Hunger strike in prisons on its 280th day

  • 15:10 2 September 2021
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NEWS CENTER - The hunger strike against the isolation imposed on PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and violations of rights in prisons has entered its 280th day.
 
The hunger strike launched by Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) and Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) prisoners on November 27, 2020, demanding the end of the aggravated isolation on PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and an end to the increasing violations of rights in prisons, has entered its 280th day. The 50th group continues the hunger strike resistance, which started indefinitely and alternately every five days, and has continued alternately every 15 days since 14 July.
 
259th day in Maxmur
 
The hunger strike, which started on December 18, 2020, in Maxmur Camp in the Federated Kurdistan Region, led by women against the Imralı isolation and continued at the Maxmur Martyrs’ Families Council, has entered its 259th day.
 
The action in Lavrio has entered its 242nd day
 
The indefinite-alternating hunger strike launched by those who are staying in the Lavrio Camp in Greece to end the isolation on PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and to support the ongoing hunger strike in prisons is on its 242nd day. The hunger strike in the camp is led by the Revolutionary Youth Movement (TCŞ-Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger), the European Kurdish Women’s Movement (Tevgera Jinên Kurd li Ewropayê) and the Kurdistan Cultural Center (Navenda Çanda Kurdistan).
 
Resistance against isolation came to the fore in the September 1 rallies
 
On the other hand, the anger against the isolation of Imralı left its mark on the celebrations of September 1, World Peace Day yesterday. Especially at the rally held in Musa Anter Park in Van, thousands of people did not let go of the slogan ‘’Bijî Serok Apo’’ for a moment. Thousands saluted the hunger strike resistance with the slogan ‘’Bijî berxwedana zindanan’’. Again, in the events held in cities such as Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Adana, Diyarbakır, Şırnak, Muğla and Manisa, the emphasis on the joint struggle and togetherness against the isolation came to the fore.