JOINT STATEMENT ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY FOR THE POLITICAL PRISONERS

We, families, friends & comrades of political prisoners in the Philippines and Turkey join our hands today, December 3, 2010 – the International Day of Solidarity for the Political Prisoners, in calling for the immediate release of All the Political Prisoners in Turkey and the Philippines.

We strongly urge the Turkish and Philippine government to stop all forms of torture and isolation to the prisoners in the country.

We believe that the 6000 political prisoners in Turkey and the 375 political prisoners in the Philippines should be released immediately without preconditions.

These political prisoners are not criminals and should be freed immediately to continue their invaluable service to the people of Turkey and Philippines in working for class and national struggles.

We likewise join the international community of people's movement in calling for the immediate release of the Morong 43, the forty three health workers who are were illegally arrested, tortured and detained, and all political prisoners in the world who are languishing in various jails and detention centres.

Axel Pinpin, Genel Sekreter, KASAMA-TK (Güney Tagalog Köylü Hareketi Federasyonu –Filipinler)
SELDA – Organization of Former Prisoners Against Detention and Arrest in the Philippines
Alinteri (Toil)
Demokratik Haklar Federasyonu (Federation for Democratic Rights)
Halk Cephesi (People’s Front)
Partizan (Partisan)
Partizan Sehit ve Tutsak Aileleri (Families of Partisan’s Martyrs and Prisoners)
Tutuklu Gazetecilerle Dayanisma Platformu (The Platform of Solidarity With Detained Journailsts)