Hunger Strike in North Kurdistan (Turkey)

[Cewlik]

Yes, I realized that. And I thought about making a topic for all articles about the hunger strike. You could make that one, and then a moderator could merge all these topics into one.

burnsss already opened the first topic about the hunger strike with a good titel where all other topics should be moved in.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10674

[Qonyeyi]

KDP has stated that it supports the demands of the hunger strikers in NK and that Turkey should do all in its power to live up to the demands, Cafer Eminki og YNK writes in a party statement. KDP is the next in a row of Kurdish parties supporting the demands of the hunger strikers.

Hewlêr - Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê (PDK) bi daxuyaniyekê piştgiriya xwe ya ji bo grevên birçîbûnê yên ku 54 roj in berdewam dikin aşkere kir û xwest ku hukûmeta Tirk pêngavên erênî biavêjin û daxwazên girtiyan bi cih bîne.

Li gorî Ragihandina Fermî ya PDK’ê Berdevkê PDK’ê Cafer Emînkî diyar kir ku ew piştgirî didin daxwazên rewa yên siyasî yên girtiyên Kurd li Bakûrê Kurdista daxwaz cikin. Emînkî ji hukûmeta Tirk xwest ku bi erênî nêzî daxwazên girtiyan bibe û daxwazan pêk bîne.

Emînkî got; “Em bi dengê xwe piştgiriya dengên girtiyên siyasî yên Bakurê Kurdistanê û daxwazê ji Hikûmeta Tirkiyeyê dikin ku guhdarî daxwazên girtiyan bike. Li gor me jî binpêkirina mafên welatiyan li ser meseleyên siyasî ne û divê ev daxwaz bên pejirandin.”

[Cewlik]

Qonyeyi, please can you post every news about the hunger strike in this topic? viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10674

Because we have no for every news a news topic, but its about the same think.

[Qonyeyi]

Following the demands of the hunger strikers, both the French Green Party has shown their support for the release of Ocalan.

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Parîs - Koma parlementoyê ya Partiya Keskan a Franseyê ku di asta wezîran de di nava hukûemta Frensî de cih digirin, têkildarê grevên birçîbûnê yên ji aliyê girtiyên Kurd ve hatiye destpêkirin, nameye ji Serokwezîrê Tirk Recep Tayyip Erdogan re şand û xwestin ku daxwazên Kurdan ên ku muzakereyên bi Ocalan re jî di nav de bêne qebûlkirin.

And also the CPT ( European Comitte for prevention of torture) has shown their support for Ocalan by calling on the Turkish state to freely let Ocalan have visits from lawyers. And other demands for his health.

Strasbourg - Serokê Komîteya Pêşîlêgirtina Îşkenceyê (CPT) Latîf Huseynov (Lətif Huseynov) di brîfînga da çapemeniyê de got: "Hevdîtina Birêz Abdullah Ocalan a bi parêzerên xwe re mafê wî yê herî sereke ye."

Serokê CPT’yê got: "Gava darazek ne adil be, mirov li rastî mûameleya xirab û hewldanên rûmeta mirov dişînin bê, astengî li pêşiya mafan hebeû, mafê herî sereke ew e ku bi parêzerên xwe re hevdîtin pêk bîne, ev mafek bivênevê ye."

Huseyinov bal kişand ser grevên birçîbûyên ên ji aliyê girtiyên Kurd ve hatiye destpêkirin û diyar kir ku ew ji rewşa girtiyan bi fikarin. Huseyinov da zanîn ku ew li hemberî grevên birçîbûnê ne xemsar in.


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[purearch72]

Hmm PJAK prisoners? Komela and PDKI need to be one party again. I always see pictures of them in mountains they do nothing, but eat and tell stories

[Qonyeyi]

If i dont remember wrong, PJAK fighters in prison were the first with this hunger strike followed by KCK and PKK in Turkish prisons.

[brendar]

Question:

What is the number of the Kurdish prisoners?

[purearch72]

25 million in turkey, 7 million IRan rest are free except KIrkuk.

[RawandKurdistani]

25 million in turkey, 7 million IRan rest are free except KIrkuk.

