Amed - Families of sick prisoners and the prisoners, who are not released despite having completed their sentences, have been holding a Justice Watch for 220 days.

Today, the families gathered in front of the Diyarbakır Courthouse to issue a press statement with the participation of the members of the Association of Assistance and Solidarity with Families Who Lost Their Relatives in the Cradle of Civilizations (MEBYA-DER), Med Federation of Associations for Legal Aid and Solidarity with Families of Arrestees and Convicts (MED TUHAD-FED), Association for Solidarity with Families of Arrestees (TUAY-DER), Democratic Regions Party (DBP) and Lawyers Association for Freedom (ÖHD).

“To live is to resist”

Reşahat Ada, one of the relatives of prisoners, made a speech during the action and demanded the end of unlawful practices in prisons. “Our children did not do something bad. They were jailed because they struggled for their language, culture and lands. We will resist here while our children resist in prison. To live is to resist,” she said in her speech.

The Justice Watch ended after the relatives of prisoners shot slogans such as “Right, law, justice” and “Long live the resistance in prisons”.