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There was also held a solidarity rally in London today to support the demands of death fast resister Serkan Onur Yilmaz and other hunger strikers. Once again, the voice of the revolutionary prisoners and their demands to close the pit-type isolation prisons and to stop the transfer to such prisons was raised in front of…

A rally was held in front of the Turkish Embassy in Athens to express solidarity with the revolutionary prisoners who are fighting with an indefinite hunger strike against S, R and Y (pit-type) isolation prisons. The action was also organized to draw attention to the serious health condition of Serkan Onur Yilmaz who has turned…

Sukriye Akar, the wife of Fikret Akar who along 8 other political prisoners in Turkey continues an indefinite hunger strike against “pit-type” isolation prisons, announced a 3-days solidarity hunger strike (8-10 August) in support of the demands of Serkan Onur Yilmaz, who has transformed his indefinite hungerstrike to a death fast. Watch the video:

On 27th July, 3 more political prisoners started an indefinite hunger strike against the isolation torture practiced in Turkey’s pit-type prisons. Tahsin Sagaltici and Gurkan Turkoglu Grup Yorum member Firat Kaya. While the other prisoners demand closure and transfer from the pit-types, Firat Kaya’s demands are extended to the following: Firat Kaya is not in…

On the 14th of July, the International Solidarity for Political Prisoners- Network launched an international solidarity online-meeting to underline the urgency of support for 6 hunger strike resisters in Turkey, which has been continuing for up to 250 days in this day. International solidarity movements, prisoner’s solidarity networks and many others joined this act of…

Today, the hunger strike chain in solidarity with the prisoners on indefinite hunger strike against S, R and Y pit-type prisons continues for the 7th day in Austria. From today, 29th July until 1st of August, Hatime Azak will be on a 4-day solidarity hunger strike in Austria to demand the closure of the isolation…

Resistance and acts of solidarity continue in the heart of France, where a resistance tent was installed by the political refugee Zehra Kurtay to defend her right to residence and political refugee status. On the 26th day of her indefinite hunger strike (July 28th), a visit was made by an AIF comrade from Greece at…

To support 6 political prisoners in their indefinite hunger strike against the isolation prisons of type S, R and Y in Turkey, today a comrade of the Alliance Against Imperialist War in Austria is launching a 1-day solidarity hunger strike. At the same time his solidarity goes to the starving people of Gaza! LONG LIVE…

On Friday, 25th of July, a gathering was held in front of the Turkish embassy in Athens to express solidarity with the revolutionary prisoners on hunger strike against S, R and Y pit-type isolation prisons. At the day of the protest, one of the resisters Serkan Onur Yilmaz has already reached the 258th day of…

Israeli Military Attacks Handala in International Waters, Abducts 21 Unarmed Civilians After the solidarity vessel Madleen was illegally attacked by Israeli military forces in international waters while trying to deliver humanitarian aid to the starving population in Gaza, the Freedom Flotilla Handala was intercepted as well closely before it could reach its destination board. This was confirmed…