A table was set up in Limassol and Larnaca by the Cyprus Kurdish People's Assembly to collect signatures to the petition demanding the removal of the PKK from the EU list of terrorist organisations.

1,540 signatures were collected in Limassol, while 1,262 signatures were collected in Larnaca.

Activists said: "The PKK is the source of life for the Kurds. While the PKK and Leader Apo represented the rebirth of the Kurdish people, they also became a source of hope for all peoples. No one can ignore this hope. Keeping the name of the PKK on the list of terrorist organisations is an insult to all peoples, especially the Kurdish people."