As Turkish government remains silent on the health and security of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, protest actions continued in Germany, Switzerland, France and Sweden. The main demand of the demonstrations is addressed to the Council of Europe Anti-torture Committee (CPT) which has the right to visit Imrali Prison.

In Hanover, on the occasion of the International Day of Human Rights, a demonstration was held on Saturday for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and all political prisoners. Hundreds of people marched from the Ernst-August-Platz over the stone gate back to the central station with banners and signs in their hands. Protestors distributed leaflets and chanted slogans.

In Berlin, a rally organized by the HDK on the occasion of the Human Rights Day at Herrmannplatz called for "freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and all political prisoners". The rally was supported by the Democratic Kurdish Social Center, Women's Council DEST-DAN, Partizan, ATİK, DİDF, Green Left and the Soli Committee.

In Zurich, a rally of the youth organization Ciwanen Azad took place on the Rathausbrücke. The rally started with a minute's silence for members of the self-defence forces Maxmûr, who were killed on December 6 in an air raid on the South Kurdish refugee camp. Speakers noted that Abdullah Öcalan's philosophy was a source of hope for the entire Middle East.

In France, demonstrations were held in Toulouse, Marseille and Bordeaux for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.

At a demonstration in Stockholm on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, Ayşe Göktepe from the Women's Council Amara delivered a speech in which she pointed to decades of isolation on Abdullah Öcalan. Öcalan is considered a representative of the Kurdish people and his philosophy is being put into practice today in Rojava, according to Göktepe. For the peoples of the Middle East, he represents a hope and must therefore be released immediately.