The nationwide series of lectures on the ban of the PKK in Germany continues. Numerous other events have been announced for the next ten days, followed by a demonstration and a specialist conference in Berlin.
A series of events has been taking place for a month to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the ban of the PKK in Germany.
The events are part of the campaign to lift the ban. Last week lectures were held in Frankfurt am Main, Halle, Landshut, Ingolstadt and Gottingen. With the series of lectures, the campaign aims to shed light on the origins of the ban of the PKK and German-Turkish relations on the one hand, and on the other hand, to draw attention to the democratic deficit that exists as a result of the ban.
It was pointed out at the events that Kurds are under general suspicion in Germany and that organized activities such as cultural events, fundraising or demonstrations are criminalized in advance.
In the context of criminalization, paragraph 129b of the Criminal Code was also examined in the lectures. This paragraph punishes membership in a criminal or terrorist organization abroad and has led to Kurdish activists being sentenced to up to five years in prison over the past ten years, without those affected being charged with specific individual crimes.
In the discussion following a lecture in Gottingen, the criminalization of the Kurdish community was analyzed and placed in the context of the planned tightening of asylum laws and the reform of the naturalization law.
Further events announced for November
Trier, 8 November, 6:30 p.m., Weltladen Trier, Pfützenstraße 1, Trier
Greifswald, 9 November, 7 p.m. food, 8 p.m. lecture, location via [email protected]
Koblenz, 10 November, 7 p.m., Project Shop Koblenz, Rathauspassage 9, 56058 Koblenz
Munich, 10 November, 7 p.m., at Café Global hosted by Munich International, Ligsalzstraße 8, 80339 Munich
Mainz, 10 November, Ella Janecek information shop, 7 p.m., Zanggasse 21, 55116 Mainz
Görlitz, 10 November, 7 p.m., Mirko Schulze Citizens' Office, Schulstraße 8, 02826 Görliz
Einbeck, 13 November, 7 p.m., KaZe, on Steinwege 4, 37574 Einbeck
Marburg, 17 November, 7 p.m., Friendship Association Marburg-Kurdistan e.V., Neustadt 24, 35037 Marburg
Nationwide demonstration and conference in Berlin
The entire month of November has been declared a month of action against the ban of the PKK. In addition to the local events, a nationwide demonstration will take place in Berlin on 18 November. The meeting point is at eleven o'clock in Oranienplatz.
On 25 November, the Association for Democracy and International Law e.V. (MAF-DAD) and the legal aid fund AZADÎ e.V. will organize the conference “30 years of ban on activity against the Kurdish freedom movement: lifting the ban of the PKK – strengthening democracy” in the Karl Liebknecht House in Berlin. The conference is supported by the Committee for Democracy and Fundamental Rights e.V. and the Federal Board of Rote Hilfe e.V.
