Tuesday, March 18, 2025

On March 18, International Day of Freedom for Political Prisoners - ATIK - info

 


LET'S BE VOICE FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS, FREEDOM FOR ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS!

At every moment in history, those who have risked their lives for human dignity against oppressors have paid a great price. The damages that the Imperialist Capitalist system has inflicted on the peoples of the world and nature in order to maintain its existence are dragging our planet into a great disaster. In recent times, we have witnessed the spread of regional wars and occupations to many parts of the world for new imperialist sharing. Imperialist states are rapidly increasing their armament and military budgets. They are trying to make all segments of society a party to this conflict among themselves. They are trying to introduce compulsory military service laws and direct young people to military schools, especially with manipulative discourses applied to young people. The danger that awaits those who oppose all policies is either death or captivity. Therefore, it is essential to fight against a rotten order.

The existence of political prisoners is proof of a relentless struggle against imperialism. It is our duty to embrace them, support their struggle, support them and carry them out. Political prisoners, who spend a long period of their lives in captivity, are exempted from their rights throughout this process and are subjected to oppression and torture. These oppressions are experienced in many ways in countries where fascism is effective in governmental forms. Political prisoners, who face long periods of detention, disciplinary punishments, "taming" attacks and even death sentences in different countries, continue to resist without taking a single step back for the liberation of humanity.

History has witnessed many of their glorious resistances. Although they are in limited spaces, their hearts and consciousness cannot be held captive, and they do not give up fighting against social problems as much as the "outsiders".

Lebanese revolutionary Georges Abdallah, who has been held captive in France since 1984, has not been released despite the decision of the bourgeois courts to release him. Mumia Abu Jamal, who has been held captive in prisons in the USA since 1981, is still being held in prison conditions. In Türkiye, hundreds of political prisoners, especially A. Öcalan, are being held in solitary confinement and are being subjected to total isolation. Similarly, in Turkish prisons, around 600 prisoners are being denied treatment despite being seriously ill and are being left to die. Revolutionary democrats from Turkey and Kurdistan are being held in prisons in many European countries, especially in Germany. The fact that bourgeois democracy is a bubble and imperialism is a paper tiger is evidence of how much they fear political organizations and individuals. The whole world knows that Zionist Israel is holding thousands of Palestinians in prisons and torturing them.

The Peruvian state, even violating its own laws, deprives many opposition and revolutionary individuals of their right to defend themselves, and sentences them to life imprisonment. As in the case of Dr. Abimel Guzman (President Gonzalo), the bodies of deceased revolutionaries are not even given to their families. Especially in Middle Eastern countries, enemy law is applied more severely towards political prisoners. In Iran, dozens of prisoners who resisted the fascist regime and participated in protests were executed, and the execution of many prisoners is still on the table.

We must support the struggles of political prisoners, no matter where they are in the world, and draw public attention to these centers of torture, execution and oppression. Let's organize mass actions on March 18 to end the oppression of political prisoners. Let's convey the voices of prisoners to local and immigrant masses!

Freedom for Political Prisoners!

 

 


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