Stating that the Mereş Massacre was "an organization of the deep state", Erenler Culture and Solidarity Association President Müslüm İbili said: "Although 45 years have passed, the trauma continues."
There has been no news from journalist Süleyman Ahmet, who was detained by the KDP security forces at the Sêmalka Border Gate, for 54 days.
- The hunger strike in prisons demanding "freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" is on the 21st day.
Prisoner Tufan İlbaş, who wrote about the violations he had in Tekirdağ Prison No. 2, stated that the letters written to PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan were confiscated.
Eylem Yavuz, who attended the Justice Sit-in with her 4-month-old baby in Amed, said: "This issue is not just the issue of the prisoners, it is the issue of all of us."
DBP Amed Provincial Co-chair Mehmet Şirin Gürbüz emphasized that the Imrali isolation should be lifted first in order to ensure a democratic environment.
The Justice Watch, which was launched in Amed, Wan, Istanbul, Adana and Mersin to demand the physical freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, continues with support visits.
Members of the International Women's Delegation, who held contacts in Amed and Istanbul, called for the lifting of the Imrali isolation and the immediate release of Abdullah Öcalan.
The rotating hunger strike action carried out by political prisoners in prisons demanding "freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" has reached its 19th day.
Families of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners held in İmralı applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and İmralı Prison Directorate to meet with their relatives.
Prisoner Baran Eman on hunger strike said: "The only person who can stop war, genocide, assimilation and denial is Mr. Abdullah Öcalan."
Rights and legal organizations in Izmir drew attention to the hunger strike actions initiated by the prisoners to ensure the freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan and said that İmralı Prison should be closed for peace.
Stating that the campaign launched to demand the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan continues in more than 100 countries, KCDK-E Co-Chair Zübeyde Zümrüt stated that more than 100 thousand postcards will be sent to İmralı.
Lawyer Adile Salman from Amed Bar Association stated that the prisoners on hunger strike expect support from all democratic organizations and the public for their demand for "freedom for Abdullah Öcalan".
Kamber Yıldız, the brother of Necla Yıldız, one of the prisoners on hunger strike for the freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, said: "Isolating a person whom millions call 'leader' will deepen the existing issue. Abdullah Öcalan is not just a person, he is the reality of the Kurdish people."