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Hunger strike action for 'Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan' is on its 29th day

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NEWS CENTER - The hunger strike in prisons demanding "freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" is on the 29th day.
 
The rotating hunger strike action launched in prisons to demand the physical freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, who is held in isolation in İmralı Island Prison, and the democratic solution to the Kurdish issue, has reached its 29th day.
 
Prisoners started a hunger strike action on November 27 in support of the "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, solution to the Kurdish issue" campaign, which is in its third month. The action will continue until February 15, 2024.
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