The brits and the protestants in northern ireland were runningth the government a. And, um, it was an effective strategy for about four years. But this was right at that time, i think it was 19 76, when they had that shift from recognizing them as political prisoners to just, you know, criminal prisoners. So this was pre that time and kind of led up to that shift.
In the early 1980s, imprisoned IRA members went on a prolonged hunger strike, leading to the death of ten men. This is their story.
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