On September 12, the 32rd anniversary of the fascist military coup, the prisoners from PKK and PAJK started a hunger strike in the 6 prisons Diyarbakir D type, Diyarbakir E Type, Bolu F Type, Kandira F 1 and F 2 and Siirt prison. {divide}In Diyarbakir E Type prison 9 women started the hunger strike and PKK prisoner Gonul Erdogan in the women prison of Bakirkoy is already in death fast since September 1.
With this action they are protesting against the isolation of the national Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan. The prisoners underlined that there has been no news about the Kurdish leader`s health and general situation since 27 July 2011.
Through their spokesperson Deniz Kaya the prisoners announced that their hunger strike will be indefinite and without alternation. The prisons put forward two main demands: 1) To create immediately and without any conditions the conditions for the freedom, health and security of our leadership 2) to abolish all obstacles before the education and use, first of all at court and to end all racist and neglecting measures and attitudes against our mother tongue.