The Party of Labour of Austria published an article in support of the political prisoners in Turkey, who continue resistance to isolation prisons. Link to the article: Hungerstreikende in Isolationsgefängissen der Türkei in akuter Lebensgefahr – Zeitung der Arbeit Here’s the translation from German: **** Hunger strikers in isolation prisons in Turkey in acute danger…

THE LONG TERM HUNGER STRIKE RESISTANCE TO ISOLATION PRISONS IN TURKEY CONTINUES: THIS IS A CALL TO EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO ACT CONSCIENTIOUSLY AND DEFEND THE LIFE OF PRISONERS IN STRUGGLE FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND JUST DEMANDS READ THE CALL AND ACT AS QUICK AS YOU CAN TO AVOID DEATHS, MAKE THEIR VOICE HEARD, THEIR…

October 15 was another International Action Day in support of the hungerstriking and death fasting prisoners in Turkey.The resistance in the prisons of Turkey continues for over 2 years to denounce and abolish the inhuman and unlawful implementation of S, R and Y isolation pit-like prisons. Around 15 prisoners already succeed to be transfered to…

Fikret Akar’s wife, Sükriye Akar published a video message on the occasion of 200 days indefinite hunger strike of her husband. She speaks about the critical situation of Fikret, but also stresses that the health conditions of the death fast resisters Serkan Onur Yilmaz and Ayberk Demirdögen is much more serious.

On October 15, the 200th day of Fikret Akar’s indefinite hunger strike, protests, one-day international support hunger strikes and various forms of solidarity actions will take place in different countries. People will gather in front of embassies and general consulates of Turkey to support the demands of the political prisoners, who resist pit-like isolation cells…

After a one-month communication ban (see our article), the brother of the hunger-striking prisoner Fikret Akar visited him on October 6. He has been suffering from serious health problems for the past 15 days. In particular, he can no longer eat sugar, because his body no longer tolerates it. He suffers from intense muscle pain…

What the prisoners in Turkey urgently need is spreading their voices everywhere – speaking out against human crimes in pit-like (S,R,Y and High Security) isolation prisons. We want the people to know that these prisoners on hunger strike and even hunger strike until death risk their lives to stop the policy of isolation, the ignorance…

Following a request by the Freedom Initiative for Political Prisoners to members of the Austrian Parliament, a positive response came from the office of a member of the National Council – responsible for human rights and constitutional matters – regarding the inhumane conditions in isolation prisons in Turkey and the critical situation of prisoners on…

Article in relation with an interview given by Sükriye Akar, wife of hunger strike resister Fikret Akar, to the press agency PIRHA. Here’s our translation from Turkish and link to origine: https://pirha.org/tag/fikret-akar/ Fikret Akar on the 189th day of his hunger strike: His demands should be accepted – While the health condition of Fikret Akar,…

Today in Vienna, from 2.00-3.00 p.m. an information booth was installed in the crowded shopping street Mariahilfer Straße to inform about the death fast/hunger strike resistance to pit-type isolation prisons in Turkey. Leaflets from the Freedom Initiative for Political Prisoners with a call for action were distributed together with a comrade of the Resistance Council…