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23 detained over sit-in they held in solidarity with jailed family members

23 detained over sit-in they held in solidarity with jailed family members

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 23, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

At least 23 people were detained after police intervened in a sit-in in front of the Batman prison, on Tuesday. The suspects were protesting the government’s lack of attention towards their jailed family members who are staging hunger strike in dozens. Peoples’...
Police raid pro-Kurdish HDP’s Diyarbakir office, detain 7 hunger strikers

Police raid pro-Kurdish HDP’s Diyarbakir office, detain 7 hunger strikers

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 9, 2019 | Uncategorized

Turkish police teams used force to enter the Diyarbakır offices of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in the early hours of Saturday and detained seven party officials on a hunger strike, the Mesopotamia news agency reported. There were 10 people inside...
Mother of hunger striking educator detained in Ankara

Mother of hunger striking educator detained in Ankara

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 3, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

The mother of Semih Özakça, a primary school teacher who went on a hunger strike after he was fired by government decree in the aftermath of a July 15 coup attempt in Turkey, has been detained. Özakça’s mother, Sultan, was detained along with Beyza, the sister of the...
[VIDEO] Jailed teacher, on hunger strike for 226 days, released as fellow striker to remain behind bars

[VIDEO] Jailed teacher, on hunger strike for 226 days, released as fellow striker to remain behind bars

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 20, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

An Ankara court on Friday ruled for the release of Semih Özakça and continued the pretrial detention of Nuriye Gülmen, who went on a hunger strike in May after they were fired from their jobs by a government decree following a failed coup last year. According to the...
Lawyer representing Turkey’s jailed hunger strikers jailed

Lawyer representing Turkey’s jailed hunger strikers jailed

by TurkeyPurge | Sep 30, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Ahmet Mandaci, a lawyer representing hunger striker teachers Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, under arrest for over 2 months, was arrested. “We were told that lawyer Ahmet Mandaci was rounded up in the courthouse. Lawyer Ahmet Mandaci was arrested after the prosecutor...
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