URFA - Stating that they are determined to break the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, HDP Youth Council members said: "We will lead the way in breaking the isolation just as we pioneered the resistance against all fascist blocs."

 

There has been no news since March 25, 2021 from PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, Ömer Hayri Konar, Veysi Aktaş and Hamili Yıldırım, who are being held in İmralı High Security Closed Prison. Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Youth Council members, who said: "We will lead the way in breaking the isolation and we are calling for organizing."

 

SOLUTION TO THE CRISIS…

 

Touching upon the destructiveness of the current government's war policies, HDP Urfa Youth Council member Feridun Celik said: "The economic crisis caused by war policies also brought about a second destruction. Just as the economic crisis prevails throughout the country, this situation continues for the youth. This needs to be resolved both economically and socially, in terms of Kurdistan and Turkey. Therefore, the isolation must be broken. Isolation is a crime against humanity. Isolation is imposed on all peoples. It is cruel not to allow a prisoner to see his family and lawyers for 20 months. As young women and youth, we are fighting against this cruelty and we will continue to do so."

 

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