Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC
@caoilfhionn.bsky.social
Human rights lawyer.
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Opinion - When journalists are murdered around the world, our governments must not dither and dodge: On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we must call for an end to the international culture of indifference
When journalists are murdered around the world, our governments must not dither and dodge
On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we must call for an end to the international culture of indifference
www.theglobeandmail.com
I wrote in @theglobeandmail.com for Int’l Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes Against Journalists.
We need more than empty words from govts who claim to value journalists’ lives. They must take real steps to hold other states to account when they fail.
To end impunity, we must tackle indifference too.
We need more than empty words from govts who claim to value journalists’ lives. They must take real steps to hold other states to account when they fail.
To end impunity, we must tackle indifference too.
This is good to hear: @theglobeandmail.com reports that Jimmy Lai's plight raised by @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social at the G7 Foreign Ministers' Summit, and all agreed to work together to secure his release.
An important show of solidarity by the G7 at a critical time in Mr Lai's case.
#FreeJimmyLai
An important show of solidarity by the G7 at a critical time in Mr Lai's case.
#FreeJimmyLai
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is good to hear: @theglobeandmail.com reports that Jimmy Lai's plight raised by @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social at the G7 Foreign Ministers' Summit, and all agreed to work together to secure his release.
An important show of solidarity by the G7 at a critical time in Mr Lai's case.
#FreeJimmyLai
An important show of solidarity by the G7 at a critical time in Mr Lai's case.
#FreeJimmyLai
Today, my co-counsel in @mariaressa.bsky.social's case, Amal Clooney, met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Amal & George Clooney are in the Philippines for @rappler.bsky.social's Social Good Summit this weekend.
Background:
www.rappler.com/philippines/...
Amal & George Clooney are in the Philippines for @rappler.bsky.social's Social Good Summit this weekend.
Background:
www.rappler.com/philippines/...
Amal, George Clooney raise press freedom in meeting with Philippines’ Marcos
'I am hopeful that cases against journalists in the Philippines will be resolved in line with the right to free speech enshrined in the constitution and treaties that it has ratified,' says Amal Cloon...
www.rappler.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Today, my co-counsel in @mariaressa.bsky.social's case, Amal Clooney, met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Amal & George Clooney are in the Philippines for @rappler.bsky.social's Social Good Summit this weekend.
Background:
www.rappler.com/philippines/...
Amal & George Clooney are in the Philippines for @rappler.bsky.social's Social Good Summit this weekend.
Background:
www.rappler.com/philippines/...
Writing in @thenation.com December issue, @liamjscott.bsky.social writes about our work to #FreeJimmyLai.
A renowned publisher, pro-democracy advocate, a husband, a father, a grandfather. As he turns 78, the race is on to free him and save his life.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A renowned publisher, pro-democracy advocate, a husband, a father, a grandfather. As he turns 78, the race is on to free him and save his life.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
The Campaign to Free Jimmy Lai
How a globe-trotting attorney is trying to win the release of the famed Hong Kong publisher.
www.thenation.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Writing in @thenation.com December issue, @liamjscott.bsky.social writes about our work to #FreeJimmyLai.
A renowned publisher, pro-democracy advocate, a husband, a father, a grandfather. As he turns 78, the race is on to free him and save his life.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A renowned publisher, pro-democracy advocate, a husband, a father, a grandfather. As he turns 78, the race is on to free him and save his life.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, human rights lawyer and Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, highlighting the need for greater investment in #childprotection services. Highlighting the understaffing of child protection services in Ireland with many more social workers required.
October 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, human rights lawyer and Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, highlighting the need for greater investment in #childprotection services. Highlighting the understaffing of child protection services in Ireland with many more social workers required.
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🟥 Georgia’s unlawfully imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaglobeli has been named laureate of the 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, shared with Andrzej Poczobut of #Belarus.
🔴“Imprisoned Journalists Fighting for Your Freedom and Ours"
#RepressionInGeorgia
🔴“Imprisoned Journalists Fighting for Your Freedom and Ours"
#RepressionInGeorgia
October 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🟥 Georgia’s unlawfully imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaglobeli has been named laureate of the 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, shared with Andrzej Poczobut of #Belarus.
🔴“Imprisoned Journalists Fighting for Your Freedom and Ours"
#RepressionInGeorgia
🔴“Imprisoned Journalists Fighting for Your Freedom and Ours"
#RepressionInGeorgia
Today the European Parliament announced the winners of the Sakharov Prize: two brave, brilliant journalists in jail for their work- my client, Mzia Amaglobeli (Georgia) & Andrzej Poczobut (Belarus).
Congratulations to Mzia & Andrzej.
Now to #FreeMzia #FreeAndrzej
🇬🇪 🇧🇾 @netgazeti.org
My response:
Congratulations to Mzia & Andrzej.
