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Inmates of Osmaniye Prison on Hunger Strike for Their Legal Rights

Inmates of Osmaniye Prison on Hunger Strike for Their Legal Rights

Going on a hunger strike in Osmaniye No. 2 Type T Closed Prison, inmates have indicated that they are deprived of their legal rights, they are forced to be counted on foot and when they do not accept it, they are battered and face disciplinary investigations.

18 November 2019

Statement of Support for Grup Yorum Music Band by 134 Intellectuals

Statement of Support for Grup Yorum Music Band by 134 Intellectuals

134 politicians, journalists, writers and artists have released a joint statement of support for hunger striking Grup Yorum music band members: “Dictated by our conscience, we put our signatures under the legitimate demands of Grup Yorum.”

13 November 2019

Supporting Grup Yorum Music Band Banned as Well

Supporting Grup Yorum Music Band Banned as Well

After four inmates from Van Prison went on a three-day hunger strike in support of hunger striking Grup Yorum music band members, the inmates have been “laid off from their paid jobs in prison for a month”.

4 November 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Hunger Strike of Grup Yorum Music Band on Parliamentary Agenda

Hunger Strike of Grup Yorum Music Band on Parliamentary Agenda

HDP İstanbul MP Candaş Kaya has submitted a Parliamentary question about the condition of Grup Yorum music band members who are on a hunger strike in prison, demanding fair trial and protesting the ban on their concerts.

Grup Yorum Music Band Member Gökçek on Hunger Strike in Prison for 111 Days

Grup Yorum Music Band Member Gökçek on Hunger Strike in Prison for 111 Days

Grup Yorum music band has shared a picture of its member İbrahim Gökçek, who has been on a hunger strike for 111 days. The group has once again reminded the public about the demands of its hunger striking members.

Arrested Grup Yorum Music Band Members on Hunger Strike for 102 Days

Arrested Grup Yorum Music Band Members on Hunger Strike for 102 Days

Sending a letter to bianet from Van Prison, Şahinkaya has written that arrested Grup Yorum music band members have been on a hunger strike for the last 102 days and reminded the public about their demands.

HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan: We Will Start a New Process

HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan: We Will Start a New Process

Speaking about the end of hunger strikes and death fasts upon the call of imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan has stated that they will wage a struggle to start a new period, a new process.

Leyla Güven: I End My Hunger Strike

Leyla Güven: I End My Hunger Strike

Making a statement after imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan’s call for an end to hunger strikes and death fasts, HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven has announced that she has ended her hunger strike, which she was continuing for 200 days.

Öcalan Makes a Call for an End to Hunger Strikes: They Have Achieved Their Purpose

Öcalan Makes a Call for an End to Hunger Strikes: They Have Achieved Their Purpose

Sharing the details of their meeting with PKK leader Öcalan in a statement for the press, Asrın Law Bureau has announced that “Öcalan insistently emphasized his call for an end to hunger strikes and death fasts as they have achieved their purpose.”

Statement on Abdullah Öcalan by Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül

Statement on Abdullah Öcalan by Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül

Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül has stated that “the legal obstacle to Abdullah Öcalan’s meeting with his lawyers has been removed” and added that it has nothing to do with the allegation that a new resolution process will begin.

Women Relatives of Hunger Striking Inmates File Second Criminal Complaint Against Police

Women Relatives of Hunger Striking Inmates File Second Criminal Complaint Against Police

The women who were subjected to police violence while standing watch in front of Gebze Prison in Kocaeli for their relatives who are on a hunger strike in prison have filed a criminal complaint against the responsible parties.

Grup Yorum Band to Go on a Hunger Strike

Grup Yorum Band to Go on a Hunger Strike

Making a series of demands, including the removal of the ban on their concerts, Grup Yorum music band has announced that they will go on a hunger strike as of May 17.

15 More People Start a Death Fast in Prison

15 More People Start a Death Fast in Prison

After 15 hunger striking inmates went on a death fast on April 30 with the demand that the isolation on imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan be ended, 15 other people have turned their hunger strike into a death fast in prison today.

‘Hunger Strikes Shouldn’t Be Brought to the Point Where They End in Deaths’

HIS LAWYERS MET ÖCALAN FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2011

‘Hunger Strikes Shouldn’t Be Brought to the Point Where They End in Deaths’

After imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan has met his lawyers for the first time since 2011, the lawyers have held a statement for the press and shared the details of their meeting. Lawyers could meet Öcalan after making 810 applications.

6 May 2019 Hikmet Adal,Ferid Demirel

Request for Parliamentary Inquiry into Hunger Strikes

Request for Parliamentary Inquiry into Hunger Strikes

HDP Siirt MP Meral Danış Beştaş has submitted a parliamentary inquiry, requesting that a parliamentary investigation commission be established so that steps could be taken towards the resolution of hunger strikes and provision of right to life.

Parliamentary Speaker Şentop: It Wouldn’t Be Right for me to Visit Leyla Güven

Parliamentary Speaker Şentop: It Wouldn’t Be Right for me to Visit Leyla Güven

Parliamentary Speaker Mustafa Şentop has stated that HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike for 173 days, is not on hunger strike due to her own situation and it would not be right for him to pay a visit to Güven.

Call by 50 Nobel Prize Laureates: End the Solitary Confinement

Call by 50 Nobel Prize Laureates: End the Solitary Confinement

Raising their concerns over the hunger strikes against isolation, 50 Nobel Prize Laureates have made a call to the government of Turkey and international community to “take immediate action at this critical moment to end the solitary confinement.”

