The Kurdish Culture Week began on April 4 and will end on 7 April.

The Kurdish Culture Week this year is dedicated to Rojava resistance and the hunger strike resistance demanding the end of isolation and led by HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven.

A gala was held at the Unia trade union building after a march through the city center. Lots of Kurds as well as Swiss and Turkish politicians, writers and artists attended the gala which started with a minute silent to remember the martyrs of freedom before the Kurdish Culture Week activities officially kicked off. 

A folklore performance was presented to the public that could also enjoy of various music bands. 

The first day a panel was organised and Kurdish politician Hatip Dicle, Basel Canton deputies, Mustafa Atıcı, Eva Herzog and Edibe Gölgeli talked about the ongoing hunger strikes and the current political process.