Now to #FreeMzia #FreeAndrzej
🇬🇪 🇧🇾 @netgazeti.org
My response:
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Today the European Parliament announced the winners of the Sakharov Prize: two brave, brilliant journalists in jail for their work- my client, Mzia Amaglobeli (Georgia) & Andrzej Poczobut (Belarus).
Congratulations to Mzia & Andrzej.
Now to #FreeMzia #FreeAndrzej
🇬🇪 🇧🇾 @netgazeti.org
My response:
Congratulations to Mzia & Andrzej.
Now to #FreeMzia #FreeAndrzej
🇬🇪 🇧🇾 @netgazeti.org
My response:
Today we are in the European Parliament to discuss the urgent case of my client, #MziaAmaglobeli, & the crackdown on media & the pro-democracy movement in #Georgia.
Thank you to all the MEPs who are supporting Mzia, her colleagues, the Georgian people, & who are calling for action now to #FreeMzia.
Thank you to all the MEPs who are supporting Mzia, her colleagues, the Georgian people, & who are calling for action now to #FreeMzia.
October 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Today we are in the European Parliament to discuss the urgent case of my client, #MziaAmaglobeli, & the crackdown on media & the pro-democracy movement in #Georgia.
Thank you to all the MEPs who are supporting Mzia, her colleagues, the Georgian people, & who are calling for action now to #FreeMzia.
Thank you to all the MEPs who are supporting Mzia, her colleagues, the Georgian people, & who are calling for action now to #FreeMzia.
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Caollfhionn Gallagher KC remembers the superlative debating skill of the late Conor Gearty.
He urged us to put ourselves in our opponents shoes and argue “‘That America needs Trump’; ‘Brexit is the right approach for Britain...’"
He urged us to put ourselves in our opponents shoes and argue “‘That America needs Trump’; ‘Brexit is the right approach for Britain...’"
The political prisoners club, and remembering Conor Gearty
My work takes me across the world, and I am always amazed at how those who have suffered such trauma spend time helping others
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Caollfhionn Gallagher KC remembers the superlative debating skill of the late Conor Gearty.
He urged us to put ourselves in our opponents shoes and argue “‘That America needs Trump’; ‘Brexit is the right approach for Britain...’"
He urged us to put ourselves in our opponents shoes and argue “‘That America needs Trump’; ‘Brexit is the right approach for Britain...’"
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Caollfhionn Gallagher KC reflects on the legacy of her friend Conor Gearty, who recently passed away...
He “won every debating competition in sight... Debate breaks down certainty, forcing you to enter the mind of the holder of an opposing point of view.”
He “won every debating competition in sight... Debate breaks down certainty, forcing you to enter the mind of the holder of an opposing point of view.”
The political prisoners club, and remembering Conor Gearty
My work takes me across the world, and I am always amazed at how those who have suffered such trauma spend time helping others
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Caollfhionn Gallagher KC reflects on the legacy of her friend Conor Gearty, who recently passed away...
He “won every debating competition in sight... Debate breaks down certainty, forcing you to enter the mind of the holder of an opposing point of view.”
He “won every debating competition in sight... Debate breaks down certainty, forcing you to enter the mind of the holder of an opposing point of view.”
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Prospect’s latest issue hits newsstands today! Here’s a preview of what you’ll find inside... 🧵
Our cover story is by Israeli genocide scholar Omer Bartov, who argues that Netanyahu’s onslaught against Gaza has been genocidal—but Israelis refuse to see it:
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
Our cover story is by Israeli genocide scholar Omer Bartov, who argues that Netanyahu’s onslaught against Gaza has been genocidal—but Israelis refuse to see it:
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
October 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Prospect’s latest issue hits newsstands today! Here’s a preview of what you’ll find inside... 🧵
Our cover story is by Israeli genocide scholar Omer Bartov, who argues that Netanyahu’s onslaught against Gaza has been genocidal—but Israelis refuse to see it:
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
Our cover story is by Israeli genocide scholar Omer Bartov, who argues that Netanyahu’s onslaught against Gaza has been genocidal—but Israelis refuse to see it:
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
I've written for the latest @prospectmagazine.co.uk about some of the most inspiring people I know.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/hu...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/hu...
The political prisoners club, and remembering Conor Gearty
My work takes me across the world, and I am always amazed at how those who have suffered such trauma spend time helping others
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I've written for the latest @prospectmagazine.co.uk about some of the most inspiring people I know.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/hu...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/hu...
USA, 2025.
I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America
October 6, 2025 at 3:39 AM
USA, 2025.
At the Clooney Foundation for Justice #Albies awards one of the winners, my client, #JoseRubenZamora, could not be there as he is unjustly imprisoned in Guatemala. His son @josecarloszamora.bsky.social brought an empty chair on stage for his dad, & he spoke so powerfully.
