Kurds march for freedom
Kurds march for freedom
Kurds in Europe are getting ready for what has already been doubled the "long march". On 31 January thousands of Kurds will begin their march from Geneve to Strasbourg to ask for their rights and freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
The Confederation of Kurdish Associations in Europe (KON-KURD) is organizing the march. "By beginning our march on 31st January - say the organizers - from the United Nation office in Geneva, we express our demand for freedom for which we have paid enormous sacrifices but have never abandoned and demand the UN to fulfill their responsibility towards the Kurdish people and recognise them as a people".
The march is expected to reach Strasbourg on the 18 of February. "In Strasbourg - say the organizers - we will highlight the living conditions of the Kurdish Leader Mr Abdullah Ocalan, who is critical to the solution of the Kurdish question, and emphasise the fact that the freedom of the Kurdish people is aslo dependent on the freedom of Mr Ocalan and call upon the EC and CPT to fulfill their duties".
The Kurds call on the "international powers such as the UN, European Union, NATO, US and Russia to use their relationships and influence on the states that occupy Kurdistan and initiate the dialogues in order to secure a status for the Kurdish people and maintain their national existence and rights in every part at national and international levels for the purpose of ensuring the culmination of the question in a permanent solution.
We call upon the institutions and individuals, who uphold the universal values of democracy, freedom, justice, peace, and human rights to participate in our march and to send messages of support. We call upon the press and public to demonstrate their sensitivity, support and solidarity".
The Confederation of Kurdish Associations in Europe (KON-KURD) is organizing the march. "By beginning our march on 31st January - say the organizers - from the United Nation office in Geneva, we express our demand for freedom for which we have paid enormous sacrifices but have never abandoned and demand the UN to fulfill their responsibility towards the Kurdish people and recognise them as a people".
The march is expected to reach Strasbourg on the 18 of February. "In Strasbourg - say the organizers - we will highlight the living conditions of the Kurdish Leader Mr Abdullah Ocalan, who is critical to the solution of the Kurdish question, and emphasise the fact that the freedom of the Kurdish people is aslo dependent on the freedom of Mr Ocalan and call upon the EC and CPT to fulfill their duties".
The Kurds call on the "international powers such as the UN, European Union, NATO, US and Russia to use their relationships and influence on the states that occupy Kurdistan and initiate the dialogues in order to secure a status for the Kurdish people and maintain their national existence and rights in every part at national and international levels for the purpose of ensuring the culmination of the question in a permanent solution.
We call upon the institutions and individuals, who uphold the universal values of democracy, freedom, justice, peace, and human rights to participate in our march and to send messages of support. We call upon the press and public to demonstrate their sensitivity, support and solidarity".