Kirkuk is free, it's only the feyli populated areas (except Khanaqin) that are still under Bagdad's control.

[unitedkurdistan]

Newroz TV- Dîmenî Xopîşandanekanî Başurî Kurdistan Beşî 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAMHbYyWLa0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1   

Newroz TV-Xopîşandanekanî Başurî Kurdistan Beşî 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjHUiPurnjw&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1   

[Qonyeyi]

Question:

What is the number of the Kurdish prisoners?

Just about 10.000 of whom 8000 are from NK in the KCK case. So I suppose the 2000 includes around 1500 people who are ordinary Kurds with no affiliation to KCK and PKK and about 500 are PJAK inmates in mostly Iran and some in Turkey.

[Qonyeyi]

Poor AKP. They have no idea what so ever about what to do. They thought by being silent this would disappear. They have been mistoken about the Kurdish political will. They know that if inamtes start dying, Kurdish revolution will start. And this time BDP, PKK or Ocalan will have no control on the masses. We are talking about 10.000 hunger strikers, and another 10.000 who are ready to join today. Thats a lot of families and a lot of people being afraid for their relatives.

So far the hunger strikes have brought articles allowing Kurds to defend themselves in Kurdish in courts and articles about more regional power for Kurdish municipalities. So those who said hunger strikes do not work - think again. It might not be big steps, but it is steps. People, both Turks and delusioned Kurds, are beginning to see that Kurds are not going to give up easily and that the demands might not be too harsh either.

When I say articles I mean lawe articles, not newspaper ones. AKA its going to work in practice and Kurds wont be punished for speaking Kurdish at court as they have been up until now.

Latest news: PDKI and Komala are supporting the hunger strikers' demands.

Hewlêr (Rûdaw) – Partiya Demokrata Kurdistan a Îranê (PDK-Î) û Komeleya Şoreşgerên Zehmetkêşên Kurdistan a Îranê di daxuyaniyeke hevpar de piştgiriya xwe ya ji bo girtiyên bakurê Kurdistanê yên di greva birçîbûnê de nîşan dan.

Duh (05.11.2012) PDK-Î û Komeleya Şoreşgerên Zehmetkêşên Kurdistan a Îranê di daxuyaniyek hevpar ku kopiyeke wê ji Rûdawê re jî hatiye şandin, piştgiriya xwe ya ji bo girtiyên bakurê Kurdistanê yên di greva birçîbûnê de nîşan dan û gotin: “Em piştgiriya xwe ji bo mafên rewa yên gelê kurd li bakurê Kurdistanê û çalakiyên sivîl ên encam didin radigihînin. Herwiha em daxwaz ji hikûmeta Tirkiyê dikin ku êdî daxwazên girtiyên di grevê de piştguh nexin.”

[Bestoun]

People on Twitter are organizing a balloon release all around Europe and the rest of the world. 60 Balloons to be released to mark the 60th day of the Kurdish hunger strike for freedom. I wanted to share this to people here if they are interested to participate. Get more information on Twitter with the hashtag #60BalloonsForFreedom and #TwitterKurds.

[alan131210]

Kurdish political parties and NGOs in Kirkuk have rallied to show their support for the Kurdish prisoners in Turkey, and they urged the Turkish government to implicate the prisoners’ demands.

On November 5, the protesters gathered in Ikhwan square in the Rahimawa neighborhood and marched to the office of the Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights.
Rabar Rashid, one of the organizers of the rally told Kirkuk Now “We are showing our support for the Kurds in Turkey and we want the Turkish government to implicate the demands of the Kurds, especially the prisoners who are on hunger strikes for nearly two months.
He also addressed the fact that they have submitted documentation to the Kirkuk office of the Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights to exert pressure on the Turkish government to fulfill the demands of the Kurdish prisoners.
More than 500 individuals participated in the rally representing 15 political parties and a number of NGOs.
More than 700 Kurdish prisoners in Turkey have been on hunger strikes for nearly two months which has led to fierce reactions and tensions in different cities and towns of Kurdistan.

Kirkuknow

[Rando]

great to see such unity between kurds.