2019-05-10
Saoradh and the „onslaught of harassment” in Derry – the numbers
On Thursday morning, May 9, again three houses were raided, and four people arrested under terrorism legislation in Derry. The four males, aged 15, 18, 38, 51, were taken to the Serious Crime Suite in Musgrave Station. [Read More…]
dieterreinisch - 17:44 @ Irish Republicanism, Northern Ireland | 1 comment
2019-04-26
Video: Saoradh Easter commemoration 2019
I received some of the video footage removed from the internet by representatives of Saoradh. While some people will disagree with my decision, I decided to upload the video footage. [Read More…]
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2019-02-15
Former Irish Republican prisoner receives chilling warning. Why?
Over the past few days, graffiti emerged in parts of West Belfast, sending out a shivering message to former Irish Republican prisoner Danny McClean. One of these messages appeared on a gable wall on Lenadoon Avenue saying: “Danny McClean UDR RIP.”
In early January, McClean’s stood trial for IRA memberships charges, accused of being a member of the paramilitary group Óglaigh na hÉireann. [Read More…]
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2019-02-03
Oral History In Post-Conflict Societies: Experiences From Researching The Northern Ireland Troubles
The past five or so years were rather difficult for those conducting interviews in Ireland. Nonetheless, interviews remain an essential source for those of us researching political violence and the Northern Irish Troubles. [Read More…]
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2018-12-30
State Papers, Sinn Féin & Federalism
The last days of December traditionally bring the release of state papers after the 30-year embargo. Accordingly, the last couple of days saw the release of hundreds of previously secret government files dating from 1988 in Dublin and Belfast. [Read More…]
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2018-12-17
Why ex-IRA bomber is wrong to take a uniform approach to PoW status
Former Provisional Shane Paul O’Doherty argued in this newspaper last week that republican inmates didn’t qualify as prisoners of war. Here, historian Dieter Reinisch says O’Doherty’s view is at odds with British Government policy throughout the 20th century.
In an article published in this newspaper on January 5, Shane Paul O’Doherty argued that “captured (IRA) combatants could never qualify as prisoners of war” because they “did not conduct military operations according to the laws and customs of war”. [Read More…]
dieterreinisch - 19:28 @ History, Northern Ireland, Prisons | 1 comment
Radicalization in Prison: Historical Lessons for Today’s Challenges
On May 29, Benjamin H. shot four people dead in the Belgian town of Luttich. [Read More…]
dieterreinisch - 19:19 @ Northern Ireland, Prisons | 234 comments
Irish Identity in British Prisons
The fact that Irish Republican prisoners are held in British prisons in the North of Ireland causes conflict for the Northern Ireland Prison Service. Irish Republicans are Irish Nationalists, thus, their national identity is suppressed during their imprisonment in the British State. [Read More…]
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