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"Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan" protest of prisoners is on its 18th day

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NEWS CENTER - The rotating hunger strike initiated by the prisoners demanding "freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" continues on its 18th day.
 
The rotating hunger strike action launched in prisons in Turkey and Kurdistan to end the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, who is held in İmralı Type F High Security Prison, and to ensure his physical freedom has entered its 18th day.
 
The action, which started on November 27 within the scope of the "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, solution to the Kurdish issue" campaign, will continue until February 15, 2024.
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