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dolmulty amt the euling of retund as a fare 38 CLAWAWLEY ROAD, DUBLIN 5 On Thursday wight, st Seprenher a protest Hesting wis held in the AWW U Aalto Karlborouh Strack, by the Heayolty Pefence Danmmittet.

Toh Medulty,aieral Secretary af Peaplas temecracy, has been hela on remod in Belfert sinc July sthop 4 egurlous trumped Up charge of possession ar docemote™ Likely 49 be ef asuistance ce terrorists”, at an Wispecitind date beteoen Jaquorr fatal Haren 877 The efeakecs at they tay Meeting anclined Finceart Brine, ao in endant jaurnalist, aad enka Ottery of Prop TemicracrK, A letter Tran Jehn wae read oat at the meetin, Fer UWiHare stressed that remain) was beine used oF the Ardtiel.as a lecalised fon ef intares Koereby people are detadisd far Long meriods af tine ,simetines orar a year, before ever ceminea te trig). many cages where the defendant casmot bea petpecdy Ufrattecd! Thaw charges are simply drapped, Jin Gitaey,a lewling activist io the Welatives Activa Carnnittes, die was arrested oo eitiilar charges ta McAnmaltr last September, remanded sioee, wes Telessed last work after a poar Gn cevlod., The Canta anmguoced that fb is te Lyanch an dntaraatiamd petitdes ef prondoent tatibers af the Lahbom Movement and ather ae] indiyidigde calling gor the release cf IRISH SECTION OF THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT MSR?

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Farkhurat, England, Shane O'feherty, all of ; ‘the state attack da the khan ara Fefasing to wear criminal uniforms uae of Loyalist Praseners an attempt was ar do prison work, According to the Relatives? made to forecitly intearate Mepoblicans ction Gomitter: (Bac) = the prison authoric= © and devaliats in Grunlin Road, gonhdied ies have impoeed what the RUC calle Yan efficialferces of serewo ard Joralists ateced have ied co double op im goldvary comfinenent prisoners, unt2l, to provertt any fi cells tecauae of overcrowding, Ther are denied bleodshed, Republicao prisdiers fog x al] reading material except the Rible, Even lo Totabe exercine pecioce with the lovali Tt is pow just corer one year singe! Kieran Mugent kas gone "on the blarket"™ in protest at being denied political status, This right was eratited te the priganera under pressure of the mga geverent, especially in Tove7i, The British moved ta abolish ict at the +.ane time as they were beednning to reaver Trem the Blows dealt ta them and their precious puppet atatelet in thy earlier phase of the struggle and, especially since the 'pewce? demon strations of duecust/September 1975, have ued this iggue ss part of their overall aputegy of fortifving the secturdian fourdutiona of the 6 Counties, Ao far they bave had cate success and the ant imperialist forces have oot been able to deal adequately With the tew situation, Then are miy Over [8] men in the H Glock at Long Beak, six men in Crmlin Rood Jail in Belfast, 2 woten in Armagh Jail, and one Derryman in :

(sic) blackout" absyt H Block - the prisoners ify attacka on -astiadtperialiat this is aot so easy. Kieran Kugent has found 4s a Teault the that after a year of ataring at the of f- = hoara « doy, white coloured walls [in other caaas gonetines grey) an a brightiy lic isolar= jon cell, Nis evesight hag bain te fuil, +7 DOYALLST PRISONERS USED Ag STODGES fiona £0 radio, I¥, and any guliea or recm reational «a kity is also prohibited. In mild ition, they hava bean denied bedding sid Hlanksts during the day, leteera, and infern= ation about thelr relatives and friends and what is) bappondine outside, If amr of the prison atull is s the screws stop all visita afd parcels and keep all prisomera locked un 34 hours a day, They refose ail prison SCHareguests, vet for nediéeal treawtitent.

The government. clei that this ia a priv ata demgnstration ty che acrews is not cred= ible sines no disciplinary action ds ever taken and thea aril! eellect fall poy.

In tho last issue af Socialiat Repoklic iy = Turthertre the promdiper— duliat orlsanars dant, Let anpone former thet they hare Seen raspunsisie for the raat Majority of civilian deaths taroush sectar dant ussagzinatians., They kenp the other prlinners awgke screaning yectarian sive and the games of thadr viendo inta the tarly hours of the morediu, The jo dy their qusist war refer to these as fact— iveless Murders? and far some gtranea resacr have Little success in catching ible, TURTORE SORE Winks PRE Recontiy thers has bean 2 eroucing wolun of conplainte abort the-iee of portura fo extract 'contesgioms’, The responses of Secrntary of State fioy Mason and ROC Chief Congtable Kenseth Newrin has keen to clain that this da simply resentment at the ere dtu 'aucvess!® ef the state forces and ta fake the fantustic claim that, peoplo taken dn for questiondng are difliccing wounds oa thee solves. The enormity of thda lie da cleor Koon we refer to the Tagt that S0% af regent titmrictians bars been based an Toanfessions?

and that miny af these haw: resulted in brison sentencss ranging fran 15 years to life. (ne peed only ask if any moderately Same pecsen wield voluntarily coofesa to charged fade against then when they cyere Of the jad term: ahead of them, mot te speak of the docreasingly hrutel prison regime, §6 seo why the wee of tarture in team casea is inevitable, And of course legislation facilitates this: the Pro= { ion Terrerign Act provides for 7:

Days detention, that is plenty of time for jemiatrassing wounds to beol, aan — LEGALISED INTERAHENT another trick af the AL trade ia retend Zar aver a Year co apunigus "holding?

chargie and dap toem wien ti case cows to whurt, This ds whist ia beiog done La the Genercl Secretary of Paoplets tasimerocy, Jobin Acdnalty, The See believes that all srei-inperdalisr : ; aiicts forces should tira, their weicht be= averting Prather ps Locked Wpbing a cumpaisn for hig release because a widespread aiage cat thee be hichlighteds over T1860 people are now beine held in y sind Lar Gainer aod the nutibers are mitiplyings This laswlised fotertiment out he fought and a wampadcn againat it dis a Vitel part of any progeanme ce retail the Migs moratient, TRE WAY JOR RAE Ghat is the best way to launch these cespais- 4 semeralisad offensive qeainesn the steanrallines coowth of atube repressdan? One way bet ta dy it lias been show by the Provi— ional This Shen 2 compaicn aginst Polit ical Stetus wae started in TOTS they started Billing gerews, We have adreadr oonticasd the disastrous results thig had ingide tha prisena, bot, Guch more important gppside this activity dembiliged promging mass mybilisecions, imately nothing will be achiaved unless thease are ailt on a woole similar to the onca chet weincd F T fas been mute in the stragela theaagh the

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