Kurds living in the UK will go on hunger-strike in front of 10 Downing Street today at 7pm until Saturday 4th October when they will march into Central London.

The protest demo will be staged under the slogan "Resistance and defence of Kobanê is the resistance and defence of humanity" as part of the mobilisation of the Kurdish people living in Europe in solidarity with the growing Kobanê resistance against inhuman gangs now calling themselves the Islamic State.

The demo organised by the UK Kurdish Assembly, Free Youth Movement, Roj Woman’s Association aims to raise awareness and demand that the UK government support the Kurdish resistance.

Demonstrators to take part in the hunger strike appeal that;

- The UK Government must provide the Kurdish forces with advanced weapons.

- The UK, EU and US must officially recognise the three cantons declared asautonomous regions in Rojava Kurdistan (Northern Syria).

- The UK government must enforce an embargo against all the states thatsupport ISIS, beginning with Turkey.

- NATO must stop its member Turkey aiding and arming ISIS immediately.

- The UN must not permit a Buffer Zone on Kurdish land proposed by Turkeywho openly supports ISIS.

- The UN and international women’s organisations must investigate the situation of kidnapped women and begin a plan of action for their rescue.