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Joint Maghaberry Prison rooftop protest

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Sunday June 29, 2003 23:40author by Skarface

Prisoners held at HMP Maghaberry took to the roofs, in protest at overcrowding. Loyalists and republican prisoners staged a joint rooftop protest against conditions inside the prison. Prisoners took to the rooftops at the Roe house wing of Maghaberry. The protest coincided with a bombscare in the same wing of Maghaberrry.

A couple of weeks ago, a pipe bomb was thrown at the Maghaberry prisoner Governor as he went on a tour of his prison. Prisoners are campaigning against overcrowding and prison conditions.

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solidarity
author by sofiapublication date Mon Jun 30, 2003 01:58author address author phone

how can we support the prisoners in their protest?

Pickets
author by Ailínpublication date Mon Jun 30, 2003 14:04author address author phone

RSF organise pickets every month to highlight the prison struggle. A white line picket is held outside the RSF office on the Falls road on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month. A picket is held outside the Guildhall in Derry on the last Saturday of every month. They are all between 1 and 2pm. A picket is also held in Dublin every month on a Saturday. For the date check out that months Saoirse at Saoirse.rr.nu

Dublin Picket
author by Ailínpublication date Tue Jul 01, 2003 10:59author address author phone

A picket for political status will be held outside the GPPO in Dublin between 12.45pm and 1.45pm on Saturday July 5th. All support welcome.

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