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Paolo Pellegrin - TURKEY. 2001

TURKEY. 2001 - Hunger Strike over their government's prison policies. Fatma Sener, far left, at

Hunger Strike over their government's prison policies. Fatma Sener, far left, at "Henna Night," commemorating the 1996 hunger strike.

The Turkish hunger stri...

TURKEY. 2001 - Hunger Strike over their government's prison policies. Umus Sahingoz died after hunger-striking for more than 300 days.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Hunger Strike over their government's prison policies. Umus Sahingoz died after hunger-striking for more than 300 days.

The Turkish hunger strike is the long...

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Fatma SENER on the 254th day of her hunger strike. Fatma later was the first one ever to escape from the house and quit the strike.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Fatma SENER on the 254th day of her hunger strike. Fatma later was the first one ever to escape from the house and quit t...

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Fatma SENER's father visiting on the 256th day of her hunger strike. Fatma later was the first one ever to escape from the house and quit the strike.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Fatma SENER's father visiting on the 256th day of her hunger strike. Fatma later was the first one ever to escape from th...

TURKEY. 2001 - Resit SARI, one of the ideologues of the hunger strikes.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Resit SARI, one of the ideologues of the hunger strikes.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in...

TURKEY. 2001 - Fatma SENER's parents on the 254th day of their daughters hunger strike.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Fatma SENER's parents on the 254th day of their daughters hunger strike.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against...

TURKEY. 2001 - Fatma SENER after more than 250 days of hunger strike. Fatma later was the first one ever to escape from the house and quit the strike.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Fatma SENER after more than 250 days of hunger strike. Fatma later was the first one ever to escape from the house and quit the strike.

The Turkish hunger ...

TURKEY. 2001 - Fatma SENER after more than 250 days of hunger strike. Fatma later was the first one ever to escape from the house and quit the strike.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Fatma SENER after more than 250 days of hunger strike. Fatma later was the first one ever to escape from the house and quit the strike.

The Turkish hunger s...

TURKEY. 2001 - Family and friends visiting Umus SAHINGOZ , who later died after hungerstriking for more than 300 days.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Family and friends visiting Umus SAHINGOZ , who later died after hungerstriking for more than 300 days.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the ...

TURKEY. 2001 - Friends helping Umus SAHINGOZ, who later died after hungerstriking for more than 300 days.
Resit SARI, right, one of the ideologues of the hunger strikes.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Friends helping Umus SAHINGOZ, who later died after hungerstriking for more than 300 days.
Resit SARI, right, one of the ideologues of the hunger strikes.

...

TURKEY. 2001 - One of the houses where female hungers strikers were gathered. Later they all died.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

One of the houses where female hungers strikers were gathered. Later they all died.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger str...

TURKEY. 2001 - Strikers during

Strikers during "Henna Night", commemorating the 1996 hunger strike.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a g...

TURKEY. 2001 - One of the houses where female hungers strikers were gathered. Later they all died.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

One of the houses where female hungers strikers were gathered. Later they all died.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger str...

TURKEY. 2001 - Strikers and their families during

Strikers and their families during "Henna Night", commemorating the 1996 hunger strike.
Welcoming of two new strikers.

The Turkish hunger strike is the long...

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
ARZU, a Kurdish hunger striker, with her mother.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
ARZU, a Kurdish hunger striker, with her mother.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger...

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Fatma SENER after more than 250 days of hunger strike. Fatma later was the first one ever to escape from the house and quit the strike.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Fatma SENER after more than 250 days of hunger strike. Fatma later was the first one ever to escape from the house and q...

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Hunger striker Osman OSMANOGLU. Osman died later, after more than 280 days of fast.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Hunger striker Osman OSMANOGLU. Osman died later, after more than 280 days of fast.

The Turkish hunger strike is the l...

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Strikers and their families during

TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Strikers and their families during "Henna Night", commemorating the 1996 hunger strike.

The Turkish hunger strike is t...

TURKEY. 2001 - Osman OSMANOGLU at

Osman OSMANOGLU at "Henna Night" commemorating the 1996 hunger strike.
Osman died later, after more than 280 days of fast.

The Turkish hunger strike is the ...

TURKEY. 2001 - Inside one of the houses where the hunger strikers are gathered.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Inside one of the houses where the hunger strikers are gathered.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a gover...

TURKEY. 2001 - Town of Edirne. Special F type prison. Hunger strikers are fighting to shut down this type of prison.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Town of Edirne. Special F type prison. Hunger strikers are fighting to shut down this type of prison.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the de...

TURKEY. 2001 - Family visiting Umus SAHINGOZ , who later died after hungerstriking for more than 300 days.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Family visiting Umus SAHINGOZ , who later died after hungerstriking for more than 300 days.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hu...

TURKEY. 2001 - Special F type prison. Hunger strikers are fighting to shut down this type of prison.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Special F type prison. Hunger strikers are fighting to shut down this type of prison.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger s...

TURKEY. 2001 - Funeral of female striker Sevgi ERDOGAN, the 29th striker to die. Inscription says

Funeral of female striker Sevgi ERDOGAN, the 29th striker to die. Inscription says "Sevgi Erdogan will live on".

