“He loved his clan. He loved music. He loved Celtic. He was extremely proud of his two sons. Those who murdered him have no concept of any of this. “His terrible death has created a storm. I never for a moment thought that I would be standing here on Easter Saturday morning giving an oration at the graveside of Bap
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ASSASSINATO L’EX POW FRANK MCGREEVY
da BBC Northern Ireland Murder probe as attacked man dies The police have begun a murder inquiry after the death of a man who was beaten up to 60 times at his home in west Belfast. Frank McGreevy, 51, a former republican prisoner, had been on a life support machine following Saturday’s attack in Ross Street. He died in hospital.
Continua a leggereIN MEMORIA DI BRENDAN HUGHES….DA ‘THE BLANKET’
Fear Dorcha Anthony McIntyre • 24 February 2008 I reached across and kissed him on the forehead. His skin was cold to the touch. I could feel his brow but he was beyond sensing my lips. Fear Dorcha had died the previous evening just after ten o’clock. Now he lay in his coffin, his body draped in the Irish tricolour,
Continua a leggereMorto l’ex Hunger Striker Brendan Hughes
The former hunger striker and IRA commander Brendan Hughes has died in hospital. The 59-year-old Belfast man was taken into hospital last week after becoming critically ill. His family said he passed away on Saturday night. He was the “officer commanding” IRA prisoners in the Maze jail and ordered a dirty protest and later led the first republican hunger strike
Continua a leggereMEDICAL NEGLECT AT PORTLAOISE PRISON
Action request by the IFC MEDICAL NEGLECT AT PORTLAOISE PRISON 12 February 2008 Irish Freedom Committee NewsList http://www.irishfreedomcommittee. net The shameful record of medical neglect to Irish Republican political prisoners continues at Ireland’s Portlaoise Prison!! Aidan Hulme, long in grave pain from a poorly treated injury sustained before he was first interned in a British prison over 6 years ago;
Continua a leggereJohn Brady resta in carcere
John Brady nonostante sia caduta l’accusa per tentato omicidio. Fu condannato all’ergastolo per l’omicidio di David Black (RUC Reserve Constable) nel 1991 ma poi rilasciato nel 1998 secondo l’accordo del Good Friday Agreement. La lincenza è stata revocata ed arrestato nuovamente nel novembre del 2003. Nell’ottobre del 2006 Lord Chief Justice Brian Kerr ha ordinato che Brady sconti almeno 15
Continua a leggereLiberati due prigionieri repubblicani
John Brady e Barrie Devine sono stati scarcerati dopo che la prova del DNA è stata dichiarata non attendibile. La decisione è stata presa dopo una revisione di tutti i casi in cui è stata utilizzata la tecnica del low copy number DNA testing. La tecnica è molto sensibile e può essere utilizzata per effettuare il test del DNA campioni
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Coiste na n-Iarchimì
Coiste na n-Iarchimi, cos’è? “Coiste na n-Iarchimi è un’organizzazione ombrello che comprende gruppi ed individui che lavorano per il sociale, economia ed il benessere emotivo degli appartenenti alla corrente repubblicana, degli ex detenuti e delle loro famiglie. Coiste na n-Iarchimi coordina gli sforzi dei suoi membri, in un clima di auto-aiuto, incoraggiameno e di aiuto reciproco.” Mission Statement ‘Coiste na
Continua a leggereDirector leaves ex-prisoner’s group
from Irish News The director of republican ex-prisoners group Coiste na nlarchimi has left to his post after almost a decade. Mike Ritchie has been director of the group for just over nine years but is now moving on to the position of Director of the Committee for the Administration of Justice. Coiste acts as a representative body for former
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