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La prison de Maze (en anglais : HM Prison Maze) est une prison britannique située dans la localité homonyme (en) du comté de Down en Irlande du Nord.
HM Prison Maze (previously Long Kesh Detention Centre, and known colloquially as the Maze or H-Blocks) was a prison in Northern Ireland that was used to house paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles from August 1971 to September 2000.
27 avr. 2024 · Maze prison, prison located 10 miles (16 km) west of Belfast, N.Ire., that was a symbolic centre of the struggle between unionists and nationalists during the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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HM Prison Maze (also known as Long Kesh) was a maximum security prison considered to be one of the most escape-proof prisons in Europe. It held prisoners suspected of taking part in armed paramilitary campaigns during the Troubles, with separate wings for loyalists and for republicans.
8 déc. 2021 · How 38 IRA prisoners broke out of the 'escape-proof' Maze prison in Northern Ireland, using guns, knives and disguises. The jailbreak turned deadly as guards fought back and one prisoner stabbed three officers.
12 sept. 2011 · The Maze, also known as Long Kesh, was a notorious prison in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. It hosted the 1981 Hunger Strike, the largest prison breakout and the last prisoners in 2000.
30 avr. 2021 · Forty years ago, on 5 May 1981, 27-year-old Bobby Sands, the IRA's leader in the Maze prison outside Belfast, starved himself to death.
