Hunger strike action in prisons is on its 54th day
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- 11:10 19/1/2024
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 54th day.
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 54th day.
Stating that there are 383 children in Prisons, CİSST Coordinator Jiyan Ay said: “The prison conditions negatively affect both the children and their mothers in prison, physically and psychologically.”
Imprisoned journalist Dicle Müftüoğlu, regarding the accusations against her, said: "A journalist is obliged to go wherever the event is, wherever the news is.” The court decided to continue Müftüoğlu's detention.
TIHV Wan Representative Sevim Çiçek said that in prisons where the law is put aside, the state approaches ill prisoners with a "practice of revenge".
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.
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 53rd day.
IHD Antalya Branch Co-Chair Deniz Yıldırım stated that disciplinary punishment was given to prisoners on hunger strike and said: "Isolation is an issue for all of us. We must not leave prisoners alone."
Completing her defense in the Kobanê Case, politician Gültan Kışanak called on the authorities to stop instrumentalizing the Kurdish issue and the people of Turkey to stop the bloodshed in the country and said: "Let's gift the peace to Kurdish and Turkish mothers."
Kurd and internationalist youth are preparing for the "Rêwîtiyê Azadî (Freedom Journey)" action to demand the physical freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
Salih Miroğlu, father of Miraç Miroğlu, who lost his life as a result of being hit by an armored vehicle, reacted to the acquittal decision given to the defendant police officer with the words: "If I had hit a police officer, I would have been sentenced to life imprisonment."
In the 2023 İmralı report of Asrın Law Firm, it was stated that a total of 169 demands for visit were left unanswered. The report stated that "2023 has been the year of absolute lack of communication" and emphasized that "it is a historical need for 2024 to be the year of freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and the year of solution to the Kurdish issue."
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.
"No prosecution" decisions were made regarding the criminal complaints filed against the handcuffed examination of journalist Dicle Müftüoğlu, who is imprisoned in Sincan Prison, and the harassment suffered by the prisoner Rihan Kavak Özbek.
MAF-DAD Vice President Mahmut Şakar said that they will hold a march with the participation of hundreds of thousands throughout Europe on the anniversary of the February 15 conspiracy and that they plan to send a delegation to İmralı.
Prisoner Qereyazi Municipality Co-Mayor Melike Göksu, who went on a hunger strike to demand the physical freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, said: "It is obvious that the only solution to the imposed deadlock is Mr. Öcalan and his ideas."