A tent was set up within the scope of the international initiative launched to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. The action was organized by the Assembly of Arab Components living in Shengal.
Many people and opinion leaders from Arab villages participated in the protest, visiting the tent set up in the Mam Zeki Garden in Geliyê Shilo.
In the statement made on behalf of the Assembly, a call was made for freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and autonomy for Shengal.
The statement said: “Leader Öcalan served all the people living in the Middle East and that is why he was taken prisoner. A heavy isolation is imposed on him to prevent him from continuing to serve the people.As a component of Shengal, we support the international initiative ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, political solution to the Kurdish Question’."
The protest will continue with various actions and events for three days.