Vegan Prisoner Osman Evcan on Hunger Strike

Vegan prisoner Osman Evcan as to his right to nourishment being arbitrarily restrained by prison administration is on hunger strike since November 10.

Anarchists, animal liberators and right defenders are going to protest for support on Saturday December 5 before Kocaeli 1st F-type Prison situated in Kandıra Prison Premises where Evcan is imprisoned.

For those who want to attend at the demonstrations bus drive is organized to leave from İstanbul.

Evcan had resisted, regulations had changed

After being sentenced to life imprisonment in 1992, Evcan had gained the right to vegan-vegetarian nutrition for all vegan-vegetarian imprisoners in the wake of his 43-day hunger strike in 2011.

On March 28, 2012 “Amendment Regulations on Food Law Regulation for Convicted, Imprisoned and Penal Institution Employees” had been published on official journal. Thus the paragraph in the earlier regulation implying “sick convicted and imprisoned receive nutrition determined by the institution’s doctor” was changed as ““sick convicted and imprisoned receive nutrition determined by dietitians or doctors. Demands of convicted with special dietary habits due to their religion or vegan and vegetarian dietary habits are met under the condition of being limited to the amount of nutrition”.

Evcan had carried his battle to the next level in his 33-day hunger strike and gained the right as he demanded in addition to preparing vegan-vegetarian meals with fresh and seasonal vegetables, that also obstacles before importing vegan food should be removed.

(ÇT / DG)

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