Ciwanên Azad (Free Youths) and Jinên Ciwanên Azad (Free Young Women) will stage demonstrations and marches from 9 August onwards in many cities of France, Germany and Switzerland, to demand an end to the isolation of Öcalan.
Ciwanên Azad (Free Youths) and Jinên Ciwanên Azad (Free Young Women) will continue also in the month of August the activities as part of their campaign ongoing since January for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, and will stage marches in many cities of France, Germany and Switzerland. The Organisation Committee issued a written statement on the planned activities, and condemned the isolation on the Kurdish People's Leader.
The statement stressed the aggravated isolation in which Öcalan is held since 1999 in the prison of Imrali, and called the hindrance of lawyers and family members of the Kurdish leader from paying him a visit, an attempt of the fascist Erdogan-Bahçeli regime to turn each day of the Kurdish people into a 'Black Day'.
CAMPAIGN FOR THE FREEDOM OF ÖCALAN
The committee stated that the youths of Kurdistan never rest from protesting the isolation, and said: "As the Free Youths, we repeat our commitment to Leader Apo. Because we know well of our history and are aware that we have much to answer to our leader concerning our deficiencies, we continue and extend our campaign of January with the motto 'Make Free' for the freedom of Leader Apo."
YOUTHS WILL TAKE ON THE LEADING ROLE
The organising committee gave the following information about the planned activities: "In regard to the many demonstrations that will be staged by the initiative of Free Youths, we call on all youths in Europe, on our patriotic people, our friends, socialist and internationalist organisations and all the elements to join the marches and activities on 9th, 12th and 19th August."
DETAILS ON THE ACTIVITIES IN EUROPE
GERMANY
Hamburg
The march will begin in front of the Gänsemarkt at 16.00 on 12th August
Dortmund
The march will begin in front of the central station at 16.00 on 12th August
FRANCE
Paris
The march will be staged in the center of the city
Marseille
The march will begin at the ‘La Canebière’ Square at 19.00 on 9th August
Strasbourg
- From 9th to 11th August tent activity in front of the Strasbourg Cathedral.
- At 19.30 on August 12, a torch march will start in front of the central station
Switzerland
Basel
The march will begin at Dreirosenbrücke at 16.00 on 19th August.
