{"id":36518,"date":"2019-03-26T17:22:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T17:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=36518"},"modified":"2019-03-26T17:22:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T17:22:55","slug":"100th-day-milestone-of-hunger-strike-activist-in-newport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/26\/100th-day-milestone-of-hunger-strike-activist-in-newport\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh activist reaches 100th day of hunger strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_36399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36399\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36399\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Imam-Sis-in-the-Kurdish-Community-Centre--1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" 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Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Kurdish activist in Wales has been on a hunger strike for 100 days, the longest in UK history.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Imam Sis, 32, a political refugee from Turkey who lives in Newport, has survived on a diet of vitamin B1 and B12 tablets, freshly squished lemon once a day, tea, and salt water.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">He is protesting in solidarity with Abdullah \u00d6calan, one of the founders of the Kurdistan Workers\u2019 Party (PKK) who has been in isolation in a Turkish prison since 1999.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">They are demanding that\u00a0Abdullah \u00d6calan be allowed to see his family and lawyer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI thought that if I did this strike in the UK it would put pressure on the British government so that they wouldn\u2019t be able to support the Turkish state as easily,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mr<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Sis said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis is the most peaceful protest that we can do. We don\u2019t want to sacrifice our lives for this basic human right; but if we\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0do this, that\u2019s what is going to happen.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIf the isolation stops, I will stop. If not, I will continue.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mr<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Sis currently lives in the Kurdish Community Centre in Newport and is taking part in a solidarity hunger strike with protestors from around the world, including 300 Kurdish protesters in Turkey.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">He has lost 19kg since he started his hunger strike and<\/span>\u00a0now weighs only 62kg.<br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">On\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mr<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Sis&#8217; 38th day of his hunger strike he stopped passing stools.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36374\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36374\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36374\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/guy-with-flag-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Kurdish protestors in front of the Senedd<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">On March 20, the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Senedd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">criticised<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the condition of Abdullah \u00d6calan, becoming the first parliament in Western Europe to vote to do so.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, foreign affairs are not a devolved issue, and this motion will not be passed onto Westminster.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bethan Sayed AM, a member of Plaid Cymru, was one of the people who introduced the motion to the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Senedd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe ballot is about raising awareness of the issue. We do not have the power to interfere in foreign affairs, but we can make a principled stand,\u201d said\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ms<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Sayed before the vote.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What&#39;s happening to the Kurds in the middle east is an international affront to justice and decency which has continued for too long. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bethanjenkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bethanjenkins<\/a> speaks on the Kurdish struggle and why attempts by Tories to muddy the waters on this debate are wrong. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nj5ik7sck2\">pic.twitter.com\/Nj5ik7sck2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Team Bethan Sayed (@Team_BethanS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Team_BethanS\/status\/1108434024488493056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Adam Johannes, 35, from Cardiff and a friend of Imam Sis, went to the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Senedd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with a group of Kurdish protesters to show support for the vote.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI think it is important to ask the Welsh government to be internationalist. It could be the first parliament in Europe to support the demands of Kurdish hunger strikers,\u201d he said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt will put Wales on the world stage of taking a stand on the Kurdish issue.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThere is an urgency because Hunger strikers could die.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">On March 27, Kurdish activists are opening the doors to the Kurdish Community Centre on St\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Patricks<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Road in Newport.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">From 6.00pm to 9.00pm, they will be holding a meeting for people in the community to come and learn about Abdullah \u00d6calan and what the group is going to do next.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Kurdish activist in Wales has been on a hunger strike for 100 days, the longest in UK history.\u00a0 Imam Sis, 32, a political refugee from Turkey who lives in Newport, has survived on a diet of vitamin B1 and B12 tablets, freshly squished lemon once a day, tea, and salt water.\u00a0 He is protesting in solidarity with Abdullah \u00d6calan, one of the founders of the Kurdistan Workers\u2019 Party (PKK) who has been in isolation in a Turkish prison since [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":36367,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[6689,6690,588],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-36518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-abdullah-ocalan","tag-imam-sis","tag-senedd"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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