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This the letter of political prisoner Sercan Ahmet Arslan who finished his hungerstrike after 234 days with a victory. (read more about his victory) “Today, through our resistance against ‘well-type’ prisons, the peoples of the Middle East resisting imperialism/Zionism are united and as one”. In a letter sent by Sercan Ahmet Arslan, who was on…

On June 17th, 2025, a demonstration was organized by the Committee of Freedom for Political Prisoners in front of the French embassy in London. Including Georges Abdallah, posters were carried with the photos of political prisoners. Zehra Kurtay’s photos were included too. A representative of Anti-Imperialist Front read a statement for Zehra Kurtay. Watch the…

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.…

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…

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

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…

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…

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:

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:

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…