A drastic Irish Crimes Act is passed

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The new Chief Secretary for Ireland, Arthur Balfour, pushes through Parliament a harsh Irish Crimes Act (known as the 'Coercion Act'), aimed at repressing the natoinalist practices of boycotting, intimidation and organised opposition to rent payments. As a result of this Act becoming law, hundreds of people are committed to prison, including twenty MPs.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "A drastic Irish Crimes Act is passed". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18959, accessed 19 March 2024.]

18959 A drastic Irish Crimes Act is passed 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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