Hunger strike in Syria ends

December 8, 2009 by sks

We understand that the hunger strike amongst political prisoners in Adra prison in Syria that began on 30 October 2009 was ended today. It lasted 40 days, and has apparently ended because negotiations have been opened between the hunger strikers and Syrian officials.

See the following reports regarding the hunger strike:

http://supportkurds.org/news/syria-prisoners-on-hunger-strike-in-adra-prison-di-public-statement/#more-948

http://supportkurds.org/syria/support-prisoners-in-syria-suggested-letter-to-amnesty-international/

http://supportkurds.org/reports/kurds-come-together-to-support-the-continuing-hunger-strike-by-prisoners-in-syria-%E2%80%93-update/

http://supportkurds.org/news/kurds-come-together-to-protest-to-support-political-prisoners-in-iran-and-syria/

http://supportkurds.org/news/hunger-strike-amongst-kurdish-political-prisoners-in-syria/

The prisoners began the hunger strike in support of the following aims:

• 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.

8 December 2009