INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS (IS4PP)

Spreading the voice of political prisoners around the world

  • Extradition court of Zehra Kurtay NOW

    Extradition court of Zehra Kurtay NOW

    Latest info: In this moment the extradition court of the poltical refugee in France is to be started. Already in the morning people arrived to express their solidarity and concerns about a possible extradition to Turkey, which would pose a great danger for her as a wanted oppositional. Videos of the arrival of Zehra and…

  • “No disciplinary punishment, yet everyone is in solitary confinement”

    “No disciplinary punishment, yet everyone is in solitary confinement”

    published by BIANET: Read full article Onur Yoldaş Mete (SGDF) and Vedat Doğan (Grup Yorum) shared their experiences in what lawyers call ‘well-type’ prisons during a press conference by the Contemporary Lawyers Association (ÇHD). They described conditions as: “23 hours in a cell, one hour of ventilation – no communication, zero contact.” The Contemporary Lawyers…

  • Press conference against well-types in Izmir

    Press conference against well-types in Izmir

    CHD Izmir: We held our press conference on the well-type prisons and the ongoing hunger strikes. We follow the demands of prisoners resisting against the aggravated isolation. These prisons, which violate human rights, must be closed and their demands for transfer must be accepted immediately.”

  • No extradition for Zehra Kurtay: Actions continue

    No extradition for Zehra Kurtay: Actions continue

    Netherlands/Den Haag: Demonstrations were held in many countries against the detention of death fast veteran Zehra Kurtay and the threat of her extradition to Turkey. Yesterday there was also a demonstration at the French consulate in Den Haag. #FreeZehra Greece/Athens: People’s Lawyer, refugee from Turkey, Günay Dağ, who is on hunger strike also for his…

  • The Jericho Movement: Prisoners in the US and worldwide

    The Jericho Movement: Prisoners in the US and worldwide

    Jericho Movement Support for International Political Prisoners May 26, 2025 True to its mission since its beginning in 1998, Jericho stands in full solidarity and support of all U.S. held Political Prisoners. But it’s support of Political Prisoners does not stop there. Jericho recognizes the necessity of extending its solidarity to all Political Prisoners around…

  • Athens: Protest in front of embassy

    Athens: Protest in front of embassy

    Actions to be continued after the detention and aim of the Ukrainian regime to send the 2 well-known antifascist Kononovich brothers to the front. Today, 60 people gathered in front of the Ukraine embassy in Athens, following a call of the Anti-Imperialist Front and other organisations of the Solidarity Committee for the Kononovich brothers. During…

  • Action in front of European Parliament in Brussels

    Action in front of European Parliament in Brussels

    A joint action took place today in Brussels in front of the European Parliament. In this action, the rights and freedoms were defended both for the anti-fascist brothers Kononovich in the Ukraine and for Zehra Kurtay in France.

  • Zehra Kurtay: Article of l’Humanite

    Zehra Kurtay: Article of l’Humanite

    Zehra Kurtay: Turkish journalist who took refuge in France risks deportation After suffering torture and imprisonment in her country, Turkish journalist Zehra Kurtay risks being expelled from France, where she had sought refuge since 2007. There is an emergency for the Turkish journalist and activist, who has been a refugee in France since 2007 but…

  • Dossier: Why it’s necessary to resist well-type prisons

    Dossier: Why it’s necessary to resist well-type prisons

    This international campaign aims to give a voice to the current protest by political prisoners in Turkey. For about two years, political prisoners have been defending themselves with indefinite hunger strikes against the most inhumane prison models that the Turkish state has ever produced to combat the opposition and the uprising. These new type S,…

  • National demonstration for the release of George Abdallah

    National demonstration for the release of George Abdallah

    A national demonstration is announced for 14th June in France (Paris) to demand the release of the political prisoner Georges Abdallah. His release has been postponed arbitrarily for several years. Abdallah is the longest political prisoner in Europe for he continues to defend equal rights for Palestinian people.

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