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Socialist Challenge No. 170, 30 October 1980 · p. 1 of the scan · 564 words

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Don't Let the Irish prisoners die A prisoners-of-war, not only So began another brave but chapter in Ireland's and history.

The seven prisoners Brendan Hughes, McKearney, Tom McFeely, John Nixon, Ray HeY. Sean McKenna eo "reen to fast until death.

agrees to the demands of the H Block orsoners, colmn: will be brought out of Long Kesh by Christmas.

statement hunger-strikers unal mie acuoi owes mituence only perpetuation of four long precedenter within H Block and Armagh That torture has been afirmed b thọp Commissior Rights, Amnesty ,tional, and even the British SMUGGLED announced to the world on Monday:

'We, the undersigned Republican carcerated in the H Blocks of Long Kesh, firmly declare that from today, 27 October 1980, we shall embark upon a hunger-strike to demand that treated as political prisoners, also as human beings.' tragic troubled McCarteTTO have pledged Unless government explains the * barbarity European Human Internacommunication presently be recognised government's own Bennett Report into interrogation of the Republican prisoners testified pusuucs wcre ucalcu tt umulan ane cecracins treatment' when they were arrested and interrogated CORL ESSLOHS acquired by The prisoners furthe argue tha it's the political condition.

Irland which have led to tem veing wnere are today The move announced by the government last week to allow prisoners in the north of Ireland to wear 'civilianCenouği the Torey cin bi forced to drop their intranSicHt aLuLuue For those in Britain the mirst major opportunity le exert such pressure comes Saturday I Nove ber Committee Withdrawal from Ireland is NO OHIO demonstration in London in withdrawal.

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Gen CAIS assemble solidarit Downing Street is strong can be TOM Hall. 7.30 pm mccus a Assemble -nanona MICHL. sapport of fish unitritinh Britist such a cal is necessarl linked to the issue of the H the statement says: While the Irish nator nunger and at war wih anale covernment. torture in ine risons and oppression o e streets will always exis hunger strikers, the rest of une mmates or cone cesı Armagh women on Activities School of Eeonomics, London stuIpm, October: Central Lon- Old Theatre. union NECCLIL Polytechnic students Cavendish site. 1pm 1 November: East London TOM demo starting at Geifrye Museum, Kingsland Rd at noon. National women's Market Place, Durhan 7 November: Two-day fast outside . 6pm Friay to opm sunda November: W Lond Tavistock Rd, NW10. 8pm h ovem ger. Nanondi demonstration for SErITISI 1pm, Embankaneae taare tendency Tor Ine go candidate Tent Callaghan's eader on th ment.

right, COlOrOmISO be de oribe ett Committee Committee of the up.

will 'make the best of it' and Michael Foot to keep out Healey.

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