Republicans from across Ireland came together in Ballina today to remember & honour the hunger strikers. Their courage & sacrifice unlocked a new chapter in our national struggle & gave fresh momentum to the cause of Irish freedom. Today, Ireland is changing again. A new https://t.co/7mvskUerqS #IrishFreedom #HungerStrikers #Ballina #IE
Leaders of Sinn Féin Michelle O’Neill addressed today’s hunger strike commemoration: 45 years after the Hunger Strike, the greatest tribute we can pay to those we honour today is not simply to remember them. It is to continue building the future they knew was possible. (translated)
🇮🇪 45 years ago today, Kieran Doherty was elected as a TD by the people of Cavan-Monaghan while on hunger strike in the H-Blocks. A powerful act of solidarity that reverberated across Ireland and throughout the world. Kieran died on August 2nd, 1981 after 73 days on hunger https://t.co/QW83VyhGpq #KieranDoherty #HungerStrike #Solidarity #IE
Mi Hoa Lee is starting a dry hunger strike this afternoon in response to the kidnapping of members of the Global Sumud Flotilla by Israel. From today at 18:00 in Plaza Catalunya, Barcelona. "I am Mi-hoa Lee, a Catalan citizen, Spanish, a neighbor of Raval, a mother, (Original: Mi Hoa Lee inicia esta tarde una huelga de hambre seca como respuesta “ante el secuestro de miembros de la Global Sumud Flotilla por Israeli Desde hoy a las 18:00h en Plaza Catalunya, en Barcelona "Soy Mi-hoa Lee, ciudadana catalana, española, vecina del Raval, madre,) #HungerStrike #GlobalSumud #HumanRights #IL #ES #Cat
