Hunger strike in prisons on its 89th day
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- 11:33 23/2
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Ocalan and solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 89th day.
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Ocalan and solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 89th day.
Türkan Altun, the mother of journalist Cengiz Altun, who was murdered in Êlih 32 years ago, stated that her son's pen remained intact and said: "Thousands of Cengizs have been raised since that day."
"Hunger Strikes Monitoring and Follow-up Coordination", which announced a report on Serhat and Karadeniz prisons, noted that human rights violations have increased in prisons where hunger strikes continue, and called on the Ministry of Justice and the Turkish Grand National Assembly to immediately abolished the isolation.
Sıdıka Erden, mother of ill prisoner Fikret Erden, said that her son was not given his medicines.
The situation of Rojnews editor Süleyman Ahmet, who was detained by forces affiliated with the KDP, has not been announced for 121 days.
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Ocalan and solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 88th day.
Aryen Publications introduced 4 new books to the readers, one of which is in Kurdish. David McDowall's book "A Modern History of the Kurds", translated into Turkish, is also among the published books.
Stating that PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan maintains his position on the solution of the Kurdish issue, lawyer Berhivi Demir said: “Conditional release must be discussed and appropriate conditions must be provided. This is an essential situation for Turkey's democratization."
The microphone of DEM Party deputy Beritan Güneş, who spoke in Kurdish at the General Assembly of the Parliament on World Mother Language Day, was turned off twice, and Parliament Speaker Celal Adan emphasized "one language".
6 press professional organizations operating in Turkey called on international institutions for the release of prisoner journalist Dicle Müftüoğlu.
The situation of Rojnews editor Süleyman Ahmet, who was detained by forces affiliated with the KDP, has not been announced for 120 days.
Prisoner Celal Inedi in Afyonkarahisar Type T Prison said: "Our radio is being interfered with because we listen to Kurdish. Our Kurdish letters are being confiscated."
Due to monist policies, the languages spoken in the Black Sea are in danger of extinction. Sümeyye Yıldızlı from Pontus Greeks and Mahir Ozkan from Hemşin emphasized that their mother language must be the official and education language.
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Ocalan and solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 87th day.
In the KCK Case, which has been ongoing in Mêrdîn since 2014, 15 Kurdish politicians, including former Deputy Gülser Yıldırım, were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 6 years 3 months to 7 years 6 months on the allegation of "membership in a terrorist organisation".