Hunger strike action in prisons is on its 47th day
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- 11:31 12/1/2024
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 47th day.
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 47th day.
Many relatives of prisoners who started a Justice Watch to demand the physical freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan were detained while asking for a statement in front of Metris Type T Closed Prison.
It was stated that a Kurd named Peyman Abdi, who was detained in Kermanshah, was tortured and killed.
Halise Aksoy (57), whose son Agit's bones were delivered in a cargo box, has been arrested for 9 months due to witness statements about her. Her lawyer called for solidarity before the hearing of Halise Aksoy, which will be held tomorrow, stating that she was "approached with hostile criminal law"
A racist group from MHP attacked students once again at Ankara University.
A delegation formed to represent the Iraqi Prime Minister inspected the Newroz District of Kirkuk, which is under blockade. Heading the delegation, Dr. Amir Ciburi said that the residents of the neighborhood will present their demands to Prime Minister Sudani.
The hearing of the case filed against TTB Central Council President Prof. Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı on the allegation of "insult" due to her statements regarding the use of chemical weapons was postponed receiving the statements of the Ministry of Defense.
KNK member Dr. Şêrko Mihemed Qadir criticized KDP and YNK for remaining silent against the attacks of Turkey, which is not a secret against any kind of Kurd status, against Federated Kurdistan. Qadir, pointing to Kirkuk and Mosul, said: "National unity, solidarity and common strategy are needed to protect the gains of the Kurds."
Zahide Eman, mother of Baran Eman, one of the prisoners who started a hunger strike to demand the freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, said: "I defend my son's humanitarian demands until the end. No one can break my son's will.”
The situation of Rojnews editor Süleyman Ahmet is unknown. Ahmet is reportedly being held in the unofficial detention center of KDP's intelligence agency Parastin. Agency officials continued to asked: "Where is Süleyman Ahmet, kidnapped by KDP, for 79 days?"
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 46th day.
Addressing the Ministry of Justice and CPT in front of the Adana Kürkçüler Prison Campus, the relatives of the prisoners said: "The demand of the political prisoners is also the demand of the Kurds and we are asking for the demands to be met.”
6 women journalists, who were tried for their protest against the operations against free press workers, explained the police violence they were subjected to and emphasized: "We will continue to defend Kurd journalists."
DFG and MKG congratulated the journalists on January 10, Working Journalists' Day, and said: "We will overcome tyranny and oppression with the motto of 'free press, free society'."
Olive branches were left at the grave of Bedriye Demir, one of the Riha Mothers for Peace, who died last year due to health problems.