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Date: 13 April, 2001 11:31 AM
Subject: [MLL]OCCUPATION OF St PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
>Occupation Of Saint Paul’s Cathedral
>
>April 12, 2001
>
>Today at around 1600, the highest point of the dome of
>St. Paul’s Cathedral was occupied for 2,5 hours by 5
>members of the IKM (Committee For Struggle Against
>Torture Through Isolation) in order to highlight the
>ongoing Hunger Strike resistance of political
>prisoners in Turkey.
>The activists hanged two big banners on the rails,
>throw leaflet down the dome and shout slogans during
>their action.
>They gave themselves in when the press arrived. The
>police kept them there for a while and released them
>without charge. Both BBC and ITV television reporters
>had interviews with the spokesperson of the group. The
>IKM stated that they would continue their peaceful
>actions until problems in Turkey’s prisons solved. At
>the moment more than 2000 political prisoners are on
>Death Fast to protest the F-type isolation prisons. So
>far 34 prisoners have lost their lives, 28 of them
>were killed by shooting, burning and torture- 6 died
>of Death Fast.
>
>The following is the statement of IKM distributed
>during the occupation.
>
>THE RESISTANCE IN THE PRISONS OF TURKEY CONTINUES
>TODAY IS THE 175TH DAY OF THE HUNGER STRIKE
>April 12th 2001
>Spring, 2000:
>The state in Turkey started to build F-type prisons
>(isolation cells)
>October 20, 2000:
>Almost 1000 political prisoners launched a Hunger
>Strike.
>November 19, 2001:
>First group of political prisoners declared that they
>were converting their hunger strike into a Death Fast.
>
>December 19, 2001:
>State security forces attacked the hunger strikers
>with more than 20,000 bombs, 3,000 personnel,
>bulldozers and helicopters. It took four days and 28
>political prisoners were killed. 6 of them were women
>and they were burnt alive in Bayrampasa prison /
>Istanbul. They were burnt, shot, mutilated and
>survivors were taken to newly built F-type prisons.
>The prisoners were tortured and raped during the
>transfers and on arrival. They were locked in cells of
>1 to 3 persons.
>The other political prisoners then joined the hunger
>strikers. The total number has now reached 2,000.
>When the prisoners lost their consciences, they were
>taken to hospitals for force feeding and involuntary
>medical intervention. Semra Askeri, Hatice Yazgan,
>Eylem Yesilbas, Baris Kaya, Ayse Bastimur and Serkan
>Aydogan have lost their memories as a result of
>forcible intervention. THEY ARE AT LEAST THE LIVING
>DEAD. We are confronted with tens, hundreds of new
>deaths, with new and irreversible damage. There is
>only one way to prevent this: to fulfil the humane and
>democratic demands of the prisoners, who went on the
>Death Fast.
>The Main Demands Of The Political Prisoners Are:
>1 – The “F” Type prisons must be closed.
>2 – The anti-terror law (Article 3713) must be
>abolished, along with all its consequences.
>3 – The protocol signed by the Justice, Interior and
>Health Ministries and known as the “tripartite
>protocol” must be abolished.
>4 – The State Security Courts must be abolished, along
>with all the provisions for which they are
>responsible.
>
>THE DEATH FAST CONTINUES WITH NEW MARTYRS:
>March 21, 2001: Cengiz Soydas 150th day of Death Fast
>April 7, 2001: Adil Kaplan 171st day of Death Fast
>April 8, 2001: Bulent Coban 160th day of Death Fast
>April 9, 2001: Gulsuman Donmez, she was a TAYAD member
>and supported the resistance of the prisoners by
>participating in Death Fast. She died on her 147th day
>of Death Fast.
>April 11, 2001: Fatma Ersoy, 171st day of Death Fast
>April 11, 2001: Nergiz Gulmez, 114th day of Death
>Fast.
>
>Who will be the next?
>We call upon everybody who claims to be a human being,
>on all democratic institutions, parties and trade
>unions, to be sensitive and to raise their voices.
>To support the resistance and protest against fascism
>in Turkey's 'F' Type prison. 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
>IKM Ýzolasyon Ýþkencesine Karþý Mücadele Komitesi
>Committee For Struggle Against Torture Through
>Isolation
>Tel: +44 779 9473577 Fax: +44 20 7275 81 40
>Internet: www.noisolation.de
>E-mails: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /
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>
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