Prison Segregation September 2003 The Republican Prisoners Support Network is an independent, non-aligned group of former Republican prisoners, relatives and concerned individuals who campaign for the immediate segregation of Republican prisoners, both sentenced and on remand. We welcome the Steele Review's recommendation of full segregation/separation of Republican and Loyalist prisoners within Maghaberry, but back the prisoners prolongation of dirty protest until segregation is effectively implemented. We fully understand that the prisoners do not want to allow themselves to be betrayed by the British government like the 1980 hunger strikers were. The Republican Prisoners Support Network is well aware that segregation will not mean the end of the prison issue. We are already worried by the fact that the Northern Ireland Prison Service has warned prisoners in a letter that their conditions of detention would deteriorate in segregated wings. We will be monitoring the prisoners' plight closely. The battle for political status goes on. For the Republican Prisoners Support Network, Leo MARTIN (chairman) Eddie DUFFY (vice-chairman) Liam O RUAIRC (press officer)                                         Index: Current Articles + Latest News and Views + Book Reviews + Letters + Archives

All censorships exist to prevent any one from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently the first condition of progress is the removal of censorships. - George Bernard Shaw Index: Current Articles 16 September 2003   Other Articles From This Issue:   In The Shadow of Fear Anthony McIntyre   Derry's Disappeared Deaglán Ó Donghaile   Bangers on the Blanket? Kathleen O Halloran   Dialectics of Terror M Shaid Alam   Prison Segregation Republican Prisoners Support Network   Letter to the Chief Constable British Irish Rights Watch   A Jackboot on my Presscard Anthony McIntyre   The Letters Page has been updated.   • 11 September 2003 •   Seconds Out for Round Thirteen Eamon Sweeney   UN Report on Human Development Liam O Ruairc   No Sign Yet of an End to the Cold War Anthony McIntyre   West Belfast - The Politics of Childhood Davy Carlin   Review of Eoin O'Broin's Matxinada Douglas Hamilton   Help Renew the Republican Dream Gerry Ruddy   Three Meeting Announcements Belfast & Dublin

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