On 19 September, Revolutionary Communist Group / Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! supporters in Glasgow joined a demonstration at Barrowland Park in support of the hunger strike for dignity by over 50 anti-imperialist political prisoners across Ireland. We joined with activists from Friends of IRPWA – Scotland, Saoradh Scotland, Lasair Dhearg Scotland, The Working Class and individual republicans. We also heard messages of solidarity from Anti – Imperialist Action Ireland.
The hunger strike began on 16 September in Maghaberry gaol, in the British occupied north of Ireland, in response to screws continued mistreatment of Palestinian anti-imperialist Dr Issam Hijjawi who is currently interned on remand with nine Saoradh activists and being held in forced isolation. Issam’s hunger strike was subsequently joined by over 50 Irish republican political prisoners in Maghaberry, Portlaoise and Hydebank gaols in solidarity.
RCG supporters will join with Irish solidarity groups again this Saturday 26 September to picket the Ministry of Defence in Glasgow as part of a Samidoun Palestinian Political Prisoner Network callout for pickets of British embassies around the world. Read the international solidarity statement with Saoradh here
Join us!
Glasgow Picket: Free Issam Hijjawi and the Saoradh 9! Victory to the hunger strikers!
Saturday 26 September, 2pm
Ministry of Defence / ‘Kentigern House’
Brown Street / Argyle Street, G2 8EX
Facebook event with details here
Free Palestine!
British imperialism out of Ireland!