#FreeZamora
#ZamoraLibre
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#FreeZamora
#ZamoraLibre
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October 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
At the Clooney Foundation for Justice #Albies awards one of the winners, my client, #JoseRubenZamora, could not be there as he is unjustly imprisoned in Guatemala. His son @josecarloszamora.bsky.social brought an empty chair on stage for his dad, & he spoke so powerfully.
#FreeZamora
#ZamoraLibre
1/
#FreeZamora
#ZamoraLibre
1/
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Today, the Press Freedom Center was proud to announce three new members of our Advisory Board: @caoilfhionn.bsky.social, Sam Feist, and Paul Beckett.
Read the full advisory at the link:
www.press.org/newsroom/pre...
Read the full advisory at the link:
www.press.org/newsroom/pre...
Press Freedom Center at National Press Club Announces New Additions to Advisory Board
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 – In a critical moment for press freedom around the world, the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club today announced the addition of three new members to its Advisory Boar...
www.press.org
October 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Today, the Press Freedom Center was proud to announce three new members of our Advisory Board: @caoilfhionn.bsky.social, Sam Feist, and Paul Beckett.
Read the full advisory at the link:
www.press.org/newsroom/pre...
Read the full advisory at the link:
www.press.org/newsroom/pre...
Thank you to @rezaian.bsky.social & Bill McCarren for having faith in me, & appointing me to the Advisory Board of the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, at this critical moment for press freedom globally.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
#JournalismIsNotACrime
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
Press Freedom Center at National Press Club Announces New Additions to Advisory Board
/PRNewswire/ -- In a critical moment for press freedom around the world, the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club today announced the addition of...
www.prnewswire.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Thank you to @rezaian.bsky.social & Bill McCarren for having faith in me, & appointing me to the Advisory Board of the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, at this critical moment for press freedom globally.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
#JournalismIsNotACrime
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
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“Many people in the US no longer feel that it is a place of sanctuary.”
At Truth Tellers, Human Rights Lawyer @caoilfhionn.bsky.social spoke about the new uncertainty many journalists now face in the U.S., and the precautions they now take when entering the country: tinyurl.com/4m7rnexu
At Truth Tellers, Human Rights Lawyer @caoilfhionn.bsky.social spoke about the new uncertainty many journalists now face in the U.S., and the precautions they now take when entering the country: tinyurl.com/4m7rnexu
September 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“Many people in the US no longer feel that it is a place of sanctuary.”
At Truth Tellers, Human Rights Lawyer @caoilfhionn.bsky.social spoke about the new uncertainty many journalists now face in the U.S., and the precautions they now take when entering the country: tinyurl.com/4m7rnexu
At Truth Tellers, Human Rights Lawyer @caoilfhionn.bsky.social spoke about the new uncertainty many journalists now face in the U.S., and the precautions they now take when entering the country: tinyurl.com/4m7rnexu
“It is unthinkable that any child can fall through the cracks in this way, and be missing for years with nobody appearing to notice or care. It beggars belief that the unthinkable has happened twice.“
My piece in today’s Sunday Independent @irishindy.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/opinion/caoi...
My piece in today’s Sunday Independent @irishindy.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/opinion/caoi...
Caoilfhionn Gallagher: It beggars belief that another child is missing presumed dead — this is how the system needs to change
There are many questions and few answers about the little boy who is missing and assumed dead in north Co Dublin. We do not know his whereabouts, his cause of death or what happened.
www.independent.ie
September 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
“It is unthinkable that any child can fall through the cracks in this way, and be missing for years with nobody appearing to notice or care. It beggars belief that the unthinkable has happened twice.“
My piece in today’s Sunday Independent @irishindy.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/opinion/caoi...
My piece in today’s Sunday Independent @irishindy.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/opinion/caoi...
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Today's daily roundup on journalism is out, featuring a new project from our Fellow @karenrebelo.bsky.social, an important piece by @caoilfhionn.bsky.social and news from Gaza, Nepal and the US
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Journalism Today. 5 Sep 2025
Research | Reporting | Fellowships | Leadership 🗞️ Our top story Holding algorithms accountable. Algorithms now sit between people in India and their most basic rights.
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September 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Today's daily roundup on journalism is out, featuring a new project from our Fellow @karenrebelo.bsky.social, an important piece by @caoilfhionn.bsky.social and news from Gaza, Nepal and the US
Click to read, share and subscribe
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I previously posted about important research by @ucddublin.bsky.social academics on CCP propaganda & use of the term "so-called" to describe things they don't like (other governments, international bodies, concepts - and me).
The authors are here!
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social @linettelim.bsky.social
The authors are here!
