The Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan vigil was launched on 25 June 2012 in Strasbourg with the aim of ensuring the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and ending isolation.

The vigil today ends its 589th week. Members of the Kurdish Youth Movement from Switzerland took over the vigil, the longest-running action by the Kurds in Europe, last Monday.

The group included Melik Acar, Ali Taş and Koçer Aslan.

The young activists called for participation in the central action to be held in Strasbourg on the anniversary of the 9 October Conspiracy against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.