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and...

TURKEY. 2001 - The families of the strikers waiting in front of the President's summer residence.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

The families of the strikers waiting in front of the President's summer residence.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger stri...

TURKEY. 2001 - A newly arrived striker in one of the houses where female hunger strikers are gathered.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

A newly arrived striker in one of the houses where female hunger strikers are gathered.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger...

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
ARZU, a Kurdish hunger striker.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
ARZU, a Kurdish hunger striker.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a...

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
In the house where Fatma SENER and other female strikers are gatherd. Family visiting.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
In the house where Fatma SENER and other female strikers are gatherd. Family visiting.

The Turkish hunger strike is th...

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Funeral of female striker Sevgi ERDOGAN, the 29th striker to die. Inscription says

TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Funeral of female striker Sevgi ERDOGAN, the 29th striker to die. Inscription says "Sevgi Erdogan will live on".

The T...

TURKEY. 2001 - Hunger striker YILDIZ with her mother. Later she was kidnapped by her parents and forced to quit the strike.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Hunger striker YILDIZ with her mother. Later she was kidnapped by her parents and forced to quit the strike.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now...

TURKEY. 2001 - Inside one of the houses where the strikers are gathered. Inscription reminds the strikers that the association TAYAD

Inside one of the houses where the strikers are gathered. Inscription reminds the strikers that the association TAYAD "is not a force to support the struggle, b...

TURKEY. 2001 - Umus SAHINGOZ, who later died after hungerstriking for more than 300 days.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Umus SAHINGOZ, who later died after hungerstriking for more than 300 days.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike again...

TURKEY. 2001 - Umus SAHINGOZ , who later died after hungerstriking for more than 300 days, at
celebrations of

Umus SAHINGOZ , who later died after hungerstriking for more than 300 days, at
celebrations of "Henna Night" commemorating the 1996 hunger strikes.

The Tur...

TURKEY. 2001 - Umus SAHINGOZ, who later died after hungerstriking for more than 300 days.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Umus SAHINGOZ, who later died after hungerstriking for more than 300 days.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike again...

TURKEY. 2001 - Hunger striker being carried back to one of the 4 houses where strikers are gathered.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Hunger striker being carried back to one of the 4 houses where strikers are gathered.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger s...

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
A female striker, now dead, being carried to celebrate

TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
A female striker, now dead, being carried to celebrate "Henna Night, a commemoration of the 1996 hunger strikes and the a...

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
A female striker, now dead, being taken to celebrate

TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
A female striker, now dead, being taken to celebrate "Henna Night, a commemoration of the 1996 hunger strikes and the arr...

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Parents of hunger strikers, staying close to their striking children.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Parents of hunger strikers, staying close to their striking children.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now...

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Celebrations of

TURKEY: ISTANBUL. Hunger strike. 2001
Celebrations of "Henna Night, a commemoration of the 1996 hunger strikes and the arrival of two new strikers.

The Turk...

TURKEY. 2001 - Family and friends visiting Umus SAHINGOZ , who later died after hungerstriking for more than 300 days.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the deadliest hunger strike against a government in modern history. The striker's main demands are abandonment by the government of the new Turkish prisons, in which the inmates are kept in one to three man cells. The strikers feel these modern prisons are just another way for the government to isolate and torture the prisoners. In addition to abandoning the new prison plans, the strikers want an international monitoring committee to be sure the government is complying. There are three different houses full of hunger strikers, all in various stages of death. With the addition of over 180 new recruits the death toll will be in the hundreds, and there is no sign of the strikers abandoning their protest even though the government has stated that the demands will not be met. - Paolo Pellegrin

Family and friends visiting Umus SAHINGOZ , who later died after hungerstriking for more than 300 days.

The Turkish hunger strike is the longest and now the...

TURKEY. 2001 - Mosque in the background. - Paolo Pellegrin

Mosque in the background.

TURKEY. 2001 - Mosque in the background. - Paolo Pellegrin

Mosque in the background.

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - The Bosphorus strait. - Paolo Pellegrin

The Bosphorus strait.

TURKEY. 2001 - The Bosphorus strait. - Paolo Pellegrin

The Bosphorus strait.

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY. Istanbul. 2001. - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. Istanbul. 2001.

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - The Bosphorus strait. - Paolo Pellegrin

The Bosphorus strait.

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY. Ankara. The Mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk. 2001. - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. Ankara. The Mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk. 2001.

TURKEY. 2001 - Kurdish area in the outskirts of Istanbul. - Paolo Pellegrin

Kurdish area in the outskirts of Istanbul.

TURKEY. 2001 - Kurdish area in the outskirts of Istanbul. - Paolo Pellegrin

Kurdish area in the outskirts of Istanbul.

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY. Istanbul. 2001. - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. Istanbul. 2001.

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY. Istanbul. 2001. - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. Istanbul. 2001.

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. 2001 - TURKEY. Istanbul. 2001 - Paolo Pellegrin

TURKEY. Istanbul. 2001

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