A group of Kurdish politicians and artists in Belgium started indefinite-irreversible hunger strike in the capital city Brussels on Thursday to support the fast by Kurdish political prisoners going on in Turkey prisons since 12 September.
KONGRA GEL President Remzi Kartal, KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Executive Council Member Zübeyir Aydar, KNK President Tahir Kemalizade, PJAK President Heci Ehmedi, KNK member Nizamettin Toðuç as well as authors Günay Aslan and Derwiþ Ferho, Celal Çortai, lawyer Mahmut Þakar, artist Seyitxan, Siyamend Moini have been taking part in the hunger strike at Place du Beguinage.
The solidarity hunger strike in Brussels has been joined by more people today, including Kurdish politician and North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) former parliamentarian Hamide Akbayýr, author Hasret Birsel, Zurich Beritan Women’s Assembly Spokesperson Nesrin Yazar, Den Haag Women’s Assembly member Pervin Oðuz and woman activits Halise Tüzer and Ümmühan Sürmeli.