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Fifty years already and a historical landmark that has resonated for all these decades: it is Bloody Sunday, which was commemorated on Sunday January 30 in Northern Ireland. On January 30, 1972, British paratroopers opened fire on a peaceful demonstration by Catholic militants.
It is a trauma from the past that is still present. Sunday, January 30, a tribute is paid to the victims of Bloody Sunday, bloody Sunday, in the nationalist district of Derry (Northern Ireland). Right here half a century ago, Catholic demonstrators, supporters of the unification of the two Irelands, came under fire from British soldiers. Fourteen people were killed, and the pain is still intense, even among the youngest.
Until 1998, the conflict with the Protestants, attached to belonging to the United Kingdom, caused the death of 3,700 people in the camps, including many innocent people, who were not always recognized as such. Reconciliation comes up against a feeling of injustice. Despite the global impact of Bloody Sunday sung by U2, the families do not accept that no trial has been organized in 50 years. “Without justice, apologies are worth nothing”, says Jimmy Duddy, nephew of Bloody Sunday victim John Johnstone. Northern Ireland remains scarred by sixteen years of violence and tension.