Internet censorship

Facebook told to remove flag protest pages

The Facebook website has been ordered to take down two pages used by those involved in updating information about street protests in Northern Ireland.

BBC

22 January, 2013

The dispute over the flying of the union flag over Belfast City Hall is now in its seventh week.

Some of the protests have been followed by rioting in which more than 100 police officers have been injured.

The ruling at Belfast High Court was made after threats were made against a Catholic man on the website.

A judge also ruled that the man's picture and details about him should be prevented from appearing on any other web pages controlled by Facebook.

The pages, however, remain live on the site.

Facebook itself has said that it has not received a court order relating to the judgement which was made late on Friday night, however that is disputed by the man's solicitor.

Protests have been ongoing since Belfast City Council voted on 3 December to restrict the flying of the union flag to designated days only.

Union flag protests: 11 arrests made in Northern Ireland

Eleven people have been arrested during union flag protests across Northern Ireland on Monday evening.

BBC

22 January, 2013

Three of them - all males - were arrested in Londonderry's Waterside area.

They are being questioned about several offences including disorderly behaviour and obstructing a highway.

Six males and two females were arrested on suspicion of obstructing a highway following a protest on the Knock dual carriageway in east Belfast.

A number of roads were blocked for a time on Monday evening in Belfast, including parts of the Lisburn Road in the south of the city and the Albertbridge Road in the east.

Protests have been ongoing since Belfast City Council voted on 3 December to restrict the flying of the union flag to designated days only