A GROUP of former female republican prisoners have described the ongoing detention of West Belfast republican Marian Price as “cruelty beyond cruelty”. The Coiste na n-Iarchimí-led focus group was speaking to the Andersonstown News this week about its work to collate the first ever comprehensive database of female republican prisoners jailed in Ireland and the UK during the armed struggle. They said that Marian should be released immediately.
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People urged to take to streets
LOCAL people been asked to come out and show their support for veteran West Belfast republican Marian Price this weekend at a special march and rally organised to highlight her plight. The rally comes as the 58-year-old’s health continues to deteriorate as she is held in isolation at Hydebank Women’s Prison despite having been granted bail on charges brought against her – a situation described by local republicans as internment.
What Price freedom?
A LARGE crowd is expected on the streets of West Belfast on Sunday to show their support for veteran local republican Marian Price as her prison nightmare goes on. The rally comes as the 58-year-old’s health continues to deteriorate as she is held in isolation at Hydebank Women’s Prison
Families want answers about pub bombing
SURVIVORS and relatives of those who lost loved ones during a loyalist car-bomb and gun attack in West Belfast 40 years ago have called for an independent investigation into the events of the day and are considering civil proceedings against the Chief Constable Matt Baggot.
Echoes of the past abound in major Falls conference
A MAJOR new conference discussing the plight of over 1,500 Palestinian prisoners currently incarcerated in Israeli jails will be held at St Mary’s University College this Saturday. ‘Dying to Live – Palestinian Prisoners Conference’ has been organised by Irish Friends of Palestine in conjunction with the Ufree Network,
Offbeat and very funny
What’s the story? A mollycoddled 30-year-old stoner who lives in the basement of his widowed mother’s house, Jeff (Jason Segel) has become a connoisseur of strong weed, bad daytime TV and the M Night Shyamalan movie, Signs.
