The hunger strike of Leyla Güven is on its 126th day

2019-03-13 14:15:23


	DİYARBAKIR- The hunger strike Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-chair Leyla Güven started with the demand of the termination of the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan have left behind 126 days.

	 

	The hunger strike Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-chair Leyla Güven started in Diyarbakır Type E Closed Prison on November 8, with the demand of the termination of the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan have left behind 126 days.Öcalan's brother Mehmet Öcalan was able to visit his brother in İmralı Island on January 12 while Güven's hunger strike was continuing.Güven who made a statement via her attorneys on January 14 said that the one time meeting does not mean that the aggravated isolation is terminated and that she was going to continue with her hunger strike.

	 

	 

	87TH DAY IN PRISONS

	 

	The hunger strike of  HDP represantative Nasır Yağız in Federal Kurdistan District is on its 114th day, the hunger strikes of the politicians and journalists in Strasburg and imam Şiş from Galler is on their 87th day while the hunger strike of the first group of the political prisoners are on their 88th day. Meanwhile, on March 1, all of the PKK PJAK prisoners in all of the prisons in Turkey joined the hunger strikes.

	 

	Board of Directors of Political Academy members Hekîm Ebdulkerîm and Şoreş Xidir, Hewrem Platform member Hilal Şewket, Labourer Party Board of Directors member Bextiyar Mustefa visited Leyla Güven at her home.Güven who thanked the committee for their visit, said: "Revolution doesn't come for free. This action should lead to the national unity of Kurdistan. Take good care of Nasır comrade."

	 

	HDP Deputies Tayip Temel, Murat Sarısaç and HDP members Abdulhalik Kurt and Yusuf Ataş joined the hunger strike on march 8,the hunger strike HDP Diyarbakır Deputy Dersim Dağ and HDP members  Salih Cansever, İsmet Yıldız, Sevican Yaşar, Salih Tekin and Bilal Özgezer started on March 3. The same day HDP Diyarbakır building where the hunger strike started was raided by the police and HDP members were taken into custody. 4 of HDP members were arrested as a result of the raid on 8 March and 3 of them were released. The detainees were taken to the prison where they continue their hunger strikes.

	 

	Meanwhile, the released prisoners on hunger strike, Sedat Akın and Gurbet Ektiren are continuing their hunger strikes at home, like Leyla Güven.