Ella Vivier, a 26-year-old British woman, is detained in Turkey and begins a hunger strike, according to reports from UK outlets. The Manchester Evening News says she is detained at around 9pm on Sunday. The Mirror reports that Vivier is from Brighton and is a neuroscience graduate, and that she travelled to Turkey to protest this week’s NATO summit in Ankara. Both outlets describe the detention and her decision to hunger strike while in custody. The Mirror says no reason is given for her detention. The reports do not provide further details in the excerpts on the specific charges, the authorities involved, her current condition, or whether she is receiving medical support. The accounts focus on her detention timing, her background, her presence in Ankara connected to the NATO summit protest, and the start of her hunger strike.
British woman Ella Vivier detained in Turkey begins hunger strike
Ella Vivier, a 26-year-old British woman, is detained in Turkey and begins a hunger strike, according to reports from UK outlets. The Manchester Evening News says she is detained at around 9pm on Sund...
- Ella Vivier, 26, is detained in Turkey.
- Vivier begins a hunger strike while in detention.
- The Manchester Evening News reports she is detained around 9pm on Sunday.
- The Mirror reports she travelled to protest the NATO summit in Ankara.
- One report states no reason is given for the detention.
Ella Vivier, a 26-year-old neuroscience graduate from Brighton, went to protest this week’s NATO summit in Turkey’s capital Ankara when she was detained
1 month agoElla Vivier was detained in Turkey at approximately 9pm on Sunday
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