Hunger strike starts in Germany

NAV-DEM issued a written statement on the hunger strike to be held between April 23 and 27 for the freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.

Germany Democratic Kurdish Society Center (NAV-DEM) issued a written statement and announced that they will be holding multi-faceted actions between April 23 and 27 as part of the Freedom for Öcalan Campaign.

The statement pointed out the strict isolation conditions imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and said: “The Erdoğan-Bahçeli dictatorship aims to disband the Freedom Movement represented by Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan. We know this fact very well that the Imrali system is a torture regime formed by the US, the EU and Turkey to break the Kurdish will for freedom. Because Öcalan’s freedom ideology goes against the pawn role capitalist nation states have in mind for Kurds, and due to the fact that Mr. Öcalan is becoming an actor in the Middle East, the Imrali torture system intensifies every day.”

CALL FOR STRONG PARTICIPATION IN DEMONSTRATIONS

The statement mentioned that Öcalan is not allowed in any form to meet with his lawyers or his family, and announced that there will be several demonstrations held for the freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Öcalan. The NAV-DEM statement said the following:

“There will be multi-faceted demonstrations as part of the Freedom for Öcalan Campaign. On this basis, we are calling on all patriotic Kurdish people in Germany and Europe, all our allies, all internationalist and socialist organizations and all constituents to participate to the marches and other demonstrations.”

The NAV-DEM statement listed the hunger strike sites in Germany as:

BERLIN

There will be a demonstration between 12.00-18.00 every day from April 22 to April 27 in front of the torn down church in the Kurfürstendamm square in the city center.

BREMEN

In the Marktplatz (in front of the Parliament) from April 23 to 27 at 14.00.

HANNOVER

In Ecke Steintorplatz Höhe der Targo Bank 30159 on April 23 to 27 at 12.00.

COLOGNE

Protesters will gather in the Rudolph Platz at 10.00 and march to the Dom HBF from 15.00 on April 23 to 25. Demonstration will continue in the association offices from 19.00 onwards.

Bavaria / Baden-Würtemberg / Hessen and Saarland mitlesen Strassburg will participate in the watch demonstration.