Prisoners in Diyarbakır High Security jail go on hunger strike to protest use of chemical weapons

Prisoners Muhammed Kartal, Kasım Aslan and Masum Karaman in Diyarbakır High Security Prison No. 1 said that they have gone on a five-day hunger strike to protest Turkish use of chemical weapons.

Political prisoners in Diyarbakır High Security Prison No. 1 said that they have gone on a hunger strike to protest the Turkish state's use of chemical weapons against the guerrillas in Medya Defense Areas.

Prisoners Muhammed Kartal, Kasım Aslan and Masum Karaman said that they have gone on a five-day hunger strike to protest the use of chemical weapons.

The prisoners, who announced their actions through their families, said that they would step up their actions if the use of chemical weapons continued.