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Kibriye Evren
JOURNALIST Kibriye Evren is “wasting away” in a Turkish prison, according to her carer who warned that “time is ticking away” for hunger strikers who have now passed the critical threshold.
Senay Hayme explained that those in Diyarbakir Type E Prison were experiencing “serious health conditions” and were now barely able to walk, suffering blurred vision and cramps.
She was held on the same wing as Jin News journalist Ms Evren, who has been on hunger strike for more than 140 days in protest over the continued isolation of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan.
VIJAY PRASHAD details how US support for Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa allowed him to break the resistance of the autonomous Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal – and fuel a growing wave of public anger. ELIZABETH SHORT reports
