On the 88th day of their hunger strike new medical checks were carried out by doctors on the 14 activists fasting in Strasbourg.

The 14 Kurdish activists are demanding the end of isolation against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.

A French doctor from SOS Medecin, the French emergency department, visited the activists on Thursday and pointed out that some of the symptoms seen in all of the activists carried heavy risks.

The French doctor visited the activists individually to see the level of their consciousness and reaction.

The doctor tried to convince the three activists with the most serious situation to be taken to the hospital. However, as the activists refused the treatment, the doctor said that they could be forced to accept treatment.

The three activists suffering from the worse situation are Yüksel Koç, Kerem Solhan and Kardo Bokani.

Risk of heart failure

The worst risk for the activists is that of a heart attack, given that all are suffering from arrhythmia.

Doctor Fahrettin Gülşen, who has been monitoring the hunger strikers since day one of their fast, shared some comments after consulting with the French doctor. “The doctor confirmed that the symptoms we are monitoring are coming to a very dangerous stage and that we could come to face worse news at any time, now. The activists who were advised to be taken to hospital confirmed they won’t accept treatment.”

Doctor Gülşen also confirmed that they are in constant touch with health institutions, including SOS Medecin, in relation to the worsening of the activists’ health conditions.

After the last general health screening of the 14 activists, on Monday, doctor Gülşen noted that the existing symptoms have reached a very dangerous stage.