On the 9th of September, the Republican Prisoners Action Group held a white line protest in support of the P.O.W.s in Maghaberry Jail.
Over fifty activists lined the center of the Falls Road handing out leaflets, holding banners and selling the Republican newspaper Saoirse. The response from the residents of the Falls Road and the traffic was outstanding. Over 2000 leaflets were distributed outlining the reasons for the prison protest and the demands the prisoners are making. A large sum of money was also collected and over 100 copies of the Freedom press Saoirse was sold.
The speakers included  a P.O.W.’s mother and the main oration was delivered by Tony Mc Phillips, the Chairperson of the Republican Prisoners Action Group. Mr Mc Phillips said that today’s Prisoners were fighting for the rights won for Republican Prisoners by the Hungerstrikers and so cowardly sold away by so-called "Republicans" when they signed the Good Friday Agreement. He said the P.O.W.s were steadfast in their determination to see the protest through to its conclusion which he said would be the realisation of their demands. He called on everyone who claimed to be Irish Republicans to support the Prisoners and their support group the Republican Prisoners Action Group.
A number of  TV and media crews attended the protest.

[Thanks to Yodler for this report.]