This May Day it is important to remember the vital role protest plays in a vibrant democracy
Individuals must be free to spontaneously assemble, express discontent and demand change
UN Human Rights Commission
Hundreds killed in Tanzania election protests, says UN
Opposition and activists have said security forces killed more than 1,000 people and are reportedly hiding bodies
Tanzania opposition party says 700 killed in election protests
Protests broke out after president’s key challengers were excluded from ballot
Mrs Robinson review: Ireland’s first female president deserves better than this often plodding film
Story of Mary Robinson is flattened out into a functional feel-good watch
At least 798 people killed while receiving aid in Gaza, UN says
Human rights office says killings were at aid points run by US and Israeli-backed foundation
Israel flouting international law with forced evacuations in Gaza, UN says
Israel is not taking measures to provide accommodation for the evacuees, nor ensuring the evacuations are conducted in satisfactory conditions, UN says
Iran executed more than 900 people in 2024, including dozens of women, says UN
Year-on-year rise in executions ‘deeply disturbing’, says UN human rights commissioner Volker Türk
How a €325m Irish factory became part of a geopolitical battle between US and China
Ireland needs to develop the ability to conduct national security assessments of proposed foreign investors, says security expert
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