The European Kurdistan Democratic Societies Congress (KCDK-E) reacted to the forced evacuation of the Lavrio Camp, where the revolutionaries of Kurdistan and Turkey have been held for years, with a military operation in which hundreds of police participated, on 5 July.

The KCDK-E said in a statement: “Before the NATO Summit, which will take place today and tomorrow, the historical Lavrio camp in Greece, where Kurdish refugees were staying, was forcibly evacuated and closed. This raid, which was also condemned by Greek civil society organizations, was carried out in the presence of hundreds of police. The timing of this forced evacuation is striking. It is clear that this evacuation carried out by the right-wing Greek government under the name of re-developing relations with Turkey is also related to Sweden's candidacy to be discussed at the NATO summit to be held today and tomorrow.”

The statement continued: “It is unacceptable that Camp Lavrio is faced with such an attack. As KCDK-E, we condemn the action of the Greek government and call on them to abandon these and similar practices immediately and to take a stand for democracy and human rights against dictator Erdogan.”