IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Armagh 11 protester jailed

Socialist Challenge No. 146, 8 May 1980 · p. 16 of the scan · 229 words

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ANN Marie Loughran, one of the 'Armagh 11', was jailed last week.

She was thrown into prison for two months for renato ray elle clooser on her after the Royal Ulster Constabulary attacked women's prison on international women's day last year.

has attracted wide publicity in Ireland, Britain, and Europe. Graveyard Graphics are beinc The women were attacked by the police for staging a their solidarity with women Republican prisoners Aller a number or delays and adjournments the women finally summoned. to col over after the original events took place.

In orotest at the delay. the women refused to appear. All were fined in their absence.

Ann Marie was arrested on Saturday morning. She is has joined the other women there in refusing obey DENU 'criminals.

like their counterparts in H block, are demanding prisoner-of-war The official reason for A MA the time given to her to pay her fine had run out. But normeasly Anon MB mally in the North of Ireland there is considerable flexibility between the deadline set for paying a fine and arrest for non-payment belief that anne nas been saged outrol pecial treatment is substar iated b the fact that of the deadline had passed, she was the most vulnerable, having four children and being in a one parent family.

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