Maze hunger strike - Humphrey Atkins view

Title

Maze hunger strike - Humphrey Atkins view

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:04:23

Description

Report on an interview (including excerpts) with UK Northern Ireland Secretary Humphrey Atkins on the hunger strike by Republican prisoners at the Maze Prison in Belfast and their demands for political prisoner status and threat of an IRA bombing campaign- male reporter not identified. Also includes report by Eamonn Mallie, political correspondent, Downtown Radio on support in Belfast for the hunger strike.

Contributors

Humphrey Atkins; Downtown Radio; Eamonn Mallie

Keywords

Political prisoners; Government; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Political protests; Terrorists; IRA; Rights of prisoners; Republicanism; Maze Prison; Hunger; Prisoners; Bombs; Belfast

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