The international initiative Justice for the Kurds called on internationally renowned figures from 30 countries to join the campaign to remove the PKK from the EU list of terrorist organizations. 1003 people joined the call and started the "PKK removed from terrorist lists" campaign on 13 December 2021.

One leg of the campaign carried out in many parts of the world is South Kurdistan.

On 29 January, many people, including intellectuals, politicians and artists from South Kurdistan, launched a campaign for the same purpose in Sulaymaniyah and Kirkuk.

Support for the campaign came also from the People's Democratic Movement of Kurdistan. Movement member Necad Eli Qadir said: “Removing the PKK from this list means that the PKK's effort and desire for freedom will pave the way for peace, freedom and democracy. To be peaceful, you must be a fierce and brave fighter. Today, the PKK is a fighter struggling for peace and freedom in Kurdistan and Turkey.”

Qadir said that the success achieved in each part of Kurdistan should see the struggle as "its own success".

Calling for the PKK to be removed from the list of terrorist organizations, Qadir said: "On behalf of the People's Democratic Movement of Kurdistan, I express my support to the campaign. We demand that this freedom movement be removed from the list of terrorist organisations immediately."