PETITION, — Peace in Kurdistan is supporting the international on-line petition to demand justice for Kurdish political prisoners. To sign the petition, follow this link:
http://www.petitions24.net/
On 15th February 2012, around 400 political prisoners in Turkey began an indefinite hunger strike to demand justice for Abdullah Ocalan and to raise awareness of the continued persecution of the Kurds in Turkey. Within weeks, solidarity actions were taking place across prisons in Turkey and in Europe, with 15 Kurds from across Europe gathering in Strasbourg at the Council of Europe to participate.
The strikers’ demands are clear. Ocalan has now been isolated from the outside world, with no visit, letters or phone calls, since July 2011 – a total of 260 days. The Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Europe has both the authority and the responsibility to ensure that he is not being subjected to inhumane or degrading treatment on the prison island of Imrali, where he has been held since 1999. For his removal from isolation and for renewed dialogue for a negotiated settlement to the Kurdish conflict, these striking prisoners, politicians and solidarity activists are willing to put their own health on the line, but they need support.
You can help!
Make sure to sign the petition http://www.petitions24.net/
And show your support for the struggle. Read and spread the information attached here, including a letter written to Mr. Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the European Council you can also sign and send to him. Keep up with daily updates from the hunger strikers here: http://kurdishfreedom.
Every small action counts!
In solidarity,
Peace in Kurdistan
Campaign for a political solution of the Kurdish Question
Email: estella24@tiscali.co.uk
www.peaceinkurdistancampaign.
Contacts Estella Schmid 020 7586 5892 & Melanie Sirinathsingh – Tel: 020 7272 4131
Patrons: Lord Avebury, Lord Rea, Lord Dholakia, Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP, Jean Lambert MEP, Alyn Smith MEP, Bairbre de Brún MEP, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Hywel Williams MP, Elfyn Llwyd MP, John Austin, Bruce Kent, Gareth Peirce, Julie Christie, Noam Chomsky, John Berger, Edward Albee, Margaret Owen OBE, Mark Thomas