ACTION by a Scots Euro-MP, public Stirling this weekend, DICOCHE debate at the being Scottish Trades Congress indicate a growing campaign in Scotland over the plight of the 'blanket men' in the Long Kesh H-blocks and women in Armagh jail.
Nottin Euro-MP Winnie presented a petition demanding ar end to the "cruel, degrading treatment' relatives Fein men. and Gerry observers to be sent to the North of Ireland to investigate conditions in the jails. days in The European shortly to consider a motion from they French Communisi Georges Marchais, Parliament's 'conduct an inquirv into the denia. rights Counties' Sation in demonstration Saturday April, MacLochlainn political status for Irish Ine march naa been called Dy the Troops Out will supported by Hands Off Ireland The Stirling demo was partly in MacLochlainn response to the ban on politica demonstrations Glasgow alter demonstration in after an and a forthcoming Union Among Stirling demonstration Loughney, 'A' wing of has submitted a year's SCORESI Nationalist Party Ewing inhuman and H-block 'blanket Lilt IVOrLA withdrawal, When instructing the legal committee to the Northern immediately wrote to the the the H-blocks, there Was Edinburgh Stirling business. calling for Will Movement and the Scottish Bloody sunday, imposed in the threatened H-blocks. National Front 'smash the IRA' ANL countermobilisation, but it is expected that the ban may be used as a precedent to stop Troops Out protests.
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Edinburgh Trades Council, which motion to this Teres UHOE Congress. The motion calls on the STUC, which meets on 21-5 April to organise a speciai conterence to review policy on Northern Ireland.
Currently, the STUC has A bomb exploded in Milltown Cemetary, Belfast, Easter
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