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Opposition party CHP Istanbul MP and Member of the Parliamentary Justice Commission, Attorney Turan Taşkın Özer, spoke about Pit-Type Prisons in his address to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. These are excerpts of his speech: “Above all, the government also built “pit-type” prisons. These prisons have no prison (exercise) yards, the windows are covered…

The situation of prisoners in Turkey is extremely serious, the hunger strikes and death fast advanced, Turkish authorities turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the demands of the prisoners. From Netherlands, a new action in support of the resistance in Turkey’s prisons was announced. 12 days ago, on October 10, Ahmet Cicek…

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…