
The hunger strike of seriously ill prisoners on day 9 

2022-09-05 16:28:48


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	DENİZLİ/İZMİR - The hunger strike launched by 3 seriously ill political prisoners in Kırıklar Prison against the violations of rights continues on its 9th day. The hunger strike in Denizli Prison is on its 36th day.

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	The indefinite and non-rotating hunger strike, launched by writer Zeki Bayhan, Ramazan Çelik and Yücel Kızmaz who are seriously ill prisoners held in Kırıklar No. 2 Type F High Security Prison, continues on its 9th day. The Association for Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) İzmir Branch Prison Commission stated that they will meet with the prisoners again this week.

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	THE DELEGATION MET WITH THE PROSECUTOR

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	A delegation consisting of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Law and Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Association (İHD), &nbsp;Association for Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) and İzmir Bar Association visited Kırıklar Prison &nbsp;where the hunger strike continues on September 2. The delegation, which met with the prison prosecutor, requested that the demands of the prisoners be met.

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	DENIZLI&nbsp;

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	The hunger strike launched by Ekim Polat, a 24-year-old seriously ill prisoner in Denizli Type T Prison, demanding his right to treatment, is on its 36th day. On the 28th day, his mother, Songül İlker continued her sit-in in front of Denizli Type T Prison for the demand of her son to be met.

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	Expressing that her son was subjected to pressures and he was being tortured, İlker said: “Ekim launched a hunger strike because his right to treatment was denied. I want everyone to hear the voice of Ekim and be his voice to ensure the right to treatment."

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