Hugerstrike of Academic

Solidarity with hugerstrike of Academic for Peace members in Germany

Last year academics in Turkey positioned themselves by a declaration against war. A wave of dismissals followed. After coup attempt the situation escalated further. Meanwhile more than 6.400 higher education personal ordered to be dismissed, as well 123.000 state officials.

Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça have been in hungerstrike against the dismissals since 60 days.

Members of Academic for peace living in Germany declare their solidarity with both by organizing a hungerstrike on 7 May at Domplatte Cologne and on 14 May at Pariser Platz Berlin Brandenburg.

As Network of Kurdish Academics we declare our solidarity with academics for peace and call upon to support this action.

Kurtd-Akad