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| has gloss | eng: The blanket protest was part of a five year protest during the Troubles by Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) prisoners held in the Maze prison (also known as "Long Kesh") in Northern Ireland. The republican prisoners' status as political prisoners, known as Special Category Status, had begun to be phased out in 1976. Among other things, this meant that they would now be required to wear prison uniforms like ordinary convicts. The prisoners refused to accept that they were ordinary criminals and refused to wear the prison uniform. |
| lexicalization | eng: blanket protest |
| instance of | e/The Troubles |
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| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Der Blanket Protest war Teil einer Kampagne von im Gefängnis Maze Prison inhaftierten Mitgliedern der Provisional Irish Republican Army und der Irish National Liberation Army zur Wiedererlangung ihres Status als politische Gefangene. |
| lexicalization | deu: Blanket Protest |
| Norwegian | |
| has gloss | nor: Pleddprotesten var den første fasen i en konflikt mellom republikanske paramilitære fanger i Maze fengsel i Nord-Irland og den britiske regjeringen. |
| lexicalization | nor: Pleddprotesten |
| Swedish | |
| has gloss | swe: Lakanprotesten var en del av den fem år långa protesten under konflikten i Nordirland av de fångar i Mazefängelset (även känt som "Long Kesh") som var medlemmar av Provisoriska IRA och Irish National Liberation Army i Nordirland. Som protest mot att de 1976 inte längre tilläts bära sina egna kläder vägrade fångarna bära fängelseuniformen, och gick istället nakna eller iklädda lakan. Anledningen till vägran att bära andra kläder än de egna var att IRA- och INLA-medlemmarna betraktade sig som politiska fångar. |
| lexicalization | swe: Lakanprotesten |
| Media | |
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| media:img | Raymond Mc Cartney Mural SMC May 2007.jpg |
| media:img | Victory To the Prisoners Poster.JPG |
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