About 150 Georgian citizens on hunger strike in Istanbul prison - relatives talk about inhuman treatment

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About 150 Georgian citizens on hunger strike in Istanbul prison - relatives talk about inhuman treatment

05-08-2017 12:06

150 citizens of Georgia are on hunger strike in Istanbul. The family members of the prisoners talk about cruelty towards the convicts and accuse diplomatic representatives of negligence.

"For the fourth day, 150 prisoners have been on hunger strike. We have officially applied to the embassy, but nothing ha s been done, " - said Irma Kineishvili, the wife of one of the prisoners.

According to family members, nobody has reacted to the legal requirements of Georgian prisoners.

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