DHKC
DEVRIMCI HALK
KURTULUS CEPHESI
REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE'S
LIBERATION FRONT
November 25, 2000
Statement: 132
OUR APPEAL TO THE
WORLD
Our appeal is to all forces and
institutions in the world which are on the side of human rights, the law and
justice and against fascism. Resistance is continuing in the prisons of Turkey.
This resistance started on October 20 when nearly 1,000 prisoners submitted
their bodies to hunger. And on November 19, 99 prisoners continued with a DEATH
FAST.
The resistance in the prisons of
Turkey expects your support. The resistance expects the support of all the
peoples of the world, revolutionary, democratic and progressive institutions and
human rights organisations.
The resistance is appealing to all the peoples of
the world to join its resistance to fascism. In the name of those who are
resisting and marching towards death, we seek to send this appeal to the entire
world.
On November 19, that is, on the 30th day, the action was turned into a
DEATH FAST, and today is the 37th DAY! Now, 99 revolutionary prisoners are on
the DEATH FAST.
75 male captives and 24 women prisoners
are marching towards death.
WHAT DO THE REVOLUTIONARY
PRISONERS WANT?
WHY DID THEY GO ON THE DEATH
FAST?
Let us briefly summarise their
demands:
1 - They want the immediate
closure of the "special" prisons, called the 'F' Type prisons, created from
isolation cells, designed to deprive prisoners of their revolutionary
personality and to more conveniently inflict torture and death upon them. These
prisons are meant to isolate all inmates and are in fact torture centres
patented in the USA.
2 - They want the immediate
abolition of Law No. 3713, called the Anti-Terror Law, a law designed to
obstruct every form of struggle by the people and every attempt by them to
organise themselves. This is the sort of law which means that trade unionists
and workers can be branded "terrorists", and those who say hello to a
revolutionary can be thrown in prison for "aiding terrorism". This is the sort
of law which has given legal underpinning to the murder of thousands of people
over the past decade. This law is the law of the torturers and the death
squads.
3 - They want the abolition of
the courts known as the State Security Courts which legitimise illegality and
protect torturers and mafia members, while at the same illegally and without
proof sentencing revolutionaries to death or decades in prison.
4 - They want those responsible
for murdering three prisoners in Buca Prison (1995), four prisoners in Umraniye
(1996), 10 prisoners in Diyarbakir (1996) and 10 prisoners in Ulucanlar (1999)
to be brought to judgement, along with those who tortured prisoners in the
course of operations carried out at various dates. In short, they want justice,
democracy and humane living conditions in their country. In Turkey, for the sake
of these demands, 99 prisoners are marching towards death. 37 days have passed
in which they have paid the price of hunger. There is a strong possibility that
they will begin to die after 50 days have elapsed. From the 60th day onward,
each day will be a "day of death".
This is our appeal to the
world: Prevent Their
Deaths!
SUPPORT THIS JUST AND
HONOURABLE RESISTANCE!
THE DEMOCRATIC RESISTANCE TO THE
PRO-AMERICAN FASCIST AUTHORITIES
In Turkey, in the prisons and in every area
we are conducting a grim struggle for democracy against the authorities, who are
fascists backed by the USA. The decision to throw political prisoners and
convicts into the cells was not taken by the Justice Ministry nor by the prison
administrations, it was taken by the MGK (National Security Council). And in our
country the MGK is the means whereby the army expresses its dominance.
The racist and fascist party the
MHP (Nationalist Movement Party - "Grey Wolves") has taken its place in the
pro-American government, and to implement MGK decisions has unleashed one
massacre and provocation in the prisons after another. It is continuing to do
so.
On September 26, 1999, 10 prisoners were slaughtered at Ulucanlar for
refusing to accept the cell-type prisons. To legitimise throwing prisoners into
the 'F' Type prisons, mafiosi in the jails were encouraged to start rebellions.
In every incident it was the revolutionary prisoners who paid the price.
The
prisoners in the resistance are waging a democratic struggle against a fascist
government.
To all individuals and institutions on the side of democracy,
freedom, human rights and justice, all revolutionary, democratic and progressive
organisations!
THERE ARE MANY THINGS YOU CAN DO.
All institutions
and organisations in your countries can organise demonstrations and solidarity
hunger strikes. Faxes, e-mails and letters can be sent to the Justice Ministry
of Turkey and other relevant institutions. (At the end of our statement details
of institutions are given.) Internet sites of organisations and institutions can
be used to make the resistance more widely known and increase support for it.
The prisoners in the resistance expect your solidarity.
DO NOT WAIT FOR
THEIR DEATHS!
Support this struggle against fascism and for justice and
freedom! Choose ways convenient to you of protesting against the consulates of
Turkey which exist in your countries. Support the hunger strikes and
demonstrations taking place in Europe. Our supporters in a number of European
countries are continuing, through various associations and mass organisations,
to plan and carry out hunger strikes, demonstrations and marches. Among them too
are people who have gone on the Death Fast. Our supporters in the prisons of
Europe are also on hunger strike. Unite your own strength with
theirs.
HUNDREDS ARE PREPARED TO JOIN THE DEATH FAST!
