Hunger strike in Turkish jails enters 78rd day

The hunger strike, which was started by activists in Turkish prisons to demand the physical freedom of leader Abdullah Ocalan, has entered its 78d day.

 Hunger strike in Turkish jails enters 78rd day
12 February 2024   09:08
NEWS DESK

On October 10 of last year 2023, a global campaign was launched in 74 centers around the world under the slogan “Freedom for Abdullah Ocalan, the political solution to the Kurdish issue.” In this context, a series of events began in northern Kurdistan and Turkey to support this campaign.

On November 27, 2023, activists in Turkish prisons in Turkey and northern Kurdistan began a hunger strike. The strike will end next February 15.

As 78 days have passed since the strike, the Turkish authorities continue to ignore the demands of the strikers. Different regions in Kurdistan and the world are witnessing many activities daily, supporting the hunger strikers, and denouncing the policy of the Turkish occupation state towards the strikers and Imrali Prison,  at the same time, criticized the silence of international forces and human rights organizations.

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