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In many cases, a single, shocking crime allegedly involving a foreign-born suspect was quickly reframed into a broader indictment of minorities.
Violence continued in Belfast after a man from Sudan was charged with attempted murder following a knife attack.
Families fled burning homes as violence flared in the city.
Calls for calm as tensions rise are often a case of too little, too late.
From Belfast’s streets to the end of the world, Oona Doherty and Florentina Holzinger delivered some of the most arresting dance works in this year’s program.
By systematically tracking changes in murals over time, we have gained profound insights into the dynamics of peace and conflict.
Belfast’s peacewalls are psychological reminders of the sectarian divisions that have long existed in the city.
Belfast needs to rid its infrastructure of lead water pipes and raise public awareness of the serious health issues caused by excess levels of lead in the water.
If the UK government is serious about levelling up the country, granting its second-tier cities more political and financial independence would be a good place to start.
Brexit is only the latest episode of cynicism and scaremongering at the top of unionism
Queues at borders, suspended deliveries, empty shelves: the EU-UK Trade Cooperatiion Agreement is not quite what it seemed in the brochure.
Decades after the Good Friday Agreement, urban space in Belfast is still divided.
Urgent intervention is needed to secure H&W – and other strategic UK industrial assets – before key skills and capacity are irretrievably lost.
In a society where the past looms large, particularly around the issue of violent displacement, presenting an image of ‘sanctuary’ for those fleeing war is disingenuous.
The fault lines between highly segregated neighbourhoods have been linked to higher crime rates and mental health issues.
Political disagreements are hampering those still looking for justice.
It’s the first time the ‘Green and White Army’ and the ‘Boys in Green’ have competed together in a football tournament – and it’s actually going rather well.
The home secretary has announced that the threat of terrorism related to Northern Ireland is now highly likely in Britain.
Many antropologists believe that conflict drove the evolution of altruism in humans. But research shows that quite the opposite is true.
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