A long march from Heilbronn, Germany to Strasbourg, France started on Monday demanding “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question”.

Kurdish and internationalist activists are taking place in the march which will end in Strasbourg on February 15, the anniversary of the international conspiracy that resulted in the capture of the Kurdish leader in Kenya and his handover to Turkey in 1999. 

On the third day of the action, the activists gathered at Stuttgart Train Station (HBF) early in the morning.

Throughout the day, the activists will walk 21 km through the busiest streets in the city center and on to the town of Böblingen.

In the evening, the participants of the march will head to the Democratic Kurdish Community Center (DKTM) in Böblingen, where a seminar on “Young Women and Gender” will be held.

Schedule

February 13 (Day 4)

The activists will gather in front of Offenburg train station and walk 19 kilometers to the city center. The route will be organized by internationalist activists and a seminar on “International Struggle” will be held in Lahr in the evening. 

February 14 (Day 5)

The group will gather at Freiburg Golf Dietenbach Park Square at 08.00 and walk 8 kilometers through the busiest streets of the city. The day will end with a “Reading the Leader” program at the Democratic Kurdish Community Center in Freiburg. 

February 15 (Day 6)

Buses will leave for Strasbourg at 07.00 in the morning. Activists will participate in events at the central meeting point.