The
resistance of the revolutionary prisoners is a heroic resistance, a matter of
honour for all revolutionaries and progressives. At the moment, in 17 prisons in
our country about 900 revolutionary prisoners are on hunger strike. In 13
prisons, 99 prisoners have started the DEATH FAST. The breakdown of the
prisoners and convicts on the Death Fast according to the court proceedings
opened against them (note: for alleged membership of a particular "illegal
organisation") is as follows:
63 - DHKP-C: Revolutionary People's
Liberation Party-Front; 30 - TKP(ML): Communist Party of Turkey
(Marxist-Leninist) and 6 - TKIP: Communist Workers' Party of Turkey.
75
of the Death Fasters are men and 24 are women. They are marching towards
death. The figures we have given are for the FIRST TEAM OF DEATH FASTERS.
Hundreds of revolutionary prisoners have volunteered for the Death Fast and are
applying to their organisations to take part.
According to the action
programme of the revolutionary prisoners, SECOND and THIRD DEATH FAST TEAMS and
yet further ones will start. The decision taken by our comrades in the prisons
is very clear:
"WE WILL DIE BUT WE WILL NOT GO INTO THE ISOLATION CELLS!"
THEY WILL WIN OR THEY WILL DIE!
The resisters are
marching to their deaths for their political identity and their honour. To help
them win we must mobilise our own strength. Do not wait for their deaths! It is
obvious what will happen if their demands are not accepted. The determination of
the prisoners is beyond question. They are part of a tradition of "doing what
they say and defending what they do". In 1984, to stop the introduction of
prison uniforms, they lay down to die and did die. Four revolutionary prisoners
were martyred. In 1996, when the introduction of cell-type prisons was again
brought on the agenda, thousands of prisoners and convicts started resistance
and 12 revolutionary prisoners were martyred, creating a legend of heroism. In
the event that today's demands are not accepted, they will give new martyrs but
again they will win!
The victory of the resistance will be the victory of
justice and of everyone who defends freedom, the victory of all the
revolutionaries, progressives, democrats, defenders of human rights and all the
world's peoples. THIS IS OUR APPEAL
Let us get moving and be able to win
victory without giving dozens of martyrs!
ALL FORCES WHICH ARE AGAINST
FASCISM AND IMPERIALISM!
This is an appeal by the DHKP-C to the entire
world. 99 prisoners are marching towards death. and hundreds more are following
in the footsteps of their great heroism.
Members of prisoners' families who
are not themselves in jail have also lain down to die and joined the Death Fast.
Turkey is a country where a great price is paid to continue the revolutionary
struggle. We have been paying this price for years. But we have not abandoned
the defence of democracy, justice, freedom, revolution and socialism, not even
for a moment.
Again we are part of a great resistance to fascism in Turkey.
We are resisting fascism for the sake of democracy.
99 PRISONERS ARE
MARCHING TOWARDS DEATH.
This great heroism, this great self-sacrifice,
this great and deep belief, increases the burden borne by the consciences,
morality and political responsibility of all who describe themselves as human
beings.
We appeal to all those who believe in justice and freedom to take up
their responsibilities!
In the prisons of Turkey we are adding new pages to
the pages recounting the honourable and heroic resistance of the world's peoples
to fascism. We are writing history.
Once again we announce with all the
strength of our belief and our resolution:
THOSE WHO RESIST WILL WIN!
DEVRIMCI HALK KURTULUS CEPHESI
1 - From their
Internet sites, the DHKC Bureaus of Belgium, Holland and England are capable of
informing you day by day of developments, actions, the health situation of the
prisoners, and through the statements issued by our Party-Front. These sites can
also be used to contact us and send messages and questions. Messages will
immediately be examined.
The addresses of our DHKC Bureaus
DHKC
Bureau, Belgium
E-mail addresses: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Internet site - www.dhkc.org
Telephone and fax
numbers:
Tel: 0032 2 2802228 Tel/Fax: 0032 2 2300866 Fax: 0032 2
2802229
Address: Rue Belliard 197 bte 8 1040 Bruxelles
DHKC Bureau,
England
E-mails: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
and [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Telephone and fax numbers:
Telephone: 0044 207 254 1266 Fax: 0044 207 923 2095
Address: BM Box 8253
London WC1N 3XX.
Amsterdam, Holland
Press Agency Ozgurluk - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Internet site: www.ozgurluk.org
Telephone and fax numbers
tel/fax 0031 20 676 1745
Address: Dusartstraat 38 1072 HT Amsterdam
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- Also, in connection with the resistance, there is the Internet site of the
prisoners' families in Turkey (TAYAD) as well as the IKM site in Europe
(Committee For Struggle Against Torture Through Isolation), and information can
also be obtained from these.
(TAYAD):
www.hucreiskencedir.cjb.net
IKM in Turkish - www.hucreiskencedir.de IKM in English -
http://www.noisolation.de www.ozgurluk.org
3 - To support the
resistance and protest against fascism in Turkey's 'F' Type prison policy, faxes
can be sent to the following institutions:
Republic of Turkey Prime
Minister's Office: Tel 0090 312 417 0476, Fax 0090 312 434 2110
Republic of
Turkey Justice Ministry: Fax :0090 312 414 6257
Republic of Turkey Interior
Ministry: Tel: 0090 312 425 4080, Fax: 0090 312 418 7696
