Why is the U.S. Supporting Israel?
As we witness the barbaric bombing of Gaza by Israel, and as the deaths and…
Author Fra Hughes
Fra Hughes
Fra Hughes is an independent journalist, author and activist living in Belfast, writing on Ireland, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America.
Anger at Hillary Clinton’s Appointment at Queen’s University in Belfast
A protest organised by Lasair Dhearg, and involving representatives from People Before Profit and Academics…
What Next for Aghanistan?
So where do we go from here? Better still how do we even begin to…
Killing Kelly?
The strange death of Dr. David Kelly was explored in celluloid at the premiere of…
Northern Ireland: Poots Booted Out
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was founded by the Reverend Dr. Ian Paisley in 1971.…
Palestine: What happens when the violence ends?
Self-defence, blood lust, ethnic cleansing, disproportionate response, mowing the lawn, genocide, death from the sky.…
Al-Quds: the Red Line
Al-Quds (‘the holy sanctuary’), Jerusalem is the red line for the Palestinian people, the wider…