IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

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Socialist Challenge No. 18, 20 October 1977 · p. 10 of the scan · 419 words

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page 10 of the scan

parcels, letters and Northern Ireland from 8 to 12 October.

In doing unique hardship and suffering on the community. As If prisoners RELAND UNFREE JUST OUT are two Hew Journais Stade tehe Carine che of the bulletin of tha ion in the North e paper of the Gaized Troo 3Е нозтРна СОЛілУ ДГіР area of Belfast.

Ireland Unfree caser 20p and Treops Out 10г. Both are availabie from The Other Bookshop The United Troops Our Movement inself will be holding an open 1 December. A ir intended as work-orientered octusis confer:Bo Rising Free, T82 Lipper Street, London Ni The Assassination of Desmond Irvine In a "mark of respect" for their secretary Desmond Irvine, who was shot dead in Belfast on 7 October, the Northern Ireland Prison Officers" Association withheld visits, food newspapers from mere somschow responsible for Whilet is clear that none ot the prisoners could bave perpetrated this killing.

Hern Ireland, prisoners in initiator: af Evicted ar bere are peag spossible for what happoned ex-Secretary of State for North- health.

and his senior civil servants in the Nortbern Ereland Office, It is they who are the irresponsible was withdrawn froen those con alleged acts of мат commited aller March 1976 There are a number of avenues open to political prisoners in the killed or injured an go on huneer strik hey did in 1972, risking death c Relasives can _ arrange protest marches and mectings as and others have already done Jut despice massive attendance at to budge. The third alternative 15 memhers of the prison TUDES BRO menters of Mason's policy can be The Prison Officen Aso( lation demonstrated in the lasc year that they are the greatesc SOLICE DE DOREE IE TTE DESEU and it is they who prevent further death and injury intuman treatment of prisoners.

Before the phasing Dut officers were fiee from the threat of injury or death. Consequently life was casier for borb prisoner and prison officer. This can again if the Priso Officers Association brings pres sure to bear on Roy Mason.

OVERCROWDING Remember that the woeviahle theniselvos in is mill a lot berrer than that of the prisoners in H Block, The prisons themseives are now facing gross overcrowdthe phase lias started again.

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Seamus Costello Memorial Meeting Seamus Costello's speech to year's Labour Movement Delegation to Ireland. Friday, 21 October, 7.45pm Small Hall, Camden Centre [formerly St Pancras Assembly Rooms], Bid- borough Street, London NW1.

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