PEN America: Turkish Musician Suspends Hunger Strike After Nearly A Year
May 07, 2020
May 07, 2020
NEW YORK, May 7 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
PEN America is relieved to hear that Turkish musician Ibrahim Gokcek, a member of the music collective Grup Yorum, suspended his hunger strike as of Wednesday and is receiving medical treatment. The news comes a day after it was announced that his health had reached a critical level. He started his hunger strike 323 days ago to protest his imprisonment and that of eight other band members in 2019.
Gokcek . . .
PEN America is relieved to hear that Turkish musician Ibrahim Gokcek, a member of the music collective Grup Yorum, suspended his hunger strike as of Wednesday and is receiving medical treatment. The news comes a day after it was announced that his health had reached a critical level. He started his hunger strike 323 days ago to protest his imprisonment and that of eight other band members in 2019.
Gokcek . . .