Call by 150 Organizations: Let the Law Operate, Let No One Lose Their Lives

Call by 150 Organizations: Let the Law Operate, Let No One Lose Their Lives

Releasing a declaration on hunger strikes, 150 professional and rights organizations and associations have underlined that they defend life and added: “It is not at all difficult for the government to resolve hunger strikes which started with a legal demand.”

Sabiha Temizkan Speaks About Her Mother Leyla Güven on 160th Day of Her Hunger Strike

Sabiha Temizkan Speaks About Her Mother Leyla Güven on 160th Day of Her Hunger Strike

Sabiha Temizkan, the daughter of HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven who has been on the 160th day of her hunger strike: “My mother has a legal demand and instead of meeting this demand, they are watching her wasting away day by day.”

16 April 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Leila Khaled Visits Leyla Güven on Hunger Strike: ‘We Want to Live’

Leila Khaled Visits Leyla Güven on Hunger Strike: ‘We Want to Live’

Leila Khaled, a symbolic figure of Palestinian resistance, visited HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike for 159 days. Addressing President Erdoğan, Khaled said, “Don’t let people die just because they defend human rights.”

Leyla Güven to be Forcibly Taken to Court, Her Attorney Denounces the Verdict

Leyla Güven to be Forcibly Taken to Court, Her Attorney Denounces the Verdict

Diyarbakır 5th Heavy Penal Court has ruled that HDP Hakkari MP Güven, who has been on a hunger strike for 141 days, shall be taken to court by force. Lawyer Yalçındağ-Baydemir has stated that lawsuit filed against her violates Article 83 of the Constitution.

Lawyers from Progressive Lawyers Association End Their Hunger Strike

Lawyers from Progressive Lawyers Association End Their Hunger Strike

Five lawyers from the Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) and People’s Law Bureau (HHB), including ÇHD Chair Selçuk Kozağaçlı, have decided to end their hunger strikes, which they continued for 59 days.

‘We Didn’t Leave Leyla Behind, We Bring Her Along’

AYŞEGÜL DEVECİOĞLU ON THEIR VISIT TO LEYLA GÜVEN

‘We Didn’t Leave Leyla Behind, We Bring Her Along’

Ayşegül Devecioğlu, Prof. Dr. Ayşe Erzan, Nesteren Davutoğlu, Dilek Gökçin, Filiz Karakuş and Feride Eralp have visited HDP Hakkari MP and DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven, who has been on the 113th day of her hunger strike.

28 February 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Statement of ‘Indefinite Hunger Strike’ by Inmates

Statement of ‘Indefinite Hunger Strike’ by Inmates

Inmates who have been arrested on charges related to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and Kurdistan Free Life Party (PAJK) have announced that they will start an indefinite and irreversible hunger strike as of March 1.

28 February 2019

‘End Isolation’ Statement by HDP, Support by Artists for Leyla Güven on Hunger Strike

‘End Isolation’ Statement by HDP, Support by Artists for Leyla Güven on Hunger Strike

While HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan has demanded that the voice of HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike for 110 days, as well as other hunger strikers be given an ear, several artists have also said, “Hear the voice of Leyla Güven.”

25 February 2019

Rejecting Medical Intervention, Leyla Güven on Hunger Strike Discharged from Hospital

Rejecting Medical Intervention, Leyla Güven on Hunger Strike Discharged from Hospital

HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on the 98th day of her hunger strike, has been taken to hospital with complaints of chest pain. Her daughter Temizkan has stated that Güven has been taken to intensive care and does not accept medical intervention.

13 February 2019

5 Lawyers on 20th Day of Their Hunger Strike ‘Against Unlawfulness’

5 Lawyers on 20th Day of Their Hunger Strike ‘Against Unlawfulness’

It has been 20 days since five arrested lawyers went on a hunger strike in protest against the unlawful practices that they have been subjected to during their judicial process. They will continue their hunger strike until their hearing on March 18.

12 February 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Gergerlioğlu: Inmates Writing About Hunger Strikes Given Disciplinary Punishment As Well

Gergerlioğlu: Inmates Writing About Hunger Strikes Given Disciplinary Punishment As Well

Holding a press conference about the violation of rights committed in prisons, HDP MP Gergerlioğlu has stated that prison administrations give disciplinary punishments to both the inmates who have gone on a hunger strike and the ones who write about it.

11 February 2019

'Monitoring Commission for Hunger Strikes' Founded

'Monitoring Commission for Hunger Strikes' Founded

Four rights organizations have announced in a press statement that they founded the 'Monitoring Commission for Hunger Strikes': "The feeling of the lack of a solution caused by injustice and unlawfulness will cause the number of hunger strikers to increase."

8 February 2019 Hikmet Adal

Former CHP MP Erdem Ends Hunger Strike

Former CHP MP Erdem Ends Hunger Strike

Former CHP MP Eren Erdem has ended the hunger strike, which he began last week because "being tried for FETÖ hurts his pride".

6 February 2019

ÖHP: 'We Want Resolution, Not Death'

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ÖHP: 'We Want Resolution, Not Death'

The Platform for Libertarian Lawyers (ÖHP) has announced its report regarding the hunger strikes in prisons. The report stated that a hunger strike is not a way of suicide but protesting and that the inmates' rights to health and life are violated.

5 February 2019 Hikmet Adal

Former CHP MP Erdem Being Investigated by Silivri Prison for Hunger Strike

Former CHP MP Erdem Being Investigated by Silivri Prison for Hunger Strike

The Silivri Prison has launched an investigation against former main opposition MP Eren Erdem for the hunger strike that he began on January 29. Erdem is facing a ban from events for one to three months.

1 February 2019

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