Prisoner on Hunger and Thirst Strike at MaghaberryIrish Freedom Committee Action Request
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Hunger and Thirst STRIKE ENDED - IFC NewsList Easter lily inmate punished - Daily Ireland
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Prisoner on Hunger and Thirst Strike at Maghaberry An Irish Republican Political Prisoner has gone on hunger and thirst strike after being put on solitary punishment confinement for refusing to remove his Easter lily on Easter Sunday. The Republican prisoners at Maghaberry Prison in Antrim had all family visits cancelled for the Easter holiday after refusing to remove their Easter lilies, worn in honor of Ireland's dead. One prisoner from Belfast was singled out for harsh punishment and was put on the boards, solitary confinement in a windowless cell with only a thin mattress, for a sentence that may last up to 28 days. He has since refused all food and water and has demanded to be returned to his cell. The Irish Freedom Committee has learned from a Belfast prisoner's welfare activist that that urgent work is being done today to ensure that this prisoner is taken off punishment immediately and returned to his cell, and steps are underway to file a Judicial Review of this incident. We will post further news as we get it but we advise our supporters to stay ready to act, as action may be needed if this situation is not amended quickly. Please see more at http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net
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