Support Turkish veganarchist prisoner

E-mail from Turkey..... Hello friends and comrades,

I am writing to tell you about veganarchist Osman Evcan, a political prisoner (ex-leftist) in Turkey. Evcan became a Vegan eight years ago. Because the Turkish
authorities do not respect his right to have a vegan diet or the political beliefs
that he holds, Evcan has been suffering hardships as he is not getting enough food to
eat or a balanced diet. In a letter from prison, Evcan talks about the prison authorities giving him food in an unhygienic state and there have been instances where harmful chemicals have been intentionally added to his food.

A support campaign called the Initiative of Vegan Food for Osman Evcan has been started, but so far, the petitions to the authorities by Evcan himself and by the Initiative of Vegan Food for Osman Evcan have been ignored. A member of parliament called Melda Onur submitted a written question to assembly asking why Evcan's issue is being ignored and not considered. She tried to visit Evcan, but the prison authorities wouldn't let her in to see him, nor would they accept the food that Onur wanted to give to Evcan.

In his last letter to us on the 6th of November 2011, Evcan added that on an arbitrary basis prison officers have not being providing him with escorts, so that
he misses medical appointments. Having already boycotted the prison food and managing
by purchasing his own food at prison cafeteria, he says in his last letter that he needs to strengthen his attitude to be heard. Therefore he started an on-going hunger strike on 4 November 2011 for an unlimited time.

As people supporting Evcan, we would be happy to have your solidarity on his side. You can help spread the news about his situation and create international pressure on the Ministry of Justice of Turkey and other official institutions. The blog of the initiative is: http://osmanayemek.tumblr.com Evcan's issue is taken into press on those newspapers, tv channels and internet sites: http://bianet.org/bianet/hayvan-haklari/133769-hem-vegan-hem-tutsakhttp://www.haberler.com/chp-li-onur-vejetaryen-mahkum-osman-evcan-i-3059195-haberi/Cumhuriyet(newspaper): http://www.zulalkalkandelen.com/2011/10/cezaevinde-vegan-olmak.htmlhttp://www.cnnturk.com/2011/guncel/10/04/cezaevinde.vegan.olmak/631899.0/index.html#

To write Osman: Osman Evcan F Tipi Kapalı Cezaevi, Oda No: B-8 71480 Hacılar/Kırıkkale

TURKEY Turkish Prime Ministry:ADRESS: Vekaletler Caddesi Başbakanlık Merkez Bina P.K. 06573 Kızılay / Ankara TURKEYTELEPHONE: (+90) (0312) 422 10 00 FAX: (+90) (0312)E-Mail: bimer@basbakanlik.gov.tr

Turkish Ministry of Justice:ADRESS: 06669 Kızılay/Ankara TURKEYTELEPHONE: (+90) (0312) 417 77 70FAX: (+90) (0312) 419 33 70E-Mail: info@adalet.gov.tr Kırıkkale F-type Prison:ADRESS: Hacıbey Mah. 71480 Hacılar/Kırıkkale TURKEYTELEPHONE: (+90) (318) 297 41 94 - 95FAX: (+90) (318) 297 41 23E-Mail: kirikkale.ftcik@adalet.gov.tr