IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Nine years after internment and its still BRITISH TERROR ON STREETS

· Socialist Challenge No. 160, 14 August 1980 · p. 1 of the scan · 546 words

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• Michael already dead. He was killed in the early hours of Saturdav morning, near Falls Road in West Belfast. He too was hit by a plastic bullet, a weapon described officially as nonlethal'; that too was fired by a suusa solder Michael and Anne Marie was injured during a weekend of protests and demonstrations in Belfast and elsewhere in the North of Ireland which marked the nineth anniversary of the introduction the ultimate British Army in the North of re and was, foremost, a force of repression lo be usea Catholic North of Ireland show that changed.

Internment orncialy gone but now there are the women's prison in Armagh. nere une vicums or Kritish rule are sent by a juryless tain should leave Ireland?' was fired by a British soldier.

Donnelly was murdered gravely of interninternment was proof that the first and against une population in the The events last weekend nothing has might have H Blocks and the A COUPLE of weeks ago Anne Marie McMullen was asked by the socialist youth newspaper Revolution: 'Do you think BriShe replied: Yes, it's the only way there'll be any peace. I think they should leave today. They have no right in our 15-year-old Anne lies in a Belfast hospital on the edge of death. She may indeed be dead by the time you read this newspaper. She was shot by a plastic bullet in Belfast at the weekend. The bullet Michael Donnelly also the jury and sentencer. tion that avervone brothers, sisters, in H Blocks or Amargh.

released demonstration in about 20 socal schoos against the conditions. At lunch-time we all started unrow rood everywnere.nev had to bring US OUL OT SCHOOl. court in which the judge is Anne Marie told Revoluarea supports the prisoners. Many of us have . or relatives •When Kieran Nugent (the first H Block prisoner) was organised to tear up books and in Brits (soldiers) to stop us and kick breeds militants.

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Piers Marston, Two. other two, une tion of scribed organisation'.

has been used agains remanded to speak out should be defended by so The demands try The Troops troops out determination for DCUDIC relevance for Michael McMullen in weekend.

would to gone on long enough.

Ann Marie is a militant. She would make no apology The situation Ireland breeds militants. The presence of the British army In Britain the campaign is growing to get the troops out of Ireland without further repeated is mall last Tuesday. members or ine country-wide Troops Out Movement went over to Ireland to join the protests at une weeken. Atleast one of the TOM members was arrested campaigners on Ireland were also arrested in Glasgow on Saturday. The Kristine Crosbie and Mike Duffield, were selling magazine Fight Racism Derek Speirs (IF L)

and Hands off Ireland' badges For this they were charged on Monday under the Preventhey did solicit and invite SIN financial support for a proIt is the first time the PTA in this way sundariLy activists. The two have been in custody for on all demands the Out Movement selfthe Irish DonMarie Las To repeat Anne's words 'should leave the 12onv ha Troops Out demo in Belfast on anniversary of Internment last Saturday

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