(The following is a translation of a message by prisoners in Lubeck Prison, Germany, who have carried out a hunger strike in solidarity with the revolutionary prisoners in Turkey. Solidarity actions outside Turkey will be vital in this struggle, and this is one of the first actions we know of involving people not from Turkey. DHKC London Information Bureau.) "On Friday October 20, the Turkish political prisoners of the DHKP-C and the TKP(ML) started an indefinite hunger strike. They demand that those in authority should abolish the special courts which were only set up to try political cases. "Furthermore, they want the lifting of the so-called 'security laws' in this context, and finally they want the abolition of the 'F' Type isolation prisons and an end to the planning of those that have not yet been built. "These institutions of state terror and torture directed against the unwavering opposition to the state in Turkey came about in the light of experience gained fighting revolutionary armed movements in the Federal Republic of Germany. "In particular, these special facilities for torture and murder were created for use against the fighting comrades of the RAF (Red Army Faction) and the building of the prison at Stammheim is synonymous with this. "Recently we have experienced the 23rd anniversary of the state murder of our comrades Gudrun Ensslin, Andreas Baader and Jan Raspe, and the unsuccessful murder attempt against Irmgard Moller. If the prisoner comrades of the DHKP-C and the TKP(ML) are now beginning their struggle, this is indissolubly linked to the struggle of the RAF prisoners murdered by the German state, and it points to a globalised strategy of destruction by means of detention to be practised in future: we see this being done more and more openly. "Therefore, the fight of the Turkish political prisoners is also our fight. "As a result of this context, firm solidarity with the fighting political prisoners of Turkey is more necessary than ever. For the internationalised will to destroy shown by the imperialist governments, especially those of the USA, Germany, Turkey and the Israeli state, must be opposed by the internationalism of the revolutionaries. "From Monday, October 23, 2000, we are going on hunger strike, which will be limited to five days in the first instance. "We stand on the side of the fighting political prisoners of Turkey and demand: " - Abolition of the existing special courts " - Withdrawal of the 'security laws' " - The closing of the existing isolation prisons patterned on Stammheim and a halt to all further planning for these blueprints of destruction. "Further, we call on all of you to strongly oppose acts of destruction by the state in Turkey, both those attempted and those actually carried out, which are being done according to the prescription of the Federal Republic of Germany. Let us act Reiner Dittrich Mehmet Karsli Lubeck October 22, 2000"
