The Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil was launched in Strasbourg on 25 June 2012 to ensure the physical freedom of the Kurdish People's Leader and to end the isolation imposed on him.

This week, the 576th, three patriots from Germany took over the vigil. Every week a new group of people take over the vigil, held where the most important European institutions are located.

The group includes Fahreddin Zeray, Fettah Cirit, Mahmut Ağırman.

Speaking on behalf of the activists, group spokesperson Fahrettin Zeray said: “We have come to reclaim the freedom of our Leader. We have known nothing about him for almost two years. We call on Kurdish institutions to act and support the demand for freedom and the lifting of isolation.”