‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan’ protest in prisons countinues
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- 10:15 22/5/2024
Political prisoners in prisons protest to demand the freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan continues.
Political prisoners in prisons protest to demand the freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan continues.
There has been no news from journalist Süleyman Ahmet, who is detained by the KDP, for 211 days.
Relatives of the prisoners, who boycotted family and phone calls with demands for PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan's freedom and the solution of the Kurdish issue, emphasized that they stand behind the demands.
ÖHD will apply to the Parliament and the Ministry of Education within the scope of the campaign it will launch demanding that Kurdish be the language of education.
Stating that the isolation in all prisons, especially in Imrali, must be abolished, Doctor Hüseyin Yaviç said: "Absolute isolation is implemented in prisons. We are worried about the health condition of the prisoners."
Abdullah Öcalan, who has not been heard from in Imrali Prison for 38 months, has been given a new 6-month ban on seeing a lawyer. Lawyers will apply to the Constitutional Court against the decision.
Political prisoners in prisons protest to demand the freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan continues.
MED TUHAD-FED Co-chair Kerem Canpolat said that they will hold meetings that will include all segments of society for the solution of the Imrali isolation and the Kurdish issue, and said: "We will come together with the Turkish society and explain that the answerer of the solution is Mr. Öcalan."
Stating that the government's discrimination in the release of ill prisoners is against the principle of equality, Hatice Onaran from IHD said: "The government responds to everyone who does not swear allegiance with enemy law."
There has been no news from journalist Süleyman Ahmet for 210 days. Journalist Araz İbrahim said: "KDP is attacking the free press, just like in Turkey. Because it is afraid of the free press."
Stating that they are preparing a new action to shout out Abdullah Öcalan's demands for physical freedom and peace, KCDK-E Co-Chair Engin Sever said: " If the solution to the Kurdish issue is aimed, European states and the Council of Europe need to step in and take a stand against the unlawful acts committed by Turkey."
Despite applications for precautions, 4 women were murdered in the last 8 days. Lawyer Halise Dakalı emphasized that women can protect themselves against attacks on the basis of self-defense.
At least 15 people were detained in house raids carried out on the occasion of May Day in Istanbul.
Relatives of prisoners gathered in front of prisons as part of the "Speak up for freedom" protest and called for the Imrali isolation to be end.
The heavy penalties given to politicians in the Kobanê Case were protested in many centers.