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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Northern Ireland journalists face attacks and death threats, says Amnesty report

A man walks past a mural of Lyra McKee
A mural of the murdered journalist Lyra McKee in Belfast. Photograph: David Young/PA

Journalists in Northern Ireland routinely face attacks and death threats from paramilitary and organised crime groups that act with impunity, according to Amnesty International.

Reporters have been physically assaulted and told they will be shot, stabbed, raped or blown up, making Northern Ireland the most dangerous place in the UK for journalism, a report said on Tuesday.

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