terrorist attacks

The attacks in Brussels on Monday were horrifying both because of the impact on the victims and their families and because they were successfully perpetrated in the face of much tighter security. Sadly, an attack of this kind is carried out somewhere almost every day. Short of ridding the...

A vigil was held in Nottingham city centre on 16th November in remembrance of victims of terrorism in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad. A crowd at least ten deep gathered around the Brian Clough statute near the Old Market Square to listen to speakers express messages of “solidarity” and “democracy”. The vigil was organised...

Hundreds of students and staff members gathered on Portland Hill on Monday 16th November at 11am to support victims of terrorist attacks in Paris and around the world. The event, organised by Alix Bod through social media, coincided with the University’s decision to lower Trent Building’s flag to half mast...