Hunger strike action in prisons is on its 52nd day
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- 11:03 17/1/2024
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 52nd day.
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 52nd day.
Kurd politician Gültan Kışanak, who stated that making a statement about the torture in Diyarbakır Prison was a matter of accusation, said: “I experienced that cruelty and torture in Diyarbakır prison. Those who try to scare me with these cells today must know that Esat Oktay could not scare me."
Continuing her statements on the Kobanê Case, Gültan Kışanak said: "I call out to the Turkish society; if we remain silent today, there will be no ground to talk about tomorrow. If we remain silent about these conspiracy cases, we will not be able to raise our voice against other conspiracies. Now is the time to be brave."
Yılmaz Yakut, one of the distributors of Özgür Gündem newspaper, whom Apê Musa called "My Little Generals", in the 1990s, was commemorated at his grave on the anniversary of his death.
Director Sibel Tekin, who was detained and arrested while filming the documentary " "Life That Begins In The Dark" and then released after a lawsuit was filed against her, will be asked at National Security Organization (MİT) whether she "has a connection with the PKK."
Agos Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Hrant Dink will be commemorated at the place where he was shot on the 17th anniversary of his murder.
The lawyers of Asrın Law Firm applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and İmralı Prison Directorate to meet with their client Abdullah Öcalan, whom they had not heard from for 34 months.
Nobel Peace Prize-winning Iranian activist Nergis Muhammedi was sentenced to 15 months in prison by the regime court.
A new lawsuit was filed against journalists Nilüfer Hamedi and Ilahe Muhammed, who announced to the public the murder of Jina Emini in Iran, hours after their release.
Names from political parties and institutions in Ankara emphasized that there must be "an united struggle" against the absolute isolation of Abdullah Öcalan, who has not been heard from for 34 months.
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 51st day.
The situation of Rojnews editor Süleyman Ahmet is unknown. Ahmet is reportedly being held in the unofficial detention center of KDP's intelligence agency Parastin.
Seniha Atalay said that the health problems of her ill prisoner son Ömer Atalay, who is held in Diyarbakır No. 1 Prison, have worsened and said: "The day I went to the visit, he could not walk, he came holding on to the walls."
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted the US Consulate, the International Coalition base and many civilian areas in Hewlêr (Hawler). 4 people died in the attacks.
Kurd politician Gültan Kışanak, who made statements in the Kobanê Case, stated that the struggle for peace cannot change according to the political atmosphere and said: “The Kurdish issue in Syria cannot be solved unless the Kurdish issue in Turkey is solved. What will save this country is peace and solution. Open the gates of İmralı."