Derry (Northern Ireland –Irlande du Nord) | 30-01-2022
Cinquante ans plus tard, les familles et proches des victimes, ainsi que celles et ceux qui sont solidaires de leur injustice, reprennent les rues de Derry afin de conserver la mémoire de cette journée sanglante. La marche a fini avec une prise de parole au Free Derry Corner par des figures importantes du mouvement des droits civiques à l’époque, dont Bernadette McAliskey (née Devlin), la plus jeune femme jamais élue au parlement britannique. Mais le combat continue. Aujourd’hui, le gouvernement de Boris Johnson tente d’introduire une prescription pour les morts liés au conflit en Irlande du Nord, dont ceux de Bloody Sunday. Considérée par la communauté locale comme une amnistie des atrocités des militaires, cette loi empêcherait aux familles de pouvoir obtenir justice et vérité pour leurs morts.
Pour en savoir plus sur le Bloody Sunday, et l’histoire de la lutte républicaine en Irlande, voici le lien vers l’exposition en ligne de Krasnyi dans le cadre de la série Never Forget.
Several thousand people gathered today to commemorate the victims of Bloody Sunday, under the banner “There Is No British Justice”. The march followed the route of the civil rights demonstration that took place on 30 January 1972, 50 years ago excatly, and which was violently repressed by British Army paratroopers. Claiming the presence of armed people – which was later proven to be an outright lie by the military – the paratroopers opened fire on the demonstrators, coldly executing 14 people and wounding 28 others. Many were shot as they fled or shouted “Don’t shoot!
Fifty years later, the families and loved ones of the victims, as well as those who stand in solidarity with them, are taking to the streets of Derry to keep the memory of that bloody day alive. The march ended with a speech at Free Derry Corner by leading figures of the civil rights movement at the time, including Bernadette McAliskey (borned Devlin), the youngest woman ever elected to the British Parliament. But the fight is not over. Today, Boris Johnson’s government is trying to introduce a statute of limitations for deaths related to the conflict in Northern Ireland, including those on Bloody Sunday. Seen by the local community as an amnesty for the military’s atrocities, this law would prevent families from being able to obtain justice and truth for their dead.
To understand Bloody Sunday, and the history of the Republican struggle in Ireland, here is Krasnyi’s online exhibition as part of the Never Forget series.
Karim Brikci-Nigassa | Krasnyi Collective
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