Kurds took to the streets in the Drancy suburb of Paris to denounce the isolation imposed on Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan and to demand his physical freedom.

Concerns over the situation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan increased after the Executive Council Member of the Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union (KCK), Sabri Ok said in an interview on the Kurdish TV Channel Sterk TV on July 8 that threatening letters had recently been sent to Abdullah Öcalan anonymously via the Imrali prison administration.

Lawyers are requesting to meet with Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan twice a week. However, applications for visits are systematically left unanswered. In some cases, months later, lawyers are informed that disciplinary action has been taken against the Kurdish people's leader and therefore no visit can be granted.

The demonstration in Drancy was organised as part of the "Cenga Azadiyê Serbixin" [Win the Freedom War] campaign launched by the Kurdish youth movements Komalên Ciwan and Komalên Jinên Ciwan.

Following the protest march, the activists made a statement to the press and vowed to keep their actions going until the physical freedom of Abdullah Öcalan is achieved.