Journalist and author Kenizé Mourad talks to An Phoblacht about her experiences in documenting the plight of the Palestinians Free article

The relatives and friends of nationalists killed by the British state and unionist death squads gathered at Belfast City Hall on Thursday 8 December to remember them. The Ring of Truth picket, organised by the human rights pressure group An Fhirinne, saw the demonstrators, displaying photographs of the dead form a circle around Belfast City Hall. Free article

It has emerged that the man who drove away the UVF gang after they killed North Belfast woman Sharon McKenna was protected from arrest by his RUC Special Branch handlers. The 30-year-old Catholic was killed as she made dinner for an elderly Protestant friend at his home on the loyalist Shore Road. Free article

Saturday 10 December, International Human Rights Day, was used by Sinn Féin Chairs and Mayors across the Six Counties as a day of reflection to remember all those who have died as result of war and conflict. Free article

A Sinn Féin delegation handed in a petition of 12,000 signatures at Downing Street on Tuesday 13 December calling on British Prime Minister Tony Blair to stop savage cuts in the North's education budget. Free article

The Liam Mellowes commemorative weekend began on Saturday 10 December with a large attendance for a forum held in the Ashdown Park Hotel in Gorey, chaired by Christina McCauley. The panel included Sinn Féin Councillor John Dwyer, Fianna Fáil Town Councillor, Malcolm Byrne, Historian Ruan O'Donnell and Mick O'Reilly of the ATGWU. Free article

Jeremy Griffin's sudden and tragic death due to black ice has robbed us all of a great friend and comrade. Every minute of Jeremy's short life was filled with one activity or another. For such a quietly spoken man he sure got a lot done. Free article

The rest of the week's news. Free article