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Message from Serkan Onur Yilmaz on Day 300 of his death fast
This is the message of a political prisoner in Turkey – Serkan Onur Yilmaz… His resistance, a death fast, is the most advanced in the struggle of prisoners against isolation cells of S, Y type and High Security Prisons. Serkan is continuing to refuse any food, except of liquids as water and tea, sugar and…
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E-mail sent to deputies and human rights groups
On September 10, 2025, letters were sent to the Chairman and Vice-Chairwomen of the Committee for Human Rights and Ombudsman at the Austrian Parliament by the Freedom Initiative for Poltiical Prisoners. Further E-Mail messages were sent to different political parties, as well as to human rights associations as Amnesty International. The message included 2 files…
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THE RECENT LIST OF ADDRESSES OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PRISONERS IN TURKEY
WRITING LETTERS WILL DESTROY THE ISOLATION
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New voice record of hunger striker Fikret Akar
On the 158th day of his indefinite hunger strike, political prisoner at Bolu High Security Prison Fikret Akar had a phone conversation with his wife. Here’s the subtitled voice record, in which he is explaining about his health situation.
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Paris: 300th Day of Death Fast Resistance – VIDEO
On September 6, the 300th day of Serkan Onur Yilmaz’ death fast resistance to S,R,Y and High Security Isolation prisons in Turkey, vigils and solidarity actions with the struggle of the hunger striking prisoners were organized along with 1-day hunger strikes in at least 23 countries. One of these actions was held in Paris, in…
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6 September – International Solidarity Hunger Strike for the Life of Serkan Yilmaz
On September 6, 2025, as far as it was registered, a total of 636 people in 23 countries have carried out a 1-day solidarity hunger strike to defend the life of death fast resister Serkan Onur Yilmaz in Turkey. September 6 was the 300th day of his death fast resistance to the isolation prisons named…
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Vienna: Vigil and information booth on the 300th day of death fast
Today, at a busy shopping street of Vienna, a vigil and information booth was organized by the Freedom Initiative for Political Prisoners and Resistance Council Austria to Salute Serkan Onur Yilmaz on the 300th day of his death fast and to raise voice for the resistance to S,R & Y type isolation prisons in Turkey.…
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Action in front of Turkey’s embassy in Paris
On the 5th of September, an protest in front of the embassy of Turkey in Paris took place to support death fast resister Serkan Onur Yilmaz. Afraid of this spontanous action, the security personel of the embassy locked all doors and called the police. Actually the message went through and the voice of death fast…
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Urgent NEWS: Hunger strike resister Ali Araci transferred!
(source x.com account of TAYAD Families) – Political prisoner Mithat Öztürk, a former hunger striker who has won his resistance after being transferred from a pit-type prison to another prison, told his family on the phone that Ali Aracı had been brought to them, meaning he had been transferred to Sincan No. 1 F Type…
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Rally in front of Turkey’s Consulate General in Rotterdam
On Thursday, September 4, the Popular Front of the Netherlands held a rally in frot of the Consulate General in Rotterdam and read a press statement. They stressed the urgency in accepting the demands of hungerstrikers against S, R & Y type isolation prisons in Turkey. The protest group especially draw attention to the Serkan…