10 prisoners had starved themselves to death during a hunger strike. The prisoners were protesting to end the "political prisoner" status of the IRA prisoners. This status was put on  prisoners charged with acts of terrorism. The prisoners were located in Maze Prison, located in Northern Ireland.  One of them was Bobby Sands. Bobby died after 66 days on the strike and his funeral was attended by 100,000 people. The hunger strike of 1981 was a battle between the prisoners and the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.

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https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/timeline-of-1981-hunger-strike-1.2555682