The Justice Vigil launched in Diyarbakır (Amed) city by the families of sick and other prisoners who are supposed to be released has today marked its 302nd day. The families came together in front of the Diyarbakır ATK. Today’s vigil was attended by the representatives of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP), the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the Association for Assistance and Solidarity with the Families of Detainees and Convicts (TUHAY-DER), the Association for Assistance, Culture and Solidarity with the Families that Lost Their Relatives in the Cradle of Civilizations (MEBYA-DER), the Mesopotamia Language and Culture Research Association (MED-DER) and the Med Federation of Legal and Solidarity Associations of the Families of Detainees and Convicts (MED TUHAD-FED).

A relative of a sick prisoner, Herdem Mervanî, said that none of their demands had been met by the Turkish authorities. “We have requested the release of sick prisoners and other prisoners who have completed their sentences multiple times. However, no sick prisoner has been released so far and prisoners who are supposed to be released are still kept in prisons. Even our right to talk on phone calls, which is the only right that we can enjoy, is violated. Detainees are held in cities far from their families. Here we ask the authorities to resolve these issues. Families are also punished.”