Friends of imprisoned LGBTI activist Diren Coşkun have started a campaign to support Diren who has started a death fast against the rights violations she has been enduring in a Turkish prison. The campaign urges supporters to sign a petition and to write e-letters, which will then be taken to Diren.
Diren was arrested on Aug. 14, 2017 with the allegation of “propaganda for an illegal organization.”
Diren is a trans woman and has been put in isolation after she rejected to stay in the male ward of the prison. Demanding an end to her solitary confinement and access to trans-specific healthcare, Diren started the death fast on Jan. 25.
Kıvılcım Arat from Istanbul LGBTI Solidarity Association announced her own death fast on Feb. 6 in solidarity with Coşkun. (Read Arat’s account of life in prison for trans inmates on here.)
To support Diren, please sign the petition or join the social media campaign by sharing your messages of solidarity these hashtags:
#WeesEenStemVoorDiren #SoyesUneVoixPourDiren