so profoundly that it kills thousands?
Whatever is to come next must be shaped by the democratic aspirations of Iranians, rather than foreign interventionism
Free speech in India faces ‘dangerous contraction’ amid rising intimidation
Watchdog documents killings of journalists, widespread censorship and regular civil liberties violations
Israeli parliament advances death penalty Bill backed by far-right security minister
Proposed law is aimed at deterring ‘Arab terrorism’, says Itamar Ben-Gvir
Tanzania’s Hassan declared landslide winner in election that triggered violent protests
Rights groups cite pattern of enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and extrajudicial killings ahead of the polls
Tanzania opposition party says 700 killed in election protests
Protests broke out after president’s key challengers were excluded from ballot
Concern after review finds police in NI tried to identify journalists’ sources
More than 20 attempts made by PSNI to identify journalists’ sources - report
Racism ‘out of control’ in Northern Ireland as hate crimes reach record levels
Amnesty International says 2024/25 has been a ‘year of hate and fear’ as number of incidents spiked significantly
Woman (74) arrested in Belfast for wearing Palestine Action T-shirt released
Expressing support for Palestine Action or being a member was recently made a criminal offence in UK
Occupied Territories Bill: Irish voters grow more cautious, poll shows
The Bill, which would ban trade in goods with the occupied Palestinian territories, is due before the Dáil in the autumn
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