500-strong hunger strike blacked out
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Fill in the form below and send it to: Socialist Organiser IN MAMAK military prison, in Ankara, Turkey, at least 500 political prisoners started a hunger strike on 6th July with the following demands:
• In end to tortures and beatings, • An end to the military training imposed on the prisoners, • Free access to daily newspapers and books. [Up to now, only. books on Turkey's national hero from the 1920s, Ataturk, have been allowed].
On the second day of c/o 28 Middle Lane, London N8.
I want more informationD/l Organiser supporterl Name Address CLP hunger strike, they were severely beaten by soldiers - and one male detainee is reported dead.
The majority of the detainees were severely wounded, and were carried to hospitals by open military trucks.
The families of the prisoners witnessed this and staged a protest outside the prison. Later, they handed in petitions to the Head of State demanding information on the conditions of their relatives.
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Published by the Socialist ( still continuing, despite fire from the membership frequent beatings for not coordinating and ban on detainees seeing leading any struggle agtheir relatives. ainst the ration cuts.
The resistance has also spread to Istanbul. In Has- in a trap by the governdal and Metris military ment. While they realise prisons, the women detainthe parlous state of the ees have started a hunger strike, later joined by the Led themselves to men.
Nothing further is known because all visits to the prisons are stopped. And, They have insisted that because of heavy censorship, no news on the hung- ution which does not aim er strikes has yet appeared to overthrow the governin the Turkish press. ment"
As the Solidarity