European delegations join Newroz celebrations

European delegations join Newroz celebrations

Groups from Denmark, Italy and Sweden visiting the region for Newroz celebrations have held meetings with the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), Democratic Society Congress (DTK) and several non-governmental organizations.

A group from Denmark consisting of Parliament members and journalists were welcomed by the DTK co-chairs Ahmet Türk and Aysel Tuðluk in Diyarbakýr. The pressures on Roj TV and the Kurdish National Conference were discussed in a meeting where Aysel Tuðluk criticized the repression suffered by press institutions, Roj Tv in particular, in Europe.

An Italian group gathered information in a meeting with the BDP in Dersim about the importance of Newroz, KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) operations and the public reaction to PM Erdoðan’s ‘apology’ for the Dersim massacre.

A Swedish group of 13 people is in Nusaybin (Mardin) to attend today's Newroz events. They met with the BDP representatives, including BDP Batman MP Ayla Akat Ata.