Kurds and their friends took to the streets in Nicosia, capital of Cyprus, on Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of the triple murder in Paris of PKK founding member Sakine Cansız (Sara), KNK Paris representative Fidan Doğan (Rojbîn) and Kurdish youth movement member Leyla Şaylemez (Ronahî) on 9 January 2013.

Anarchist, ANTIFA Nicosia, Ramon and IWW youth members also attended the protest march from the Interior Ministry of Cyprus to the French Consulate.

In addition to the images of the three Kurdish women, the crowd also displayed images of Evîn Goyî, Mîr Perwer and Abdurrahman Kızıl, victims of another triple murder against the Kurdish community in Paris on 23 December 2022.

The march was followed by a rally in front of the French Consulate. The demonstration here began with a minute of silence in memory of the three female revolutionaries, after which a leaflet prepared by the Kurdish People’s Council in Cyprus was read out.

Politician Lezgin Serhat and the Co-Chair of the Kurdish People’s Council in Cyprus, Fatma Doğan, addressed the crowd and vowed to keep the struggle going.