The state of health of Guven is critical, as reported by the Kurdish agency ANF in a statement. It is very burdensome and difficult to drink fluids, according to the latest study by the doctors who have practiced it. In addition to the remarkable weight loss, a large muscle mass is being lost.
Abdulah Ocalan has been imprisoned since 1999 in Imrali prison in Turkey, where he remains in isolation, after being sentenced to life imprisonment. Ocalan is a powerful political figure in Kurdistan and is a passionate anti-capitalist, as he has made clear in his books.
Following Leyla Guven's hunger strike, with the aim of reinforcing the claim, the protest has been supported by many other people. As you can see from the tweet below, Nasir Yagiz has served 72 days, 47 political prisoners, 46 hunger strikers from Strasbourg, 46 from Imam Sis in Wales, 19 from Yusuf Ibak in Canada, among others.
#Hungerstrikes CONTRE L'ISOLEMENT :#LeylaGuven 85 jrs#NasirYagiz (#Erbil) 72
— Conseil Démocratique Kurde en France (@codemkurde) 31 January 2019
jrs Prison politiques 47 jrs#Strasbourg 46 jrs
ImamSis (#Wales) 46 jrs#YusufIba (#Canada 19)
The news from the ANF agency shows that hunger strikes are taking place in many places. Many political prisoners have joined the protest and have denounced that the prisoners in Duzce prison have been tortured, keeping their feet tied and dolls tied with wives behind their backs.
Nasir Yagiz has been on hunger strike for 72 days. The patient is very weakened, according to the latest medical examinations that have been performed.
In the German city of Kassel in Germany, four people have begun a hunger strike.
Women have also begun a revolving hunger strike in the Maxmur refugee camp.
In the Qamishlo region, some 80 people have begun a hunger strike. "The Kurds live in resistance and we will continue to fight until we get rid of our leadership," they said in a statement gathered by the ANF.
The 14 Kurds on hunger strike in Strasbourg have already reached 46 days of strike.
Yusuf Iba Kurda, a resident of Canada, has been on hunger strike for 19 days.
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