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YPJ soldiers in Syria hold up a painting of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan
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KURDISH political prisoners in Turkish jails called today for international support for their struggle to end to the isolation of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan as their hunger strike campaign entered its 20th day.
Musa Sertkal and Fehmi Arslan joined the third phase of the rolling action, warning that they will escalate the hunger strike into a death fast if their demands are not met.
The pair are serving aggravated life sentences on terrorism charges relating to their support for the PKK, which is banned in Turkey.
As the US intensifies its economic and political pressure it is now vitally important to demand the British government intervene to end US aggression, writes GEOFF BOTTOMS
VIJAY PRASHAD details how US support for Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa allowed him to break the resistance of the autonomous Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal – and fuel a growing wave of public anger. ELIZABETH SHORT reports
