New Lodge Six Massacre: 50th Anniversary
The 3rd – 4th February this year marks the 50th anniversary of the New Lodge Six Massacre by 1st Battalion Queen’s Regiment of the British Army.
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50th Anniversary: The Murder of Patrick McVeigh
The daughter of Patrick McVeigh, Patricia, writes about the murder of her father on the 50th anniversary, recounting the family’s campaign.
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Murder and Mayhem in May 1972
The daughter of Patrick McVeigh, Patricia, writes about the murder of her father on the 50th anniversary, recounting the family’s campaign.
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Northern Ireland’s Silent Defenders?
Who were the Silent Defenders? Secret British military archives name them although all may not be what seems to be.
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British Supreme Court Considers PSNI’s Lack of Independence
The British Supreme Court in London is considering whether the Police Service of Northern Ireland is “sufficiently independent to investigate and/or review investigations” into conflict-related killings in the North of Ireland. In a hugely significant case, the British Supreme Court will consider whether the Legacy Investigations Branch of the Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) is
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Mysterious Case of Ranger Hammond
In a world of smoke and mirrors, the case of Ranger Hammond is still hazy to this day. The British state kept it deliberately so, although new documents we publish here will help to set the record straight – especially for Ranger Hammond. After the damaging loss of its Four Square Laundry intelligence-gathering operation (never
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Secret British MoD Files Record MRF’s Failure to Protect Freds
Archive Release: Secret British Ministry of Defence files records the failure of the Military Reaction Force to protect its Freds. Secret British Ministry of Defence (MoD) files discovered by the charity, Paper Trail, document the British state’s failure to protect its own soldiers and agents (or “Freds”) in its covert, extra-legal military unit, the Military
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Police Failure To Investigate MRF Shootings
Paper Trail published proof from secret British archives that the MRF was guilty of a catalogue of murders and attempted murders of civilians in Belfast 1972. The report followed the failure of the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) Legacy Investigation Branch (LIB) to arrest or convict British Army soldiers in the killer gang, the
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Earliest Recorded MRF Shooting (Thus Far)
Paper Trail is releasing the earliest recorded shooting by Britain’s Military Reaction Force MRF. The MRF shooting is the earliest recorded that we have discovered – this, of course, does not mean that it was the first MRF shooting. It means that, at the moment, it is the earliest recorded shooting that researchers like ourselves
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Britain’s Military Reaction Force and Operation Everson
Paper Trail has linked Britain’s Military Reaction Force (MRF) to multiple murders and attempted murders of civilians in Belfast in 1972. Secret British military documents prove that the MRF was indeed guilty of a catalogue of murders and attempted murders of unarmed civilians – including teenagers – in Belfast between May and September 1972. The
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