IRA and Sinn Fein banned from British airwaves

Title

IRA and Sinn Fein banned from British airwaves

Genre

Interview

TX Date

19 Oct 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:30

Description

Sinn fein President Gerry Adams reacts to new legislation which will ban Sinn Fein and the IRA from broadcasting on British airwaves from this afternoon. He says the move is undemocratic and comments on the likely effect on the IRA and Sinn Fein. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Gerry Adams

Keywords

Internal politics; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Right to information; IRA; Censorship; Freedom of expression; Broadcasting; Sinn Fein; Mass media; Freedom of speech

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