Mehdi Zana Akkaya from ÖHD, one of the lawyers who applied for a meeting with the Ministry of Justice regarding Imralı, stated that the democratic solution to the Kurdish issue is through meeting with Abdullah Öcalan.
Stating that they demanded the CPT to visit PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan, İbrahim Bilmez, one of the lawyers of Asrın Law Firm, shared that CPT officials put Imralı on their agenda after the "condemnation" letters sent by the prisoners.
Speaking at TJA's "Women's Freedom" panel, DEM Party Deputy Newroz Uysal said: "Peace will not come to this country as long as Mr. Ocalan is held in isolation in İmralı. The purpose of our struggle is the freedom of Abdullah Ocalan."
Prisoners held in Erzurum Dumlu Prison stated that the letters they wrote to CPT and PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan on Imralı Island were confiscated.
While the hunger strike started by prisoners to ensure the physical freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan spread, politicians demanded that the negotiation table established with Ocalan in Imralı be reestablished.
HPG's statement on ANF said, "Our forces, advancing with 2 vehicles, fell into the ambush of KDP forces. 2 of our friends were injured."
In Kobanê, which was liberated after 134 days of heroical resistance against ISIS, the people have been against Turkey's attacks for 9 years; On the one hand, they are defending themselves, and on the other hand, they are building a new life under the umbrella of the Northern and Eastern Syrian Autonomous Administration with the "Third Way" strategy.
The death sentence of Kurd politician Yusuf Ahmedi, who was sentenced to death, was approved by the Supreme Court of Iran.
In the report accepted by the European Council, it was emphasized that ill-treatment in prisons in Turkey has increased. The report pointed out the ECHR's decision on Abdullah Ocalan and asked the EC to closely monitor these files “against the possible risk of ill-treatment."
ESP and SGDF members, who started a 3-day hunger strike in Kadıköy, emphasized that the address of the democratic solution to the Kurdish issue is Imralı.
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Ocalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 60th day.
14 organizations consisting of rights and law organizations applied to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) on January 12 for PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is held under absolute isolation conditions in Imralı Type F High Security Closed Prison and has not been heard from for 35 months. The application was also made for Hamili Yıldırım, Veysi Aktaş and Ömer Hayri Konar, who are held in Imralı. In the application, an "urgent visit" was demanded. On January 22, 1,330 lawyers from 35 bar associations applied to the Ministry of Justice, demanding to meet with Abdullah Ocalan.
Delegates who participated in the referendum where the DEM Party's candidates were determined demanded the physical freedom of Abdullah Ocalan.
The situation of not hearing from PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is prevented from meeting with his family and lawyers, has entered its 35th month.
Families of prisoners who went on hunger strike demanding the physical freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the solution of the Kurdish issue called for their demands to be met.