The fourth Long March organised by internationalists under the motto "Freedom for Öcalan, status for Kurdistan, shoulder to shoulder against fascism", kicked off from Luxembourg on Monday.

120 activists from Latin America, Spain, Iran, South Africa, Canada, Ecuador, Canary Islands and Australia are partaking in the march from Luxembourg to Strasbourg which continues with great enthusiasm on its third day.

Marching behind a banner that reads “We are your mountains”, the activists have marched from Thonville to Metz today, chanting slogans in Kurdish, English and French.

Upon their arrival at the municipality of Metz, the activists were welcomed by deputy mayor who said they attached importance to the Kurds’ struggle for democracy and freedom.

The activists have formed communes to deal with their needs during the course of the march.