She was a lawyer
18 months ago she was jailed on absurd charges
239 days ago she began a hunger strike demanding a fair trial
Ystdy, on day 238, she died
I didn't know her, but for my friends who did, I'm so sorry
We will not let her death be in vain
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"It as an intellectual responsibility to help expose this illegality", she said.
On this dark day, Barkın, we hope that Ebru's death reminds the world of that responsibility.
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The court in #Turkey rejected the report's findings.
For Ebru’s family & friends
For Turkey & for this fragile planet that needs people of principle & courage like Ebru, now, more than ever
Funeral of #EbruTimtik at the Gazi Cemevi, Istanbul. (Footage via @etkinhaberetha) #BREAKING
The police have used tear gas & rubber bullets against the crowd in front of the Forensic Medicine Institution from where #EbruTimrik’s body was taken to the funeral.
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“You’ve got what it takes so just be brave
You can be a saviour to yourself”
I’d like to dedicate this song to #EbruTimtik & all those trying to make the world a better place.
And starve upon another's threshold till he die
The People, for all time to come,
Will raise a heavy cry against that threshold.
(W.B. Yeats)
I visited @AminatouHaidar during her 2009 hunger strike.
I wrote this piece with @brianeno. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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Its eloquence lies in its ability to reconfigure the dynamic between the powerless & the powerful. By starving themselves the hunger striker makes public the very private act of dying. #EbruTimtik thefreelibrary.com/The+body+polit…
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