"Germany is one of the most important arms exporters for the Turkish regime, even after the alleged ban on arms exports imposed by the German government as the Turkish army invaded north eastern Syria in October 2019 in violation of international law."
The campaign Riseup4Rojava calls on activists to join the central blockade action organised in Kassel, the hotspot of the German arms industry because of the Rheinmetallentwaffnen factory.
The action will take place on 28 August under the slogan "Block war industry - no cooperation with the Turkish regime".
The campaign said in a statement: “The German state is one of the most important arms exporters for the Turkish regime. This is true even after the alleged ban on arms exports imposed by the German government after the Turkish military invaded north eastern Syria in October 2019 in violation of international law. This export stop, which is not one, shows that the Federal Government and German arms companies continue to seek cooperation and good relations with the highly equipped and expansive Turkish state and are by no means willing to turn against the fascist AKP/MHP regime, which is waging a merciless war of annihilation against the Kurdish population and the democratic-revolutionary forces in the region.”
Activists underline that “without the technological, military, financial, political and diplomatic
cooperation of the opportunist and imperialist governments, especially the USA, Western Europe and other countries with the AKP/MHP regime, the attacks against the revolution are not possible. It is necessary to attack the silent cooperation of the German government and German arms companies with the Turkish regime. The war machinery of the Turkish state is also based on German weapons and armaments. Many of them are produced in Kassel. Kassel is the central place for German arms production. The blockade of local armament sites is also an attack on the Turkish war machine.”
Riseup4Rojava said “stop to the war industry! No cooperation with the Turkish military! For a self-determined and dignified living together of the peoples of the Middle East! NOW is the time to become active, to defend the revolution.”
The campaign said that for those who can't make it to Kassel to stop Rheinmetallentwaffnen, there are many other places where action can be taken.
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