Socialists in Danger
Socialist Organiser1981 1981-08-20Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 5 →
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SAVE THE LIFE OF DOGAN TARKAN!
Before the military coup in Turkey last year, Dogan Tarkan was the editor of Kurtulus (Liberation), a weekly socialist newspaper. The Home Office has decided to refuse political asylum to him. We understand that his deportation would almost certainly mean his being sentenced to death by the Turkish authorities. Rush telegrams, resolutions, messages of support, etc. addressed to the Home Office to Friends of Dogan Tarkan, c/o Turkish Solidarity Campaign, BM Box 5965, ment's shaky authority even present militar THERE IS an ancient saying in Turkey: "dogs don't bite dogs!" It is an appropriate summary of the BBC's latest phoney documentary on London WC1N 3XX.
demanding death sentences.
*500 officials of DISK (Confederation of Revolutionary Workers' Unions which has nearly one million members and is also a member of the ETUC) are being held in jail by the military regime. The military prosecutors are demanding death sentences for 52 of them.
*Kenan Budak, leader of the DISK Leather Workers Union was shot dead by the Turkish police on 26 July.
6. Uygur, leader of the DISK mine workers union has been subjected to systematic torture since June 10.
*Kamer Tayhat, leader of the DISK metal workers union was wounded after a raid on his house by state forces. He and his wife have faced systematic torture since their arrest on July 1.
If the BBC is not yet convinced that the dictators in Turkey have nothing to do with "democracy" and that the "anti-terrorist" demogogy of the Junta has been used only to cover up the massive repression of the labour movement in Turkey, ment's shaky authority even further - and in Walesa's by Alexis Carras by Alexis Carras then they should write to the Turkey Solidarity Campaign for copies of documents, reports, materials and real facts about Turkey!
The Turkey Solidarity Campaign is launching a Week of Action from 6 to 12 September with the aim of building broader solidarity with the working masses of Turkey.
The culmination of the week will be a rally on 12 speakers from the labour movement.
The programme of the Week of Action is as follows:
Public meetings in Oxford, Bradford, Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool and Edinburgh.
Pickets: Turkish Ambassador's residence (Friday) and 10 Downing Street (Saturday).
Rally. (Saturday) NUFTO Hall, 14 Jockeys Fields. Holborn, WC1, starting at 2 pm.
Social (Saturday). Crouch Hill Recreation Centre, Hillrise Road, N 19 at 7.30 pm. present enlita in Walesa's manoeuvres. manoeuvres.
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