Ershov Kurdish Cultural Autonomy launched a hunger strike in the Ershov district of the Saratov province in the Russian Federation demanding an end to the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan.

“UNTIL WE ACHIEVE FREEDOM”

20 people participated in the hunger strike held in the Ershov Kurdish Cultural Center. Ershov Kurdish Cultural Autonomy Deputy Co-chair Mirzaeli Yusubov spoke in the demonstration and condemned the Turkish state attack against Maxmur and Shengal, then added the following: “The Kurdish people have a right to self determination. This is a universal right, and its restriction goes against international law. Today, throughout the world, the people are standing up for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan. This must be seen, and demands must be met. The Kurds will continue their actions and struggle until they achieve the freedom they deserve.”

“WOMEN SHOULD EMBRACE THE MOST”

Ershov Womens’s Assembly Chairperson Gulizer Yusubova said: “Women shopuld be embracing the Leader the most. Women should protest more against the situation of a Leader who fights so hard for women’s freedom. These protests led by Leyla Guven should be embraced by Kurdish women and should not stop until the isolation has been lifted.”

Hunger strikers in all four parts of Kurdistan and abroad were also saluted in the action.