Hundreds of Kurds staged a protest demonstration in front of the Turkish Embassy in Toronto on Friday to condemn the execution of Kurdish politicians Sakine Cansýz, Fidan Doðan and Leyla Söylemez.

"Cowardly Paris Assassinations Won't Silence Kurdish Nation's Demand for Freedom and Justice" read the great banner in the demonstration which was organized by Toronto Kurdish Community Center and broadly joined by women and children carrying banners "I am Sakine", "I am Fidan", "I am Leyla".

Speaking here, Kurdish Community Center co-chair Ihsan Kaya called attention to the importance of three Kurdish women to the freedom struggle of Kurdish women and to the historical role Sakine Cansýz had in the struggle of the Kurdish movement.

Demonstrators called on the French state to bring the perpetrators to justice and the Canadian government to condemn the killings and to urge the French government to shed light on the killings.