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Kurdish hunger-strikers continue occupation of Amnesty International's HQ
Twenty-three activists are calling on the human rights charity to end its silence on Turkey’s abuses of prisoners, including the solitary confinement of Kurdistan Workers’ Party founder Abdullah Ocalan
A screenshot of a video posted by the Kurdish occupiers in Amnesty International's London HQ

KURDISH hunger strikers continued their occupation of Amnesty International’s London headquarters for a second day today despite attempts by the group to naturally evict activists.

The 23 activists voiced anger over the human rights charity’s silence on Turkey’s abuses of prisoners, including the solitary confinement of Kurdistan Workers’ Party founder Abdullah Ocalan.

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