Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Successful ‘Free All IRA POWs’ protest in Omagh

As part of Ógra Shinn Féin’s annual December weekend of action for political prisoners, the youth movement held a number of successful events in Tyrone including a town centre protest in Omagh on Saturday (13th December) which was attended by Omagh District Council Chairperson Martin McColgan, and a candlelit vigil on Lifford Bridge on Friday evening (12th December).



Ógra Shinn Féin say that 3 years following the ending of the IRA armed campaign all excuses have been removed for the two governments to continue their imprisonment of IRA POWs.

Kerry McColgan of West Tyrone Ógra Shinn Féin said:

“It is totally unacceptable that three years on from the IRA’s declaration of an end to the armed campaign we still have men in prison for their role in that political conflict.

“Throughout the weekend we have been active in our opposition to the continued imprisonment of our comrades at the behest of the Dublin and London governments. As well as actions happening in Omagh and Strabane there are numerous events happening nationwide stretching from Co Cork to Co Derry. At these protests we once again call for the release of our political prisoners.”

“This Christmas, we also remember our international comrades who remain imprisoned for their role in anti imperialist struggles. Foremost in our minds are over 750 pro independence Basque prisoners held by the Spanish and French governments”

“We are now 10 years on from the signing of the Good Friday agreement which had provision for the early release of political prisoners; it is completely unacceptable that IRA political prisoners remain incarcerated given this. Until these prisoners walk free we in Ógra Shinn Féin will continue to campaign and agitate for their release.”


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great to hear that the protest was successful.

When were the "POWs" released?

Anonymous said...

put monaghan up lol

Anonymous said...

Excellent support shown by ogra over the weekend for our boys in jail, keep up the good work comrades!

Anonymous said...

to surprised,

Stop being such a parnickity ****!

The protest was successful in raising awareness and popularising support for the POWs.

Go away and do something productive yourself, stop sniping from the sidelines.

Joanne

Anonymous said...

yeh up monaghan