AMED - Eylem Yavuz, who attended the Justice Sit-in with her 4-month-old baby in Amed, said: "This issue is not just the issue of the prisoners, it is the issue of all of us."

 

The rotating hunger strike initiated by political prisoners in prisons to support the campaign launched for the freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan has been continuing since November 27. In addition to starving the bodies of prisoners for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and the solution of the Kurdish issue, Justice Sit-in was launched in Amed(Diyarbakır), Wan(Van), Mersin, Adana and Istanbul. Justice Sit-in actions are visited by citizens as well as representatives of non-governmental organizations.

 

The Justice Sit-in, which was launched in Amed under the leadership of the Prisoners Families Assistance Association (TUAY-DER), continues at the Rezan district building of the People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party).

 

One of the visitors to the Justice Sit-in in Amed was Eylem Yavuz, who came with her husband, an 8-year-old and 4-month-old baby. The only request of Yavuz, who came to guard duty in winter conditions with his two children, was for the voices of the prisoners to be heard.

 

'I CAME FOR EVERYONE'

 

Explaining that she came to be a voice for those at the Justice Sit-in, Yavuz said: “Mothers are here, I am here as a mother. I came here not only for those on hunger strike in prisons, but for everyone. I am on duty to raise his voice against the policies of oppression and cruelty. There are many members of our family on hunger strikes in prisons. As a mother, I came with my family and children. Policies of oppression and cruelty are always maintained against us. The pressure affects us women and mothers more, we need to raise our voice and that's why we are here. I do not want to raise my children under pressure and cruelty. Let our mothers not suffer any more. Our young people should be able to go out on the streets much more safely. We cannot speak our language and live comfortably in our own homes and cities. We want to exist with our language. There are so many things we want to say, our hearts are heavy. We cannot walk comfortably with our heads held high. We don't ask for much, we just say 'we are here'."

 

'THE ISSUES ARE CONNECTED WITH ISOLATION'

 

Emphasizing that all the problems experienced are related to isolation, Yavuz continued as follows: “Everything that happens here is interconnected, we must raise our voices and make them heard. The whole world sees this isolation, oppression and cruelty, but they are blind and deaf to us. We can't live like this, everyone needs to hear our voices. My call to mothers, fathers and young people is here, let's be the voice of the prisons together. This issue is not just the issue of the prisoners and prisons, it is the issue of all of us."

 

MA / Şilan Çil

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