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50th death on hunger striker

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Wednesday April 03, 2002 16:55author by Mags - Solidarity with Hunger Strikers in Turkeyauthor email thsireland at hotmail dot com

Meryem Altun died on Monday

Protest in Dublin

Solidarity with Hunger Strikers in Turkey

Vigil to mark the death of Meryem Altun, the 50th hunger striker to die in the protest against the F-type isolation prisons in Turkey.

Meryem, a 26 year old woman, died on Monday after 301 days on hunger strike.

The protest will take place the Turkish Embassy, 11 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin on Friday 5th April from 6pm.

All welcome

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