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Osman Açlik Grevinde / Osman is on Hunger Strike

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Osman taleplerinin karsilanmasi icin 4 Kasim 2011’de suresiz aclik grevine basladi! Desteginize ihtiyacimiz var. Bu sitede yer verdigimiz adreslere protesto mektuplarinizi, Osman’a destek mektuplarinizi gonderin (lütfen zarfa pul da koyun).

This is to tell you about Osman Evcan, a political prisoner in Turkey who is kept in high security solitary confinement prisons. Due to his political and ethical convictions, Evcan became a vegan (strict vegetarian who avoids all animal products) eight years ago.

Since the Turkish authorities do not respect his right to pursue a vegan diet, Evcan has been suffering from variety of health issues as he is not getting enough vegan food to eat and he is unable to pursue a balanced diet.

In a letter he wrote from prison, Evcan mentions prison authorities giving him food in an unhygienic state and there have been instances where harmful additives and chemicals have been intentionally added to his food.

A support campaign called the Campaign for Vegan Food to Osman Evcan has been started, but so far, the petitions to the authorities by Evcan himself and by the Campaign have been ignored. A member of parliament, Melda Onur, submitted a written question to Ministry of Interior in the National Assembly asking as to why Evcan’s issue is being ignored and not considered. She visited Evcan in prison, but the prison authorities wouldn’t let her give the food she brought for Evcan.

In his last letter that he sent to us on the 6th of November 2011, Evcan added that on an arbitrary basis, prison officers have not being providing him with escorts, so that he misses medical appointments. Having already boycotted the prison food and managing by purchasing his own food at prison cafeteria, he says in his last letter that he needs to strengthen his attitude to be heard. Therefore he started an on-going hunger strike on 4 November 2011 for an indefinite time until his demands are met.

As people supporting Evcan, we want your support and solidarity.

You can help spread the news about his situation and create international pressure on the Ministry of Justice of Turkey and other official institutions

The blog of the campaign is: http://osmanayemek.tumblr.com

The English edition can be accessed here: http://osmanayemek.tumblr.com/english

To write Osman:

Osman Evcan, F Tipi Kapalı Cezaevi, Oda No: B-8 71480 Hacılar/Kırıkkale TURKEY

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Turchia – Prigioniero anarchico vegano in sciopero della fame

Il prigioniero anarchico Osman Evcan sta conducendo uno sciopero della fame dal 4 novembre contro l’insufficiente alimentazione nel regime d’isolamento (F-type), presso il carcere di Kirikkale.
Osman, in prigione da 20 anni, da 8 anni ha deciso di seguire una dieta vegana, per ragioni etiche e politiche. Osman sta lottando contro le carenze dell’alimentazione carceraria all’interno del carcere di alta sicurezza di Kirikkale.

Sia in Turchia che in altri paesi è stata avviata una campagna in sua solidarietà, maggiori informazioni con una pagina anche in inglese su: osmanayemek.tumblr.com

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L’indirizzo di Osman:

Osman Evcan

F Tipi Kapalı Cezaevi

Oda No: B-8 71480 Hacılar/Kırıkkale

TURKEY

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