Anti-internment rent and rates strike
| Anti-internment rent and rates strike | |||
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| Part of the Troubles and the Northern Ireland civil rights movement | |||
| Date | Early 1970s | ||
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| Caused by | Internment in Northern Ireland | ||
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| ^ A: Until 30 December 1973 | |||
In August 1971, the Government of Northern Ireland resumed their policy of internment without trial. In response, the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association and the Social Democratic and Labour Party organised rent strikes and a strike of council rates in protest.
The strike took place across Northern Ireland, and was particularly active in the working-class neighborhoods of Belfast, Derry, Strabane and Newry.