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News in Brief
Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: Rafael Rodriguez, Matthew Farris and Jereh Lubrin lost a fierce battle to keep a judge from remanding them to trial on murder charges on March 3, 2016. The Santa Clara County jail guards were accused of beating Michael Tyree, a 31-year-old mentally ill prisoner, to …
Report on Prisons in Ireland, CPT, 2007
Publication • February 15, 2016
Filed under: International
Report on Prisons in Ireland, CPT, 2007 CPT/Inf (2007) 40 Report to the Government of Ireland on the visit to Ireland carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 2 to 13 October 2006 The Government of Ireland …
The Spirit of Freedom and Resistance, Long Kesh Prison Closed
Article • March 15, 2001 • from PLN March, 2001
Filed under: Political Prisoners, International, Prisoners-International
The Spirit of Freedom and Resistance, Long Kesh Prison Closed by Julia Lutsky Her Majesty's Prison Maze, also called Long Kesh, is a high security prison located about ten miles from Belfast in Northern Ireland's County Antrim. The largest of Northern Ireland's prisons, it was established on the site of …
Republican Political Prisoners in the North of Ireland
Article • June 15, 2000 • from PLN June, 2000
Filed under: Political Prisoners, Organizing, Prison Rebellion, Hunger Strikes, Prisoners-International
Republican Political Prisoners in the North of Ireland by David Fanning by David Fanning, Irish Northern Aid On May 22, 1998, voters in Ireland, north and south, voted overwhelmingly in favor of adopting what has become known as the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). This agreement was meant to bring to …
Irish POWs in the US
Article • February 15, 1996 • from PLN February, 1996
Filed under: Political Prisoners, Commentary/Reviews, Resources, Prisoners-International, Immigration
Irish POWs in the US by Most people are well aware of the fact that the British government holds hundreds of Irish Republican prisoners of war and political prisoners as a result of its efforts to crush the Irish independence movement. Less well know is the fact that Irish republican …
Books Available: Barred: Women, Writing and Political Detention
Article • July 15, 1995 • from PLN July, 1995
Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Political Prisoners, Reviews, Crime/Demographics, Crime
Books Available: Barred: Women, Writing and Political Detention by Barbara Harlow Barred: Women, Writing and Political Detention, by Barbara Harlow, examines and presents the writings of women political prisoners in Northern Ireland, Palestine, El Salvador, Egypt, South Africa and the United States. The book gives an analysis of the dynamics …
Irish POWs Battle Extradition
Article • December 15, 1993 • from PLN December, 1993
Filed under: Political Prisoners, International, International Law, Prisoners-International, Immigration
Irish POWs Battle Extradition by Paul Wright By Paul Wright For several hundred years the Irish people have battled the English occupation of their country. In more recent years the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) and Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) have continued this tradition of struggle by militarily engaging …
To a Bureaucrat
Article • April 15, 1991 • from PLN April, 1991
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews
To a Bureaucrat by Anthony McIntyre To A Bureaucrat You are as irrelevant to my future as I am to yours. I have no power over you and I seek none. But, you are unhappy to be likewise. You pretend to have influence with the big people enabling you to …
Foreign Letter
Article • January 15, 1991 • from PLN January, 1991
Filed under: Political Prisoners, International, Prisoners-International
Foreign Letter by I see the continuing of PLN; the paper is fairly legible. It seems, the malignity of the rulers in Walla Walla and Monroe with their quest to delay, restrict or even destroy the PLN are banned. In any case there are some news lately which are of …
Prisoners in Struggle
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
Filed under: Political Prisoners, International, Prisoners-International
Prisoners in Struggle by Paul Wright PRISONERS IN STRUGGLE By: Paul Wright We have recently received information about the following prisoners in West Germany the US and England who are being persecuted because of their political beliefs. To help, I have a packet of pre-typed letters addressed to the authorities …
"Captive Voice"
Article • July 15, 1990 • from PLN July, 1990
Filed under: Political Prisoners, Reviews, Prisoners-International, Media, Prisoner Media
"Captive Voice" by "Captive Voice" This is the title of a quarterly magazine written entirely by Irish republican prisoners of war being held in Ireland, England, the US and Europe. The "CV" contains poetry, short stories, political analysis and the latest updates on prison related campaigns and issues. It is …