Ali Ekbar Baris

Died on 18th October after 170 days on hunger strike

Ali Ekbar Baris died on Thursday 18th October, in Izmit, becoming the 41st person to die in the 1 year long hunger strike.

Ali Ekber Baris, a 30-year-old father of one, died in a hospital in Izmit, where he had been transferred from jail after his health deteriorated, a spokeswoman for the Human Rights Association (IHD) told AFP. He was jailed for membership of an extreme left underground group, was on the 170th day of his protest fast, she added.