Democratic Kurdish Society Center in Germany (NAV-DEM) has announced a series of demonstrations to mark the anniversary of the Shengal genocide.

The written statement of NAV-DEM is as follows:

"Throughout the history, the extinction of our Kurdish community of Êzidîs, the bearer of one of the most ancient religions of Mesopotamia was sought by genocidal decrees. The latest of these decrees was perpetrated on the Kurdish community of Êzidîs in August of 2014 by the barbaric ISIS, a gang organisation let loose on the Middle East by the capitalist modernity and its fascist AKP accomplice.

Ruling forces which always regarded the Êzidîs as a threat in their side, subjected them to genocidal decrees 73 times, and brought them to the brink of annihilation. Even though no more than three years have passed since the Shengal genocide on 3rd August, the fascist AKP continues to push harder its aggressions and hostile policy towards the tremendously suffering Kurds of Shengal.

Still the people of Shengal stand up in defiance of all the siege, and carries on to resist and build up a new life. Our Shengal and Êzidî people are fulfilling dreams for which hundreds of martyrs gave their blood. The same Êzidîs that ISIS killed and buried in masses, abducted and turned into refugees to thousands, are today leading their own land and undertake their own defense. To lift the threat of massacres once and for all, the Êzidî Kurds have not limited themselves to the rebuilding of a new life by reorganising in councils and establishing their own autonomous rule, but have also formed the Shengal Resistance Units (YBS) and Shengal Women's Units (YJŞ)which ensure that the barbarians could never again lay hands on the people.

We the NAV-DEM believe that Shengal's liberation is not only for all the Kurdish people a victory, but has to be taken as a victory for all of humanity and be supported with that understanding. We call on our people in Germany and the other European countries to stand up everywhere with such awareness in support of the people of Shengal, to mark the anniversary of the Shengal genocide."

THE PROGRAMME OF DEMONSTRATIONS

NAV-DEM announced the following programme for activities, all of which will be held on August 3rd, beginning of the genocide.

* Nienburg/Weser: Time: 17.00// Address: Ernst-Thomas-Platz.

* Hannover: Time: 17.00 // Address: Hannover Hauptbahnhof

* Hildesheim: Time 17.00 // Address: Almsstrasse 46, 31134 Hildesheim

* Walsrode: Time 15.00 // Address: Kirchplatz 1

* Peine: Time 11.15 // Address: C&A Peine

* Hamburg: Time 11.15 // Address: Hauptbahnof

* Bremen: Time 11.15 // Address: Marktplatz

* Kiel: Time 11.15 // Address: Asmus Bremer Platz

* Oldenburg: Time 18.00 // Address: Oldenburg Hauptbahnhof

* Berlin: Time 10.30 // Address: Brandenburger Tor

* Munchen: Time 10.00 // Address: Richard-Strauss-Brunnen

* Darmstadt: Time 11.00 // Address: Luisenplatz Darmstadt

* Mannheim: Time 11.00 // Address: Mannheim Hauptbahnhof

* Saarbrücken: Time 11.45 // Address: Europa Galerie

* Frankfurt: Time 18.00 // Address: Frankfurt Hauptwache

* Düsseldorf: Time 10.30 -12.30 // Address: Heinrich-Heine-Platz

* Cell: Time 17.00-19.00 // Address: Mala Êzdiyan Celle, Grosser Plan 29221

* Münster: Time 13.00 // Address: Kirch Strasse 11. 48308 Senden. Katholische Kirche

* Dortmund: Time 11.15 // Address: Karstadt

* Duisburg: Time 10.00-19.00 // Address: Königstr

* Essen: Time 11.15 // Address: Willy-Brandt-Platz- Kaufhof

* Koblenz: Time 16.00 // Address: Zentralplatz

On August 5th:

* Bielefeld: Time 14:00 // Address: Rathaus Bielefeld

* Giessen: Time 15.00 // Address: Kirchplatz