In 1981, Irish republican volunteers in a British jail on Irish soil undertook a fast to the death to retain their status as political prisoners. The British government, led by Margaret Thatcher, demanded they be classified as criminals.
Ten men died on the doorstep of the British government in one of the most turbulent periods in the tragic history of Anglo-Irish relations.
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Engaged on Hunger Strike Against Detention, November 2018-onging
PKK POW Zülküf Gezen Martyred while on strike in support of Abdullah Ocalan, 17 March 2019 [Click for news on this historic strike] or [follow hungerstrikes_ on Twitter]. |
This page was initially unveiled 1 March 1996, the 15th anniversary of the start of the 1981 hunger strike, at the now-defunct larkspirit.org. Check out the history of this page.
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