Maze Prison hunger strike

Title

Maze Prison hunger strike

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:49

Description

Paul Larsman(?) reports on the unsuccessful attempt by European Human Rights commissioners to visit hunger striker Bobby Sands in the Maze Prison, Belfast as he comes close to death over demands for political prisoner status, and on fears of violence in the province. Former MP Bernadette Devlin McAliskey speaks at a rally.

Contributors

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey; Paul Larsman(?)

Keywords

Political prisoners; Human rights; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; British; Political protests; Prisons; Terrorists; Violence; Demonstrations; Members of Parliament; Sinn Fein; Maze Prison; Hunger; Prisoners; Belfast; Rallies (gatherings); EC; Bobby Sands

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