Afife Kartal, mother of Muhammed Kartal, one of the prisoners on hunger strike, participates in the Vigil for Justice. "How can I sleep comfortably at home, while our kids are on hunger strike in jail?"
Afife Kartal, mother of Muhammed Kartal, one of the prisoners on hunger strike, said: "Our children will not give up on the hunger strike until the isolation is lifted."
Muhammed Kartal, who went on hunger strike in the solitary cell he is being kept in Antalya High Security Prison, was arrested in Amed on the allegation of "membership in a terrorist organization" in 2017. Speaking to ANF, his mother, Afife Kartal, said: "My son was arrested and sent to prison. During the house raid, they put a gun to our heads and threatened me and my husband. My son has been held in prison for 6 years because of someone's statement."
We want the isolation to be lifted
Kartal said that she talked to her son on the phone when the hunger strikes started, and added: "I told him that we started a Vigil for Justice for them. He was very happy and wished us success. I also wished him and all the prisoners success and said that we support them. Their morale was good. Our children will not give up the hunger strike until the isolation is lifted. They will continue to fight within four walls, and we will continue to fight outside. We support their just cause. I call to all patriotic families to support the hunger strikers so that this isolation can be lifted and our children can end their action."
The watch will not end until the hunger strike is over
Stating that they will continue to fight until the isolation imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan is lifted, Kartal said: "Unless the isolation imposed on Leader Apo is lifted, the isolation imposed on our children will not end either. As long as our children are on hunger strike, we will continue our vigil. I am sick, I had an angiography three times, but despite this, I am here for my children and I will not give up. While our children are on hunger strike in prison, my conscience is not at ease. How can I sleep peacefully at home while they are fighting there? We want our children to be released from prison safely. The state always responds with violence. We will not accept this injustice."
