Anti-war protestor treated like criminal

FEBRUARY 28 was a day marked by vigils to highlight the case of anti-war protestor Owen Rice, then on his 16th day of hunger strike in Limerick prison. Mr Rice is in prison because of the US invasion of Iraq.

In spite of massive street protest in Ireland, Shannon airport became a US warport in everything but name.

Owen Rice has been an active anti-war campaigner in Ireland since the outbreak of war against Iraq. He has been in court on several occasions to answer to various anti-war related charges resulting, so far, in either adjournments or acquittals.