A film about life in the occupied West Bank will be screened for free across Scotland in April and May.
First Picture follows the story of a Palestinian child from Tulkarm Camp for Palestinian refugees.
Directed by Akram Al-Ashqar, who is currently doing a PHD at the University of Glasgow, it follows a boy's first days of freedom after being released from an Israeli jail without his mother.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which is behind the tour, said: "The situation for Palestinian prisoners is critical as we see alarming numbers of deaths in Israeli prisons, including the first Palestinian child who died of starvation.
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"Many are held without charge, trial or access to legal representation and every Palestinian family has lived experience of this.
"Akram's film is poignant because it brings home the core truth - that in the eyes of the occupation, being Palestinian is criminal in itself."
The film will be shown for free at a number of events in Scotland, starting with the CCA in Glasgow on April 18.
It will then be at St Augustine's in Edinburgh on April 23, and ESOL in Perth the following day.
A screening at a venue which is yet to be confirmed will be held in Aberdeen on April 29, with another showing in Forres at the Courtroom the following day.
Finally, on May 6, the film will be shown at Ardrishaig Hall.
Tickets for the screenings are free, but registration is recommended and can be done here.
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