PRC-UTE
31st August 2006, 22:20
Maghaberry POWs hold second 48-hour fast.
Republican POWs in Maghaberry Gaol will embark upon another 48-hour fast at Midday on Thursday 31st August. The protesting prisoners have previously taken part in a 24-hour and a 48-hour fast.
The POWs in Portlaoise will also undertake a 24-hour fast in solidarity with their comrades in Maghaberry, and protests will also continue outside the gaols in support of the prisoners' demand for full political status.
Republican Prisoners of War incarcerated in Maghaberry have been on protest since Monday 19th June.
Republican POWs in Maghaberry Gaol will embark upon another 48-hour fast at Midday on Thursday 31st August. The protesting prisoners have previously taken part in a 24-hour and a 48-hour fast.
The POWs in Portlaoise will also undertake a 24-hour fast in solidarity with their comrades in Maghaberry, and protests will also continue outside the gaols in support of the prisoners' demand for full political status.
Republican Prisoners of War incarcerated in Maghaberry have been on protest since Monday 19th June.