Northern Ireland List of concentration and internment camps

one of famous example of modern internment (and 1 made world headlines) occurred in northern ireland in 1971, when hundreds of nationalists , irish republicans arrested british army , royal ulster constabulary on orders of prime minister of northern ireland, brian faulkner, backing of british government. historians view period of internment inflaming sectarian tensions in northern ireland while failing in stated aim of arresting members of paramilitary provisional ira. many of people arrested unconnected provisional ira but, through bungling , incompetence, had names appear on list of interned, while on 100 ira men escaped arrest. backlash against internment , bungled application contributed decision of british government under prime minister edward heath suspend stormont governmental system in northern ireland , replace direct rule london, under authority of british secretary of state northern ireland.

from 1971 internment began, beginning arrest of 342 suspected republican guerrillas , paramilitary members on august 9. held @ hm prison maze called long kesh detention centre. 1972, 924 men interned. serious rioting ensued, , 23 people died in 3 days. british government attempted show balance arresting loyalist paramilitaries later, out of 1,981 men interned, 107 loyalists. internment ended in 1975, had resulted in increased support ira , created political tensions culminated in 1981 irish hunger strike , death of bobby sands, member of british parliament (anti h-block/armagh political prisoner party.) death resulted in new surge of ira recruitment , activity. imprisonment of people under anti-terrorism laws specific northern ireland continued until friday agreement of 1998, these laws required right fair trial respected. non-jury diplock courts tried paramilitary-related trials, prevent jury intimidation.

many of interned held in detention facility located @ raf long kesh military base, later known long kesh detention centre , becoming majesty s prison maze, outside belfast. internment had been used means of repressing irish republican army. used between 1939–1945 , 1956–1962. on these occasions, internment has had limited success.