Dağ and Er's hunger strike is on its 41st day
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- 15:46 27/6/2023
The hunger strike launched by Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er in Hewler Prison against rights violations continues on its 41st day.
The hunger strike launched by Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er in Hewler Prison against rights violations continues on its 41st day.
It has been stated that Turkish warplanes bombarded the Amêdiyê countryside.
Stating that the Imrali isolation is an obstacle in front of the democratization of the country, President of the Peace Foundation Hakan Tahmaz said: "As long as the isolation continues, there is no chance for peace to develop."
Journalist Mehmet Yetim, who posted footages of harassment against a 2-year-old boy, was detained in Sêwereg district.
The family of Veysi Aktaş, who is being held in İmralı Prison together with PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, demanded an end to the isolation, said: "We are curious about his health status."
The release of Nevzat Öztürk, who has been in prison for more than 31 years, has been postponed for 3 months on the grounds of "not reading enough books" and "not using electricity sparingly".
Paramilitary groups, which are on the agenda with inhumane practices in Afrin, kidnapped 4 more people.
Journalist Merdan Yanardag, against whom an investigation was launched, was detained for criticizing the Imrali isolation.
Ferit Orak, who was released after his release was delayed twice, said: “Release has turned into postponing torture. In the last 3 years, more than 20 people have been prevented from being evacuated."
In the statement of TİHV, İHD and TTB, it was stated that there were 83 suspicious deaths in prisons in 2022. It was reported that 4,275 people were subjected to torture and ill-treatment in official and unofficial places of detention in the same year.
Stating that Turkey has systematically violated the prohibition of torture, HDP Law and Human Rights Commission said: "Torture and ill-treatment practices have been moved from detention centers to the streets."
Stating that the increasing violations in prisons are due to the Imralı isolation, MED TUHAD-FED member lawyer Yusuf Çakas called for the families of the prisoners to come together.
Calling for a "united struggle" against Turkey's attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria, the women said: "We must demonstrate a strong practice of struggle against the dominant mentality that is hostile to women and Kurds."
HDP PM member Özcan Teker, who was detained in Istanbul, was arrested on charges of "being a member of a terrorist organization".
At least 7 people were killed in the Russian airstrike on Idlib.