INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS (IS4PP)

Spreading the voice of political prisoners around the world

  • Letter for Zehra to the French embassy in Vienna

    Letter for Zehra to the French embassy in Vienna

    To express the solidarity with Zehra Kurtay, a political refugee in France who is under threat of extradition to Turkey, 2 persons on behalf of the Freedom Initiative for Political Prisoners went to the French embassy in Austria this morning to hand over a protest letter. The extradition court is scheduled for 10.00 am today.…

  • Hunger resistance continues with victories

    Hunger resistance continues with victories

    Only in the past few weeks hungerstrikes in Turkey could achieve great victories against the isolation politics implemented with new prisons types named S-R-Y or High Security Prisons. The list of prisoners who continue indefinite hungerstrike today: Serkan Onur Yılmaz: 219 – Bolu F-Type Prison Yurdagül Gümüş: 166 Marmara Women Closed Prison Mithat Öztürk: 123…

  • A new victory proves the legitimacy of the resistance

    A new victory proves the legitimacy of the resistance

    Around 1.00 pm. today, Grup Yorum announced the victory of the hungerstrike resistance of its member Bakican Isik.

  • Poem of prisoners: “Me and my Struggle”

    Poem of prisoners: “Me and my Struggle”

    Me and My Struggle  Longing for the sky, the sun, for people At the bottom of this well, it’s me and my struggle. We sit face to face, drinking tea. “How are you?” it asked first, “Are you well?” “I’m well,” I said, “I’m complete with you.” “And the pains, the sorrows?” “Nothing compared to…

  • Panel on Grup Yorum and isolation cells

    Panel on Grup Yorum and isolation cells

    The Anti-Imperialist Front held a Panel in Dutch city Rotterdam on June 14th, to highlight the resistance in isolation cells in Turkey and the repression faced by the reovolutionary folk band Grup Yorum. The event was hosted by the socialist organisations ROOD and RSP in the Netherlands. Around 30 people from various communities attended the…

  • Solidarity Chain supported in Ireland

    Solidarity Chain supported in Ireland

    Fergal McDonnell from the Hunger for Justice campaign joined the hunger strike on 16th June, 2025 to support the resistance in Turkey’s isolation prisons. Long Live International Solidarity! Watch the VIDEO:

  • Solidarity Chain continued in the Netherlands

    Solidarity Chain continued in the Netherlands

    From 13-15 JUne, 2025, Okan from the Antiimperialist Front in the Netherlands held a 3-day solidarity hunger strike to stand with the revolutionary prisoners on indefinite hungerstrike against S-R-Y isolation prisons in Turkey Watch the VIDEO:

  • Another Victory of the Revolutionary Prisoners

    Another Victory of the Revolutionary Prisoners

    The resistance of the revolutionary prisoners in Turkey’s notorious high security prisons resulted with another victory. Ayberk Demirdöğen, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 98 days demanding the closure of well (pit)-type prisons and the transfer of himself and his friends, has been transferred to Kırıkkale Type F Prison (non-isolation type). He…

  • Solidarity Hunger Strike chain continues

    Solidarity Hunger Strike chain continues

    In Tipperary, Ireland Fergal McDonnell and Okan Özer in the Netherlands are on hunger strike today. Fergal has shown the meaning of international solidarity with his 24 hour hunger strike. He is also a representative of the Hunger for Justice campaign primarily supporting the Palestinian struggle. The Anti-Imperialist Front had participated in the campaign with…

  • Solidarity Chain for prisoners in hungerstrike

    Solidarity Chain for prisoners in hungerstrike

    Sevgi from Switzerland is on a 3-days solidarity hungerstrike from 13-15 June, 2025 to support the resistance against pit-like prisons in Turkey. “We have friends who are trying to live in difficult conditions in S-R-Y well-type prisons in Turkey, who have been on hunger strike for a long time and have reached very critical points…

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