Hunger strike in Turkish prisons enters 69rd day

The hunger strike, which was started by activists in Turkish prisons to demand the physical freedom of leader Abdullah Ocalan, has entered its 69rd day.

Hunger strike in Turkish prisons enters 69rd day
3 February, 2024   10:14
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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, according to the strikers.

In the cities of Van, Amed, Merdin, Mersin, Adana, Istanbul and Izmir, justice sit-ins continue under the slogan “We will break through isolation for justice, and we will be the voice of prisons for peace,” which were organized by the families of the hunger.

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