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social @linettelim.bsky.social
Thanks so much @caoilfhionn.bsky.social for reading our @jeas-journal.bsky.social research
@linettelim.bsky.social and i were struck by the phrase “so-called” in China’s propaganda and are happy (academically) and discouraged (normatively) that our findings cohere with your experience.
@linettelim.bsky.social and i were struck by the phrase “so-called” in China’s propaganda and are happy (academically) and discouraged (normatively) that our findings cohere with your experience.
So it was a particular pleasure to read this excellent analysis by two UCD academics on the use of the phrase ‘so-called’ as a propaganda device in China:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 2/
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 2/
September 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I previously posted about important research by @ucddublin.bsky.social academics on CCP propaganda & use of the term "so-called" to describe things they don't like (other governments, international bodies, concepts - and me).
The authors are here!
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social @linettelim.bsky.social
The authors are here!
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social @linettelim.bsky.social
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The UK must act fast to save Jimmy Lai's life. Since 2014, 12 older male diabetic prisoners like him have died in Hong Kong prisons, most after late transfers. For yrs @caoilfhionn.bsky.social & her team have asked to meet Keir Starmer. No reply. Time is running out www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Jimmy Lai’s life is in danger
Keir Starmer has ignored requests to meet Lai’s barrister and his son, first made when he was leader of the opposition
www.thetimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The UK must act fast to save Jimmy Lai's life. Since 2014, 12 older male diabetic prisoners like him have died in Hong Kong prisons, most after late transfers. For yrs @caoilfhionn.bsky.social & her team have asked to meet Keir Starmer. No reply. Time is running out www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Jimmy Lai's life is in danger: my piece in @thetimes.com today.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
#FreeJimmyLai
#BringHimHome
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
#FreeJimmyLai
#BringHimHome
Jimmy Lai’s life is in danger
Keir Starmer has ignored requests to meet Lai’s barrister and his son, first made when he was leader of the opposition
www.thetimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Jimmy Lai's life is in danger: my piece in @thetimes.com today.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
#FreeJimmyLai
#BringHimHome
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
#FreeJimmyLai
#BringHimHome
I’ve lost count of how often Chinese/Hong Kong authorities or CCP State media have called me a “so-called human rights lawyer” leading a “so-called legal team.” I often play ‘propaganda bingo’ to myself when I read aggressive HKSAR statements which slam me/my clients/NGOs/other States/newspapers. 1/
The Use of ‘So-called’ as a Propaganda Device in China | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
The Use of ‘So-called’ as a Propaganda Device in China
www.cambridge.org
August 27, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I’ve lost count of how often Chinese/Hong Kong authorities or CCP State media have called me a “so-called human rights lawyer” leading a “so-called legal team.” I often play ‘propaganda bingo’ to myself when I read aggressive HKSAR statements which slam me/my clients/NGOs/other States/newspapers. 1/
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The legal team for Iran International is led by Mark Stephens CBE and Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC (@caoilfhionn.bsky.social), working with solicitor Ayesha Salim, Howard Kennedy, and barristers Tatyana Eatwell and Jennifer Robinson, Doughty Street Chambers.
August 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The legal team for Iran International is led by Mark Stephens CBE and Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC (@caoilfhionn.bsky.social), working with solicitor Ayesha Salim, Howard Kennedy, and barristers Tatyana Eatwell and Jennifer Robinson, Doughty Street Chambers.
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Iran: UN experts sound the alarm over risk to the lives of 45 Iran International journalists and 315 family members.
www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/iran-un...
www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/iran-un...
Iran: UN experts sound the alarm over risk to the lives of 45 Iran International journalists and 315 family members
United Nations experts have condemned Iran’s intensifying repression of Iran International journalists worldwide and their family members, and have stated that they are “deeply concerned by cre
www.doughtystreet.co.uk
August 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Iran: UN experts sound the alarm over risk to the lives of 45 Iran International journalists and 315 family members.
www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/iran-un...
www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/iran-un...
Sebastien Lai & I spoke to Bianna Golodryga on the #Amanpour show @cnn.com about Jimmy Lai’s trial, fears for his life & what to expect next.
#FreeJimmyLai
#JournalismIsNotACrime
www.cnn.com/2025/08/22/T...
#FreeJimmyLai
#JournalismIsNotACrime
www.cnn.com/2025/08/22/T...
Amanpour | CNN
Grammy award-winning musician Jon Batiste speaks with Bianna Golodryga about repatriating the work of Black artists and his latest album “Big Money.”
www.cnn.com
August 24, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Sebastien Lai & I spoke to Bianna Golodryga on the #Amanpour show @cnn.com about Jimmy Lai’s trial, fears for his life & what to expect next.
#FreeJimmyLai
#JournalismIsNotACrime
www.cnn.com/2025/08/22/T...
#FreeJimmyLai
#JournalismIsNotACrime
www.cnn.com/2025/08/22/T...