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Birmingham Six

50 Years Later, Families of the Birmingham Pub Bombings Still Campaigning for the Truth

By Brian Dooley

Winter 2024

November 19, 2024 by 1 Comment

Families of the victims of the November 1974 IRA Birmingham pub bombings say that British authorities are deliberately obstructing their search for the truth about what happened that night, and denying their rights to accountability. Between March 1973 and November 1974,  the IRA exploded hundreds of bombs across Britain, including several attacks on Birmingham. In 1974, … [Read more...] about 50 Years Later, Families of the Birmingham Pub Bombings Still Campaigning for the Truth

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