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category national | anti-war / imperialism | news report author Wednesday June 11, 2008 11:34author by Sevinc Karaca - WSM-Personal Capacityauthor email nazire.sevinc at gmail dot com Report this post to the editors

Mehmet Bal was arrested on 8th of June.

Every Turkish man who reach 20 has to do a mandatory service of 16 months in the Turkish Army. A group of Turkish men, including Mehmet have been rejecting to comply with it.

They have faced, arrests, beatings and restraining of their rights such as obtaining passports.
Mehmet Bal was arrested on 8th of June on his way to his home in Arnavutkoy, Istanbul. Mehmet was assaulted under custody.
Turkey spends %60 of its annual budget on arms and militarization, it is the second biggest receopient of USA military aid and provides bases for US army in the south of the country. Generals sit in the National Security Council, an executice body who basically makes and implements decisons on running the country. While the state pours billions into arms and technology, ordinary soldiers live in cramped conditions and driven to the frontline to face death in the war against PKK.
Solidarity with army rejectionists!
Long live to the resistance of Mehmet!

author by mescal - Friends of Mehmetpublication date Wed Jun 11, 2008 19:25author address author phone Report this post to the editors

We request your help to free conscientious objector Mehmet Bal. Please, sign the online petition (click on the link below)
for the immediate end to the physical and mental violence being inflicted on him and for his immediate release.

Please, copy the link to the petition and e-mail it to all your contacts. Sign the petition by filling the boxes at the bottom of the page, it only takes 1 minute and it could make all the difference. We need to make this cause known all over the World. Turkey must abide by international human rights laws.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/freemehmet/index.html

Thank you for your support

PDF Document Mehmet's lawyers report and protest letter 0.27 Mb


author by Joan - Traveller and Settled Solidaritypublication date Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:45author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Solidarity with Mehmet and all his worried family and friends. It takes a huge amount of courage to conscientiously object in Turkey, so please everyone sign the petition linked to the 1st comment. Every signature counts.

author by cropbeye - Ireland Palestivne Solidaritypublication date Thu Jun 12, 2008 14:44author email cropbeye at yahoo dot comauthor address author phone Report this post to the editors

This news is terrible and is a sobering insight into the Turkish State.

We should do more to publicise this issue.

author by Sevinc Karaca - WSM-Personal Capacitypublication date Thu Jun 12, 2008 19:20author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Dear Comrades and Friends,
According to the lawyers od the Human Rights Assocoation, Istanbul, Mehmet was severely and brutally beaten up by the police and inmates. We are verry worried about the state of is health, which is not clearly revealed, and his safety. Read the bulletin in the comment above.Please spread the word.

P.S. Mehmet is not my nephew, my nephew was released after two ights in custody and his arrest is not linked to this specific round up of the refusniks.

 
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