Republican News · Thursday 20 February 1997

Thursday 13 February

Roisin McAliskey is once again refused bail. The lawyers representing the German government oppose bail but the German embassy later denies that their government is opposed to bail

Friday 14 February

Relatives of the Bloody Sunday victims along with John Hume present evidence to Patrick Mayhew which was not considered by the Widgery Tribunal. Mayhew says he will consider it carefully.

Saturday 15 February

Patrick Mayhew rejects calls for an apology for the Bloody Sunday murders because, he says, that would be an admission of ``criminal wrongdoing''.

In Bilbao in the Basque Country, police open fire with live rounds into a 30,000 strong crowd protesting against the arrests of the leaders of Herri Batasuna. Three people are seriously injured.

Monday 17 February

The British Government survives a censure vote on BSE after a number of concessions to Ulster Unionists, whose abstentions secure John Major's survival.

ETA executes a policeman in Bilbao in the Basque Country.

Tuesday 18 February

Former RUC Chief Constable Jack Hermon objects to both the Anglo-Irish Agreement and the Downing Street Declaration and claims the RUC did not operate a shoot-to-kill policy in the early 1980s.

John Major refuses once again to open dialogue with Sinn Féin

Wednesday 19 February

It is reported that Chinese leader Deng Xiao Peng has died.

Dick Spring calls in the British Ambassador to express his concern at the treatment of Roisin McAliskey

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