Kurds and their friends continue their protests after emergence of images and reports proving the Turkish state’s employment of chemical and banned weapons in its war against guerrilla forces in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
In Paris, activists from the Kurdish Women's Movement in France (TJK-F) gathered in front of the parliament to protest against Turkish war crimes. The women called Turkish leader Erdogan the "biggest obstacle to peace in the Middle East" and called on the French government to distance itself from the "terror supporter". The use of chemical weapons by the Turkish army has been sufficiently proven and France must take a stand, a spokeswoman said.
The action of the Kurdish activists was supported by LFI MP Danielle Simonet. The politician gave a short speech in which she assured the women of her solidarity. The use of chemical weapons is a crime against humanity and France must lobby the UN for an independent investigation into the accusations, Simonet said, adding that the PKK is not a terrorist organisation but a resistance organisation.
