“Supergrass trials amount to a more sophisticated form of internment. Failed 1980, again 2007, doomed 2010.” In 2010 there were one | two trials involving UVF grasses, the latter involving Ian Stewart from Ballyearl Crescent.
Ballyearl Drive, Newtownabbey
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“End political internment – 38 days.” “38 days” is added to the graffiti previously in support Terry McCafferty. The prisoner in question is Martin Corey, member of Republican Sınn Féın and allegedly involved with the CIRA. The graffiti (and RSF stencil) is at the top of the New Lodge Road, Belfast.
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“Support The Republican POWs In Maghaberry” – republican graffiti in Hartwell Place, Belfast.
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Republican graffiti in the New Lodge, next to a series of murals on young people’s rights.
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The usual UVF “for God and Ulster” is replaced with “release the prisoners”.
Vintage mural in Ballysillan Park, Belfast.
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“IRSP supports political prisoners human rights in Maghaberry.” The red stars in the panel on the right are held over from the previous ‘George Dubya Bush – war criminal‘ mural. The panel to the left, and the ‘plough in the stars over Long Kesh’ are new (late 2009).
Northumberland Street, Belfast
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“Stop the extradition of Sean Garland”. Workers’ Party general secretary and alleged OIRA chief of staff Sean Garland fought extradition to the United States on charges of counterfeiting from 2005 to 2012 (and was ultimately successful).
Northumberland Street, Belfast
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“1650-2009: 350 years of occupation, 350 years of resistance. Catalan language has been spoken since VIII century. Nowadays, after 350 years of occupation and prohibition, there are 9 million Catalan speakers. The spirit of revolt against the Spanish kingdom and French state is still alive. The struggle of the Catalan people continues against the existing discriminations. Not Spain, not France.” “Saoirse na hÉireann, Llibertat Països Catalans”. In Clowney Street next to the ‘1969 Phoenix’ mural which dates back to 1981.
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A vintage green ribbon “support our POWs” flag flying on the Whitrock Road, Belfast, in 2010.
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“Freedom for the Basque political prisoners – Askatasuna [Freedom]”. In January 2010, all 742 Basque political prisoners went on hunger strike to protest the policy of dispersing them to prisons all over Spain and France. Glen Road, Belfast.
See also the pro-Basque mural on Divis St.
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