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10/06/2013
NI Journalist Receives Death Threat
A female journalist in Northern Ireland has had a death threat issued against her by dissident republicans, according to the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).
According to the Guardian, the threat was issued after the unnamed journalist wrote a story accusing dissident group Óglaigh na hÉireann of harbouring alleged child abusers.
This latest threat harks back to the case of Martin O'Hagan, the Sunday World reporter who was shot dead in Lurgan in 2001.
The Loyalist Volunteer Force admitted responsibility, but no-one has ever been convicted.
Commenting on today's events, Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary said: "A free press is a hallmark of a democratic society and anyone making threats against journalists for carrying out their work attempts to undermine democracy as well as press freedom. Threats against journalists from any quarter must stop."
Barry McCall, NUJ president, said: "Threats such as these cannot be tolerated. Journalists in Northern Ireland have a proud record of refusing to be intimidated by such threats but they should not be subject to them in the first place."
Bob Miller, NEC member and Belfast branch chair added: "The naked threat of violence by paramilitaries, whatever their background, against members of this union is to be deplored. We ask those responsible for issuing threats against journalists working in Northern Ireland to withdraw them immediately and we call on their public representatives to issue a statement to that effect."
(IT/CD)
According to the Guardian, the threat was issued after the unnamed journalist wrote a story accusing dissident group Óglaigh na hÉireann of harbouring alleged child abusers.
This latest threat harks back to the case of Martin O'Hagan, the Sunday World reporter who was shot dead in Lurgan in 2001.
The Loyalist Volunteer Force admitted responsibility, but no-one has ever been convicted.
Commenting on today's events, Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary said: "A free press is a hallmark of a democratic society and anyone making threats against journalists for carrying out their work attempts to undermine democracy as well as press freedom. Threats against journalists from any quarter must stop."
Barry McCall, NUJ president, said: "Threats such as these cannot be tolerated. Journalists in Northern Ireland have a proud record of refusing to be intimidated by such threats but they should not be subject to them in the first place."
Bob Miller, NEC member and Belfast branch chair added: "The naked threat of violence by paramilitaries, whatever their background, against members of this union is to be deplored. We ask those responsible for issuing threats against journalists working in Northern Ireland to withdraw them immediately and we call on their public representatives to issue a statement to that effect."
(IT/CD)
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