The Confederation of Kurdistan Societies in Germany (KON-MED) said that the Kurdish people can accelerate the collapse of the conspiratorial forces with widespread resistance wherever they are, and added: "We will do whatever is necessary to achieve the freedom of our Leader." KON-MED called on people to participate in the 9 October protests with the slogan "Freedom will prevail, freedom for Leader Öcalan, the time for freedom is now".

KON-MED issued a written statement on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the international conspiracy targeting Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.

KON-MED wrote: “The Confederation of Kurdistan Societies in Germany (KON-MED), we strongly condemn this international conspiracy which began on 9 October 1998 and led to the arrest of Leader Öcalan.

An aggravated isolation is imposed on the Kurdish people's leader using methods rarely seen in human history. It is no longer possible for us to accept this inhumane isolation that aims at breaking the deep bond between the Kurdish people and Leader Apo [Öcalan]. Because the isolation in Imrali is an attack on the free life project of the peoples. Our people no longer have the patience to live with the Imrali system. Our struggle will continue uninterruptedly to overcome all obstacles to our Leader's freedom.”

The statement continued: “Leader Apo's democratic, ecological and women's liberation ideas are spreading more widely as they are known and learned, and as they spread, they are embraced and defended more. Because there is no place for fascism, racism, nationalism, sexism, injustice and immorality in Leader Apo's system of thought. Therefore, to defend Leader Apo is to take a stand against capitalism. It is to oppose racism, nationalism, male domination and anti-nature. To defend Leader Apo is to protect the values ​​of social democracy and freedom-equality in the 21st century.

The defeat and collapse of the conspiratorial forces and the colonialist Turkish state will accelerate with a determined and uninterrupted widespread resistance and all-out struggle wherever we live and in every area we found ourselves.”

KON-MED called on “the people of Kurdistan, women, democracy forces, left, socialist, ecologist, and feminist forces, young people to join the demonstrations that will be held in Germany on 9 October, under the slogan ‘Freedom will prevail, freedom for Leader Öcalan, time for freedom is now’.

Demonstrations and actions will take place in the following cities:

Berlin

Breitscheidplatz

Time: 16:00

Dusseldorf

DGB House

Time: 14:30

Hamburg

Gansemarkt

Time: 15:00

Darmstadt

Caroline Platz

Time: 14:00

Hanover

opernplatz

Time: 14:00

Saabrücken

Europa Gallery

Time: 15:00

Freiburg

Platz der alten Synagogue

Time: 16:00

Munich

Georg-Freundorfer Platz

Time: 17:00

Stuttgart

Lautenschlagerstr.

Time: 15:30