White poster with black lettering. Date Monday 12th March. Black and white image of two hands bound with barbed wire. Words 'release all plitical prisoners and detainees'.
archiveREF R-0116225Revised
Archive record
National detainees day
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). National detainees day. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0116225
South African History Online (2016) 'National detainees day', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0116225 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, National detainees day [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0116225, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"National detainees day." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0116225. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "National detainees day." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0116225.
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