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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Blue Lights is more than great TV. It might be the best chance Britons have of reckoning with the Troubles | Jonathan Freedland

A judge acquitted Soldier F of Bloody Sunday murder charges because prosecutors failed to prove individual culpability beyond reasonable doubt despite soldiers firing on unarmed civilians.
World news
fromPrx
1 week ago

The World

Colombia recalled its ambassador to the United States amid rising tensions over aid cuts and US military strikes.
UK politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Court finds former British soldier not guilty in Bloody Sunday murder trial

A former British soldier was acquitted of murder and attempted murder over the 1972 Bloody Sunday killings in Derry, prompting condemnation.
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fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
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Evidence from Bloody Sunday soldiers and civilians is contradictory, Soldier F murder trial told

fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
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Evidence from Bloody Sunday soldiers and civilians is contradictory, Soldier F murder trial told

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Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Bloody Sunday: trial of Soldier F can admit hearsay evidence, judge rules

Hearsay statements from fellow soldiers alleging Soldier F fired at civilians on Bloody Sunday will be admitted as evidence in the murder trial.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Soldiers disgraced British army in unjustified' use of force on Bloody Sunday, trial hears

Former paratrooper Soldier F is on trial for murders and attempted murders over the Parachute Regiment's Bloody Sunday shootings in Derry, 1972.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

British soldier faces trial over Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday killings

A former British paratrooper is on trial in Belfast for murder and attempted murder over the 1972 Bloody Sunday killings that shot 26 civilians.
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fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Long-awaited trial of veteran accused of Bloody Sunday murders to begin

Soldier F faces trial in Belfast for alleged murders of James Wray and William McKinney during Bloody Sunday, January 30, 1972.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

'David Trimble said it was a wonderful day... I was sure he meant Bloody Sunday': Mary McAleese on her changing feelings for unionist leader

A Sunday in January 1972 marked one of the blackest days of the Troubles. On the penultimate day of the month, thousands of civil rights demonstrators took to the streets of Derry. The protest had been banned by the Stormont government and there was a heavy presence of soldiers and ­police officers. After skirmishes between ­local youths and the British army - soldiers moved in to make arrests. Shortly ­afterwards, members of the Parachute Regiment began to open fire.
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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
120 years ago
History

Russian Revolution of 1905

The 1905 Russian Revolution exposed widespread discontent with Tsar Nicholas II and his autocratic rule, leading to calls for political reform.
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