Northern Ireland journalists face attacks and death threats, says Amnesty report

Paramilitaries and organised crime gangs make it UK's most dangerous place to be a reporter, rights group says

Journalists in Northern Ireland routinely face attacks and death threats from paramilitary and organised crime groups that act with impunity, according to Amnesty International.

Reporters have been physically assaulted and told they will be shot, stabbed, raped or blown up, making Northern Ireland the most dangerous place in the UK for journalism, a report said on Tuesday.