Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- URGENT September 15, 2001 Time: 6.20 p.m. Concerning: Police attack on the people of Kucuk Armutlu (Istanbul) This afternoon at around 2.00 p.m. the police attacked the funeral of Umus Sahingoz, who died yesterday on the 330th day of the death fast. The death fast (hungerstrike until death) in Turkey continues now for 331 days and was started by the political prisoners against a repressive isolation system in the prisons called F-Types. Until today 65 prisoners, familiy members and supporters even in Europe have lost their lives during the resistance. Family members of prisoners are supporting their children in the death fast action. To stop the resistance the Turkish government conditionally released prisoners on death fast. Most of them continue their action together with members of TAYAD (Solidarity Association of Prisoner's Families) in Kucuk Armutlu, which is a poor neighbourhood of Istanbul. According to our informations the police arrested around 150 persons in the beginning of today's attack, using violence. Armutlu is surrounded by police forces whom started to attack the people of the neighbourhood Kucuk Armutlu. They use arms, panzers, water hoses and gas bombs against the population. It was told by some people of the neighbourhood that some persons were hitten by panzers and injured by bullets. Gas masks were distributed to the press and the attacking police is shouting for "REVENGE". Inhabitants of Kucuk Armutlu to whom it was still possible to communicate told that they were effected by the gas bombs very strong and that they could hardly breathe. The police is burning down everything and is close to the resistance houses. Some of the resisters in Kucuk Armutlu warned, that they'll sacrifice themselves if the police doesn't stop the attack. Nobody knows in this moment how many people are wounded and if there are deaths. This is a clear attempt for a massacre. We have warned the public in Europe hundreds of times to be sensible in this case. The silence has to be broken. Turkey tries to take advantage from the recent international situation and kill the people in Kucuk Armutlu who are on the side of the prisoners on death fast, aside from the international public. We urge to draw attention to this urgent and serious problem and act as soon as you can to save the lives of the people on death fast, their family members and friends. Call the responsible of Foreign Affairs of your government or the authorities in Turkey to protest against the arbitrary attack and ask the immediate release for all arrested people. TAYAD Committee Tel: 0475-487 202 Protest fax numbers in Turkey: Minister of Internal Affairs Tel: 0090-312-418 13 68 Fax: 0090-312-418 17 95 Minister of Justice Tel: 0090-312-419 60 50 Fax: 0090-312-417 39 54 -- Press Agency Ozgurluk In Support of the Revolutionary Peoples Liberation Struggle in Turkey http://www.ozgurluk.org ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
