The vigil held for Öcalan's freedom in front of the European Council headquarters in Strasbourg, France continues in its 245th week.

Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe (TJK-E) members have taken over the vigil on Sunday from last week's Kurdish group coming from the German cities of Salzgitter, Peine and Hildesheim.

The TJK-E group taking over this week's vigil involves Resmiye Aslan, Naime Hesen, Zelal Doğan and Rojin Almas who are coming from different cities of Germany.

TJK-E members hand out pamphlets and booklets, and speak to people passing by in order to inform them about Öcalan's ideas.

“THE STRUGGLE AGAINST ÖCALAN'S CAPTIVITY AND ISOLATION WILL CONTINUE”

TJK-E group made a statement and emphasized that Kurdish women could not accept the captivity of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan ongoing for 18 years now.

Drawing attention to the importance Öcalan attaches to the Kurdish and world women, the group stressed that Kurdish women in Europe would continue their struggle against the captivity and isolation of their leader.

The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil is held in Robertsau district, which is home to the Council of Europe, as well as the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the European Parliament (EP), Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) and other such institutions. The vigil continues through all 7 days of the week and is the longest-running demonstration held by Kurds without a single day break in between.

The Vigil began on June 25, 2012, and has continued without a pause since then. In every week of the vigil, Öcalan’s thoughts on the struggles of women, Kurds and humanity are promoted. Protestors have reached out to millions of people so far during the vigil that also attracts the attention of tourists visiting Strasbourg.