HDP deputy Zana to begin hunger strike

ŞIRNAK

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Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Leyla Zana, a leading figure in the Kurdish political movement, said she will begin a hunger strike over the recent clashes.

“I call on all sides which hold arms. I prefer dying rather than watching people die,” said Zana, addressing a rally in the İdil district of southeastern Şırnak. 

“We have been dying in fights for centuries. We are in self-defense. But that’s enough deaths. I will start a hunger strike if the deaths do not stop,” said Zana.