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What is the blanket protest during the Irish Troubles?
The blanket protest was part of a five-year protest during the Troubles by Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) prisoners held in the Maze prison (also known as “Long Kesh”) in Northern Ireland.
What happened during the dirty protest?
In March 1978 some prisoners refused to leave their cells to shower or use the lavatory because of attacks by prison officers, and were provided with wash-hand basins in their cells. The prisoners responded by refusing to leave their cells, and as a result the prison officers were unable to clear them. …
Why did the Irish hunger strike happen?
The protest began as the blanket protest in 1976, when the British government withdrew Special Category Status (prisoner of war rather than criminal status) for convicted paramilitary prisoners. In 1980, seven prisoners participated in the first hunger strike, which ended after 53 days.
Who started the hunger strike?
Gandhi and Bhagat Singh It was only on the 116th day of their fast, on October 5, 1929, that Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt gave up their strike (surpassing the 97-day world record for hunger strikes which was set by an Irish revolutionary).
How long was the longest hunger strike?
India’s Mahatma Gandhi staged several hunger strikes to protest British rule, the longest said to have been 21 days. Bobby Sands, a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), starved himself to death in 1981 after 66 days on hunger strike while demanding to be treated as a political prisoner, not as a criminal.
What is the longest hunger strike recorded?
In a surprising decision, which was not even known to her close family members, 44-year-old Irom Chanu Sharmila, known as the “Iron Lady” of Manipur, has decided to call off her 16-year hunger strike. It is the longest hunger strike of the world that shall end on August 9….The world’s longest hunger strike ends.
| topic: | Food Security |
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| by: | Bob Koigi |
Who was Gerard Quigley?
Gerry Quigley (3 November 1928 – 23 December 2003) was a trade unionist and political activist in Northern Ireland. Quigley grew up in the Donegall Pass area of Belfast. He studied at St Joseph’s Training College before working as a primary school teacher.
When did troubles end?
1968 – 1998
The Troubles/Periods