The Stockholm Democratic Kurdish Community Center and the Sara Women's Union, promoted the action which was joined by Kurds, who gathered at Mynttorget Square in front of the Swedish Parliament.

In a press statement in Swedish the activists recalled that Öcalan is held in solitary confinement in the maximum security prison-island of Imrali since 1999 and pointed out his decisive role in ensuring a lasting peace in.

Demanding the release of all political prisoners, activists said: "Öcalan’s freedom will pave the way to democratization in Turkey and peace in Kurdistan."