An information event on the PKK ban took place in Hanover on Wednesday evening. The Defend Kurdistan initiative and the Women Defend Rojava campaign talked about the history and effects of the PKK ban in Germany and invited people to mobilize for the demonstration to be held on 26 November in Berlin.

The event started with a minute's silence for those who fell in the internationalist struggle of the Kurdish freedom movement. A lecture then outlined the historical developments in relations between Germany and Turkey, up to the PKK ban in Germany in 1993.

The effects of the PKK ban from 1993 to the present day were discussed, including the general suspicion of belonging to the PKK targeting the Kurds when they speak out and are politically active, or even just organize cultural or social events. Speakers underlined that the murder of Halim Dener in Hanover in 1994, is, like the death and imprisonment of many other Kurds in Germany, related to the PKK ban.

The history of the PKK was also recalled. The development from the early years of the PKK to the time of the paradigm shift around the turn of the millennium and the development up to the present day were also presented.

A special focus was on the women's movement: "Especially in the 90s, many women joined the PKK and, with the support of Abdullah Öcalan, built up the autonomous organization of women into a central pillar of the liberation struggle. Since the development in the 90s, we can therefore also speak of the PKK as a women's party," said the speakers.

At the end of the event, the various options were pointed out to support the resistance against the PKK ban, to get more information, to take part in demonstrations and to talk about the topic with people in the area.

The people present were invited to attend the demonstration on Saturday, 12 November in Düsseldorf against Turkey's use of poison gas and the demonstration on 26 November in Berlin against the PKK ban.