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Victims' Families Protest At New N.Ireland 'Troubles' Legacy Law

Critics of the law say it is about protecting British soldiers and paramilitaries (Credit: AFP)

Families of victims of Northern Ireland's "Troubles" protested in Belfast Wednesday against a new UK law that halts coroner's inquests into crimes from the era and grants immunity to past combatants.

A total of 36 inquests involving the deaths of 74 people during the Troubles will not go ahead after the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 came into force.

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