Five Kurds on hunger strike in Toronto

Five Kurds on hunger strike in Toronto

There are five Kurds on an alternated hunger strike in Toronto Kurdish Community Center in Toronto, Canada (1280 Finch Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario) since October 31, 2012 in support of Kurdish political prisoners on hunger strike in Turkish Prisons.

After holding a demonstration in front of Ontario Parliament with simultaneous demos in Montreal and other Canadian cities, Kurds in Ontaria have decided to go on a alternated Hunger Strike in the Kurdish Community Centre here on 1280 Finch Avenue West Location.

Hunger strikers in Toronto are asking Turkish government to honor the demands of Political Prisoners on Hunger strike in Turkish prisons. They want Turkish government to honor the international treaties respecting human rights and basic freedoms and remove obstacles preventing or limits Mr. Ocalan's freedom.

Considering overwhelming response of Kurdish people from all of the World these five said that more people will join them from the community. Administrative at the Kurdish Community Center Beritan said that public support have been overwhelming, however Canadian media as well like Turkish media have not shown interest reporting this communal action in support of human dignity and freedom.

Canadian Kurds also have been contacting members of Canadian Parliament asking for help to ask Turkish Government start a dialog with prisoners on Hunger strike and signing petitions petitions started by Dilan Batgi;

http://www.change.org/petitions/recep-tayyip-erdogan-president-abdullah-gul-of-the-turkish-republic-to-ensure-a-humane-treatment-of-all-kurdish-political-prisoners and Kurdish Studies Network Academicions;

http://www.change.org/petitions/hunger-strikers-in-turkish-prisons-engage-in-constructive-dialogue-with-prisoners.