Maze Prison protest - John Hume view

Title

Maze Prison protest - John Hume view

Genre

Interview

TX Date

30 Oct 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:24

Description

Eamonn Mallie interviews SDLP leader John Hume on the conditions in the Maze Prison and the hunger strike at the jail by Republican prisoners. Calls for all parties to seek a resolution.

Contributors

John Hume; Eamonn Mallie

Keywords

Political prisoners; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; UK; Political protests; Terrorists; Rights of prisoners; Penal sanctions; Republicanism; Maze Prison; Hunger; Prisoners; Belfast; Clothing

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