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Syrian Kurdish political prisoners end
their hunger strike
9.12.2009
By Khalaf Dahowd and ekurd.net staff
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December 9, 2009
(ekurd.net), Khalaf Dahowd, — We understand
that the hunger strike amongst Kurdish political
prisoners in Adra prison in Syria that began on 30
October 2009 was ended Tuesday. It lasted 40 days,www.ekurd.netand
has apparently ended because negotiations have been
opened between the hunger strikers and Syrian
officials.
The prisoners began the hunger strike in support of
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• They receive a fair
trial
• Their isolation ends
• They are allowed to leave the prison yard
• They are granted visits from parents, and
relatives
• And they have access to the media, including radio
and television bulletins to give them the same
conditions as are available to criminal prisoners.
We have no further details at this time.
More than 2 million Kurds live in Syria, comprising
nine percent of the population. They have long
sought official recognition of the Kurdish language
and culture.
The Kurds live in Syria (Syrian Kurdistan), mainly in the
north bordering Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan region.
They comprise nine percent of the population and
have long sought official recognition of the Kurdish
language and their culture.
Future Movement advocates democracy and equal rights
for Syria's one million Kurdish minority. The
Kurdish language is not allowed to be taught in
schools and tens of thousands of Kurds were denied
citizenship after a 1960s census.
Freedom of expression remains tightly controlled in
Syria, and security forces have sweeping powers of
arrest and detention.
A total 1,500 people were arrested for political
reasons in 2007 and hundreds more who were arrested
in previous years remained in detention,www.ekurd.netaccording
to rights group Amnesty International's 2008 report.
International Support Kurds in Syria Association –
SKS
Web: www.supportkurds.org
Email: info@supportkurds.org
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