Message from the prisoner on hunger strike: Our actions will be successful
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- 16:47 11/12/2023
Metin Uyar, who is held in Giresun Espiye Type L Closed Prison, where his hunger strike continues, said that the actions will be successful
Metin Uyar, who is held in Giresun Espiye Type L Closed Prison, where his hunger strike continues, said that the actions will be successful
DEM Party leader Ahmet Gün, whose car was blazed away in Sêgirk town of Qileban, lost his life.
The ongoing rotating hunger strike in prisons has entered its 15th day. The demands of the prisoners are to ensure the conditions of freedom for PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan and to take steps to solve the Kurdish issue.
Demanding the release of journalist Süleyman Ahmet, who was detained by the KDP security forces and has not been heard from for 48 days, DFG CoChair Serdar Altan said: "International press professional organizations should show sensitivity on this issue."
There has been no news from journalist Süleyman Ahmet, who was detained by the KDP security forces, for 47 days despite the applications of the lawyers.
On December 10, Human Rights Day, the most gross human rights violations occur in İmralı Prison. İHD Ankara Branch CoChair Ömer Faruk Yazıcı said: "Isolation is aimed at the solution of the Kurdish issue. When it is lifted, the country will become a more livable place."
The rotating hunger strike initiated by the prisoners demanding "freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" continues on its 14th day.
TIHV and IHD will organize Human Rights sit-in and "We Light Our Candles for Human Rights" events to draw attention to the situation of ill prisoners.
Stating that the reason for the political deadlock in the country is the İmralı isolation, ÖHD Dîlok Branch CoChair Mustafa Yalçın said: "We will continue to apply to meet with Abdullah Öcalan."
The rotating hunger strike of prisoners demanding "freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and solution to the Kurdish issue" continues on its 12th day.
Stating that the hunger strike demands of prisoners for 'Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and solution to the Kurdish issue' is not independent of the demands of the society, ÖHD lawyer Berivan Bekçi said: "Civil society and legal organizations should support the action."
Evaluating the non-release of journalist Dicle Müftüoğlu, MLSA Co-Director Veysel Ok said: "The court took into account the statements of the confessors to prolong the detention. If there is no statement of the confessor, that indictment is already a registration of journalism."
Imprisoned journalist Dicle Müftüoğlu said in her defense, "Many things have changed in the century, but the pressures on Kurdish journalists have not changed." The court decided to continue the detention before the defense of the lawyer ends.
Asrın Law Firm once again applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and İmralı Prison Directorate to meet with their client, PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, whom they had not heard from for 33 months.
Gerçek Gündem editor Furkan Karabay was detained.