Political prisoners in Van go on hunger strike against violations of rights

Political prisoners began an alternating hunger strike against the increasing torture practices in Van High Security Prison.

Political prisoners in Van High Security prison went on hunger strike against the increasing torture practices in prisons.

According to the information obtained from the relatives of the detainees, prisoners said that the administration seized the petitions they had written to the Parliament, the Ministry of Justice and the relevant prosecutor's offices. They added that an alternating hunger strike has been launched since 1 August against the arbitrary practices carried out by the administration against the detainees.

The second group took over the hunger strike.