71.   Jaudel said the aim of the protest was to bring about a peaceful solution to the Kurdish problem and to improve poor conditions in Turkish prisons.

72.   Mentese said the rapid rise in the numbers of those detained and convicted was creating problems in Turkish prisons.

73.   Police on Friday detained four Kurds after a new series of attacks on Turkish businesses overnight which they believe could be linked to a hunger strike in Turkish prisons.

74.   The occupants demanded that Switzerland, the European parliament and the international community intervene in the Turkish prison crisis.