Republican Prisoners

“Attempted criminalisation of republican prisoners is alive and well”: Above is a recent board (erected 2015-01-23) by Republican Network For Unity (RNU)’s Cogús committee in support of “Republican prisoner welfare and support”: “End controlled movement [and] forced strip searches now.”

Rockmore Road, west Belfast

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Not A Bullet, Not An Ounce

Here are various anti-Agreement messages, from Foyle Hill:

“Not a bullet, not an ounce – IRA” Iniscarn Crescent

“Free all POWs” – Tyrconnell Street

Easter Rising commemoration – Eastway

“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything! End British internment.” IRPWA (web) board in Iniscarn Road

RNU “End political policing” – Rathlin Drive

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Ceartas Anoıs/Time For Justice

Three different campaigns for inquiries into deaths at the hands of British paratroopers are brought together into a single board on the site of the former Andersonstown RUC station (Visual History): the Ballymurphy Massacre of August, 1971, in which 11 were killed; the Springhill Massacre of July 1972, in which 5 were killed, and the killing of IRA volunteer Pearse Jordan, who, like the others, lived in the greater Ballymurphy area.

Pearse Jordan is commemorated by a plaque in Hugo Street and a mural in Ballymurphy. For recent (2014-12) news about the Ballymurphy inquest, see The Guardian.

See also Uncovering The Past | Our Truth | #TimeForTruth.

Here is a (youtube) video of the launch, 2014-09-24, produced by Sınn Féın.

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Maghaberry Torture Camp

“End The Forced Strip Search” – IRPWA (web) board in Westland Street, Bogside, Derry. In the name “Maghaberry” a fist is smashing the enlarged “H”, reminiscent of the ‘Smash H-Block’ campaign of the 70s and 80s.

See also Stop Forced Strip Searching! from 2014 (which includes links to background article) and End British Internment! from 2013.

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Donegall Pass YCV

“To the memory of Gareth Keys – Mural artist of original artwork Walnut Street, Donegall Pass.” This is a printed version of the YCV mural that was on the side of the Ivy bar in Donegall Pass. The bar closed in 2010 and sat vacant until it was demolished in 2014. The new print has been added below the roll of honour on the side of the Lookout on the next street over (Pine St).

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South Belfast Young Conquerors

There is a new ‘Young Conquerors flute band’ mural in Pine Street, south Belfast, connecting the band to local soldiers who died in WWI. (Previous mural.)

The photograph on the left of the main panel is of the original Donegall Pass Defenders flute band, which lasted a short time in the 1970s before the formation of the Conquerors in 1977 (Fb). On the right is the patch of the band.

The small board reads “DPYM” – perhaps “Donegall Pass Young Militia”

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