Soparo Kurdish news website

We understand that the hunger strike amongst political prisoners in Adra prison in Syria that began on 30 October 2009 was ended today. It lasted 40 days, and has apparently ended because negotiations have been opened between the hunger strikers and Syrian officials.

See the following reports regarding the hunger strike:



http://supportkurds.org/news/syria-prisoners-on-hunger-strike-in-adra-prison-di-public-statement/#more-948

http://supportkurds.org/syria/support-prisoners-in-syria-suggested-letter-to-amnesty-international/

http://supportkurds.org/reports/kurds-come-together-to-support-the-continuing-hunger-strike-by-prisoners-in-syria-%E2%80%93-update/

http://supportkurds.org/news/kurds-come-together-to-protest-to-support-political-prisoners-in-iran-and-syria/

http://supportkurds.org/news/hunger-strike-amongst-kurdish-political-prisoners-in-syria/



The prisoners began the hunger strike in support of the following aims:

they receive a fair trial
their isolation ends
they are allowed to leave the prison yard
they are granted visits from parents, and relatives
and they have access to the media, including radio and television bulletins to give them the same conditions as are available to criminal prisoners.
We have no further details at this time.