WAN - Describing the violations they go through, ill prisoner Yılmaz Üstek in Ereğli High Security Prison said: "I can't breathe."

 

The indefinite rotating hunger strike started on October 4 against violations of rights and severe isolation conditions in Konya Ereğli High Security Prison continues indefinite and non-rotating on November 16. Yılmaz Üstek, a heart and migraine patient who was transferred from Van High Security Prison to Ereğli a short time ago, summarized the rights violations they go through as "we were left to die".

 

'I CAN'T BREATHE'

 

Speaking to his family on the phone on November 17, Yılmaz Üstek said: "I am held in a solitary cell. Our friends started a hunger strike against violations of rights. Another friend of ours burned himself against the heavy isolation. The prison administration will be responsible if something happens to us. The food is very bad. We lose weight all the time. Canteen prices are very high. They left us to die, I had a heart attack before. I have no contact with anyone. I can't breathe anymore, I can't breathe through my nose. While I am breathing, there is blood coming from my nose. We wanted to hear about the problems we go through."