Press Release/Preas Ráiteas

Republican Prisoners’ Action Group

Maghaberry Protest Continues

Republican POWs in Maghaberry Gaol will embark upon a 24-hour fast from Noon on Thursday (July 27) until Noon on Friday (July 28) as part of their ongoing protest for political status.

Their demands include the right to free association; an end to controlled movement; the right to full-time education; segregated visits, and the right to organise their own wing.

Whilst political status was signed away by agents of the English government under the terms of the Stormont Agreement, the Republican Prisoners’ Action Group (RPAG) asserts that it remains the right of Republican POWs. The RPAG calls on the Irish people to support the just demands of the POWs!

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