December 11, 2000 "Grey Wolves" murder hunger striker in Rotterdam Today the prisoners are on Day 53 of the Death Fast. It is feared that the first deaths among them are only seven days away. While 203 prisoners from the DHKP-C, TKP(ML) and TKIP Trials are on Death Fast to stop the introduction of the isolation cells, on December 9 supporters of the "Grey Wolves" attacked hunger strikers at the tent near the city council building in Rotterdam and stabbed to death the hunger striker CAFER DERELI. The state in Turkey and its hirelings abroad are responsible for this murder. There is no difference between the MHP (Nationalist Movement Party) deputies in Turkey's parliament who have said of the Death Fasters, "Let them kick the bucket," and those who carried out the Rotterdam murder. SO AS NOT TO BE REPROACHED FOR FURTHER DEATHS, THE TIME FOR SILENCE IS PAST. IT IS HIGH TIME TO ACT AND INTERVENE. SOLIDARITY HUNGER STRIKES BY MEMBERS OF PRISONERS' FAMILIES AND DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS The Death Fast resistance by four relatives of prisoners and members of the TAYAD prisoner support association, SUKRAN AGDAS, GULSUMAN ADA, SENAY HANOGLU and FATMA SENER is on its 28th day. The hunger strike by five other TAYAD members is in its 21st day. In several cities and towns in Turkey, like Bursa, Izmir, Adana, Ankara, Unye and so on, dozens of members of prisoners families' and supporters are on the Death Fast or on hunger strike. This weekend in Istanbul and Ankara, hundreds were arrested at demonstrations in which thousands participated. HUNGER STRIKE ACTIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS IN GERMANY AND THE REST OF EUROPE The hunger strike actions in Cologne and Stuttgart are in their 38th day. Sukran Ogeyik, who is on the 38th day of an Indefinite Hunger Strike in Cologne, has been hard-hit as regards her health. As to the hunger strikes by the DHKC Information Bureaus in Brussels and London, the former is in its 37th day, the latter is in its 38th day. IKM's hunger strike in London is in its 28th day. In Athens, Thessalonika, Geneva, Vienna, Innsbruck, Rotterdam and Paris there are also solidarity hunger strikes with the Death Fast resisters, and in some places these are on their 18th day. Yesterday, to protest against the murder of CAFER DERELI and in solidarity with the Death Fast resisters, over 1,000 people demonstrated in Rotterdam. The same day over 1,000 people held a demonstration in Cologne and listened to a concert by Grup Yorum. Up to the present, about 50 prisoners have engaged in solidarity hunger strikes in the prisons of Germany, France and the Netherlands, ranging from one day to 20 days. AT PRESENT, THERE ARE THE FOLLOWING HUNGER STRIKES IN EUROPE'S PRISONS: Four revolutionary and five ordinary prisoners in Holland are on the 28th day of their hunger strike. Reiner Dittrich and Mehmet Karsli, who are in Lubeck Prison, have been on alternating hunger strikes for an indefinite period and are on the 47th day. Alisan Turan in Rottenburg Prison is on the 8th day of an Indefinite Hunger Strike. In France, the prisoner Sefik Sarikaya, who has already been on a 20-day hunger strike, started a new Indefinite Hunger Strike on November 30. Aydin Dogan, who is also in prison in France, has been on Indefinite Hunger Strike since November 13 and is today on the 29th day. CAFER DERELI IS IMMORTAL! LONG LIVE OUR DEATH FAST RESISTANCE! IKM (Committee For Struggle Against Torture Through Isolation) Kreuzweg 12 20099 HAMBURG, Germany Tel 0049 40 280 53625
