On Friday, activists of the campaigns "Women Defend Rojava" and "Defend Kurdistan" occupied the office of the district association of the Green Party in Hanover. The aim of this action of civil disobedience was to get into conversation with the responsible politicians of the Green Party. At the same time, a loud rally took place at the main railway station to protest against the Turkish war of aggression, the use of internationally outlawed chemical weapons and ecological destruction by Turkey in Kurdistan. This was in solidarity with the action at the Green Party office in the form of a spontaneous demonstration to the party office.

The demands that were made clear in the talks include several points. On the one hand, activists called for a resolution to be passed at the regional level in the city council condemning Turkey's war of aggression in Kurdistan. In addition, the Greens' co-responsibility in the foreign policy of the FRG was also discussed. Andrea Zielinsky said: "One of the main demands is to send an independent delegation to the war zone in Southern Kurdistan/Northern Iraq to take samples and investigate the use of chemical warfare agents by the Turkish state."

“FIRM COMMITMENT FOR SUPPORT AND TALKS”

"It was not easy to communicate our positions and demands. However, we received a firm commitment to support our concerns and to talk about the content within the next week," Andrea Zielinsky said about the action in the Greens' office. Accordingly, the Greens are interested in bringing a resolution to the city council condemning Turkey's war of aggression in Kurdistan, just as one was recently passed on Ukraine.

After the activists had successfully completed the action at the Green Party office, they were received at the final rally of the spontaneous demonstration with the slogan "German weapons, German money - murder all over the world". However, this was prevented by the police, who detained the activists for taking their personal details on the grounds of "possible trespass". Uninvolved persons who showed solidarity with the activists were also affected. The measure was carried out even though those in charge of the office of the district branch of the Green Party made it clear to the police that they did not want to press charges. Activist Lina Ebert angrily commented on the disproportionate action of the police: "The encirclement of diplomatic activists contradicts democratic principles.

Lastly, Andrea Zielinsky stressed the responsibility of the Greens in foreign policy: "When Baerbock talks about feminist foreign policy, it must be followed by corresponding action. Erdoğan must be shown a much clearer stance. However, the work done so far leaves much to be desired in this respect."