Del dilema mediático al dilema real 05:32 Jun 06 0 comments El PKK saluda a las FARC-EP con motivo de su 50º aniversario 18:41 May 29 0 comments Los negros de Dairon 17:43 Apr 17 0 comments De acuerdo, Uribe: que no haya impunidad 05:05 Apr 12 0 comments Denuncian abusos sexuales y otras violaciones a los derechos humanos por parte del Ejército en Tuluá 23:17 Mar 10 0 comments more >> |
Recent articles by War Resisters' International
This author has not submitted any other articles.
Recent Articles about Greece / Turkey / Cyprus Imperialism / WarKurdish rebels threaten new fight in Turkey as Syria clashes intensify Oct 23 13 28η Οκτωβρίου Oct 14 13 Αλληλεγγύη σ ... May 06 13 Tarhan hunger strike ended
greece / turkey / cyprus |
imperialism / war |
press release
Thursday June 23, 2005 12:07 by War Resisters' International
Update on Conscientious Objector Mehmet Tarhan From Athens Indymedia Turkish Conscientious objector Mehmet Tarhan, imprisoned at the military prison in Sivas, ended his hunger strike in the morning of 21 June 2005. He began the hunger strike on 25 May 2005, in protest against maltreatment in the prison and the inaction of the prison authorities to protect him. After 28 days of hunger strike, the prison authorities accepted his demands. Mehmet Tarhan said in a press statement, made with the help of his lawyer Suna Coskun, that he had chosen to end his hunger strike after the prison management had chosen to accept his conditions. After his release from prison on 9 June, Mehmet Tarhan was returned to the military unit in Tokat, and then back to the military prison in Sivas (see the last update from 16 June: http://wri-irg.org/news/htdocs/20050616a.html). The prison authorities accepted Mehmet Tarhan's demands for equal treatment. As he is in a cell of his own (to protect him from abuse by other prisoners), he is given a TV, is able to make his own tea, has access to books and should receive his mail regulary. Yesterday, the prison authorities accepted his demand for an examination by civilian physicians, and yesterday morning to physicians from the Medical Association of Sivas examined Mehmet Tarhan in prison, and declared him of good health. The necessary treatment after the end of 28 days of hunger strike has begun. In a separate development, the lawyers have been informed that the first hearing in the case of his second refusal to obey orders (after his "release" from military prison on 9 June) will be on 12 July at the Military Court of Sivas. This is not only a violation of the human right to conscientious objection, but also a violation of Article 14 paragraph 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR): “No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again for an offence for which he has already been finally convicted or acquitted in accordance with the law and penal procedure.” In 1999, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention already ruled against Turkey in the case of conscientious objector Osman Murat άlke that every detention following an initial detention is arbitrary, and called on the Government “to take necessary steps to remedy the situation so as to bring it into line with the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” (Opinion 36/1999) That the Turkish authorities, 6 years later, again ignore these basic principles of human rights highlights their ignorance of human rights. War Resisters' International calls for letters of support to Mehmet Tarhan. Mehmet Tarhan 5. Piyade Egitim Tugayi Askeri Cezaevi Temeltepe - Sivas Turkey War Resisters' International calls for urgent protest faxes and emails to: - General Staff of the Turkish Military: Fax +90-312-4250813 - Presidency of the Turkish Republic: Fax +90-312-4271330, email cumhurbaskanligi@tccb.gov.tr A protest email to the Turkish President Ahmet Nezdet Secer can be sent at http://wri-irg.org/co/alerts/20050616a.html . Sivas Military Prison 5. Piyade Egitim Tugayi Askeri Cezaevi Temeltepe - Sivas Turkey Fax +90-346-2253915 Central Office for Recruitment Ankara MSB ASKERALMA DAIRESI BASKANLIGI 06100 BAKANLIKLAR/ANKARA Fax +90-312-4193674 email msbasal@asal.msb.gov.tr A protest email can be sent at http://wri-irg.org/co/alerts/20050616b.htm . War Resisters' International calls for the immediate release of Mehmet Tarhan and all other imprisoned conscientious objectors. Andreas Speck War Resisters' International Background information on conscientious objection in Turkey is available at http://wri-irg.org/co/turkcampaign-en.htm
