Turkish-Armenian MP Garo Paylan, representing the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), took to Twitter to conveys a message of solidarity and support to Leyla Guven who has been on hunger strike for 100 days.
“Leyla Guven has been on hunger strike for 100 days to fight an unlawful isolation. Her only demand is about making the laws work. Let the laws work. Great job Leyla,” Paylan tweeted.
To remind, Leyla Guven of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), launched her action on November 8 while in jail to protest against Ocalan's prison conditions.
She was freed last month under judicial supervision but continued her protest, refusing any treatment. Guven, 55, is consuming only sugared and bread.
Police on Friday blocked supporters from approaching Guven's house in the Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakir after a rally called by the HDP, an AFP correspondent said.
or salted water. More than 200 prisoners are on hunger strike to protest what they call Ocalan's isolation, according to the HDP.