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I'm the Northern Ireland Programme Director and Head of Nations & Regions at Amnesty International UK.

You'll find me on twitter: @PatrickCorrigan as well as Amnesty Northern Ireland: @AmnestyNI

Latest post
May 31 2025 8:03PM
Defending the right to protest - against genocide in Gaza

Speech by Patrick Corrigan of Amnesty International, at a protest in Belfast against the genocide in Gaza being perpetrated by Israel. The protest, outside Barclays Bank, was organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity, 31 May 2025.

About me

Shao Jiang, a former prisoner of conscience for his active role in the 1989 pro-democracy movement, is a committed activist-scholar, who lives and works in exile in London. The academic interests focus on politics and media, social movement, democratisation, feminism, law in PRC and Hong Kong, autonomy & sovereignty & self-determination, international Human Rights mechanisms, comparative studies on development models and political institutions, theory and practice of Civil Society. Publications include Citizen Publications in China before the Internet (Palgrave, 2015).

Latest post
May 30 2025 7:37AM
London Vigil to Mark Tiananmen Massacre 36 Years On

A candlelight vigil will be held opposite the PRC Embassy in London to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1989 pro-democracy movement and commemorate victims of the Tiananmen Massacre. Time: Wednesday 4 June 2025, 8-10pm Venue: Chinese...

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May 20 2025 3:09PM
Building Power and Making Change: Community strategies and tools

This blog post outlines how the platform and community strategy work together to guide people from discovery of our community to becoming activists within it.

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Community Organiser (Networks and Coordinators)

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May 19 2025 3:07PM
If I Could Be Reborn: The Dream of Flight and Freedom

Until every Afghan woman and girl can spread her wings and fly, our country will never truly know peace.

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May 12 2025 12:00AM
Locked in: an ode to this year's dedicated Scotland student activists

This blog originally featured in the Amnesty Scotland newsletter for activists. A reflection on the actions and ambitions of Scottish student activists by Omar Saleh, Student Action Network Committee Chair/Scotland Rep 2024-25 Student...