|
Front pageهەڵوێستی سەربەخۆی جەماوەر لە نێوان داعش و & Contra a Copa e a Repressão: Somente a Luta e Organização! Nota Pública de soldariedade e denúncia Uruguay, ante la represión y el abuso policial To vote or not to vote: Should it be a question? Mayday: Building A New Workers Movement Anarchist and international solidarity against Russian State repression Argentina: Atentado y Amenazas contra militantes sociales de la FOB en Rosario, Santa Fe Réponses anarchistes à la crise écologique A verdadeira face da violência! Face à l’antisémitisme, pour l’autodéfense Reflexiones en torno a los libertarios en Chile y la participación electoral Mandela, the ANC and the 1994 Breakthrough: Anarchist / syndicalist reflections Melissa Sepúlveda "Uno de los desafíos más importantes es mostrarnos como una alternativa real" Declaración del FAO ante la coyuntura electoral chilena y el quiebre en el movimiento libertario Are Republican “Libertarians” Anarchists? Tareas del Anarquismo social chileno. Lo “libertario” como espacio de disputa. Greece / Turkey / Cyprus | Imperialism / War | Press Release | en Wed 16 Jul, 05:28 On the explosions in London 08:10 Thu 21 Jul 0 comments Statement of Federation of Anarchists of Greece (OAE) on the terrorist attacks in London, agreed in its 8th General Assemply. OADE on nationalist parades 13:24 Wed 18 May 0 comments Leaflet distributed by OADE this 25th of March against the nationalistic ghosts of the Great Greece The Massacre of Kurds in Sirnak: Turkish State Terror in Action Jan 03 1 comments This unjustifiable carnage has again exposed the true face of state terrorism in Turkey. This slaughter exposes the hypocrisy of Erdogan, whose regime has its hands soaked in Kurdish blood while he speaks cynically of human rights in other countries. But it also highlights the hypocrisy of an "international community" that is shocked by the repression in Syria, while it assists the silent slaughter of the Kurdish people. The Kurdish people are now mobilized to define their political project of liberation and to resist the four States which occupy them and oppress them (Syria, Turkey, Iran and Iraq). The slightest sense of decency and humanity should impel us to show solidarity with them. [Castellano] [Français] [العربية] Letter From anarchist prisoner Feb 12 0 comments The guards have brought your letters when I was in the open-air-area. The guard gave the letters which are full of love and comrades’ salutes. “There are so many letters that our eyes hurt when reading them all.” he said jokingly. I said, “I am a political prisoner, it seems like you will get tired of the letters I receive.” The Kurdish Question Dec 13 3 comments This study of recent anti-imperialist resistance in Kurdistan, looking back to the anarchist resistance in the Ottoman heartland in the period before the formation of the Turkish state, consists of extracts – kindly proof-read in part by Will Firth – from the forthcoming book by Schmidt & van der Walt, Global Fire: 150 Fighting Years of International Anarchism & Syndicalism, Counter-power Vol.2, AK Press, USA, scheduled for release in about 2011. The national army and the exemption papers Jan 22 0 comments The initial title of this statement was “For the national army and exemption papers (I5) from it” ANZAC Day is Nothing to celebrate Apr 27 0 comments The attempted invasion of Turkey by the ANZACs and other Alied forces in 1915 was a typical episode in World War 1. "Defending Australia" had nothing to do with it. The war was fought between two rival imperial alliances, each out to gain territory, colonies and markets. more >>On the explosions in London Jul 21 0 comments Statement of Federation of Anarchists of Greece (OAE) on the terrorist attacks in London, agreed in its 8th General Assemply. OADE on nationalist parades May 18 OADE - Greece 0 comments Leaflet distributed by OADE this 25th of March against the nationalistic ghosts of the Great Greece |