Demonstrations against the Turkish chemical weapons attacks on Kurdistan took place across Europe on Saturday. While the Kurdish European associations KCDK-E and TJK-E called for a day of action, dozens of organisations joined the call. The associations demand an end to the war crimes of the Turkish army and immediate action by the international community. The central concern is the investigation of the use of chemical weapons and other banned weapons by an independent international body such as the responsible OPCW, as demanded by the medical peace organisation IPPNW. The protests on Saturday were therefore also directed against international institutions such as the UN and the respective national governments, which ignore the war crimes of the NATO state Turkey. The largest demonstration took place in Düsseldorf. At the same time, Kurdish and solidarity activists also took to the streets in France, England, Greece, Sweden, Finland, Greece, Cyprus, Austria and Norway.

MARSEILLE

People from several cities in the south of France took part in a demonstration in Marseille. As in Düsseldorf, two demonstration marches were formed, one of which was led by French internationalists.

 

BORDEAUX

Also in Bordeaux, thousands of people demanded an end to Turkish chemical weapons attacks and a political solution to the Kurdish question.

VIENNA

A march took place in Vienna from the Prater to the UN headquarters.

LIMASSOL

In Cyprus, a demonstration took place in Limassol and anti-fascists protested at a football match against the Turkish chemical weapons attacks on Kurdistan.

OSLO

Ayser Yüce from the Kurdish People's Council and Lida Weerts from Defend Kurdistan spoke at a protest in Oslo.

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