Join us for the launch of the Justice for Palestine Member Group’s report on the reality facing Palestinian prisoners.
The report titled “Prisoners of the Occupation: A Report on the Conditions Facing Palestinian Prisoners Under Israeli Occupation” is a timely intervention that complements the work the group is undertaking to raise awareness of the plight of men, women and children in Israeli jails. The testimonies and analysis gathered in this publication reveal not only the immense suffering of individuals and families, but also the cruelty embedded in Israel’s policies since its foundation in 1948. Imprisonment is not a by-product of occupation but one of its sharpest instruments. Yet even in the face of such repression, the voices of prisoners, silenced in the mainstream, carry a power that cannot be contained by walls or bars.
- Date: Thursday, 5th March 2026
- Time: 7pm – 9pm
- Venue: Teacher’s Club, Parnell Square, Dublin 1
Guest panellists on the night will include:
- Joseph O’Connor – lead author of the paper
- Khalid El-Astal – member of the Palestinian community in Ireland
READ THE REPORT:
READ THE REPORTWhat can you expect on the night:
We will be screening ‘Held Without Justice: A Look Inside Israeli Prisons‘.
Members of the group who have lived and worked in Palestine will host a discussion and a Question and Answers session on the night.
Copies of the report will be available. If you are in a position to make a donation toward the printing costs, it would be appreciated.
The report will be available for downloading on the Justice for Palestine member group’s page on the morning of 6th March 2026.
On the night, the group will hold a raffle for a painting by group member Liam Byrne to help defray costs for the event and the group’s work. Liam is a pipefitter-turned-artist. After completing a larger body of work with reference to the horrific atrocities in Palestine, a more hopeful piece was painted in aspiration. In Liam’s own words, ‘may the hopeful outweigh the horrific’.
Comhlámh Justice for Palestine is a membership group dedicated to achieving justice for the Palestinian people and taking a stand against Israel’s brutal apartheid, colonisation and occupation.