A rally has taken place on Monday to support the people of Rojava. Kurds joined the rally in front of Finsbury Park, next to the tent put up in solidarity with  Gezi Park protesters.

The speakers underlined the dangers of the new scenario facing Syria and especially Kurds, with an escalation in the violence by al-Qaeda-related armed groups which openly declared war against the Kurds of Rojava. The Kurds in Rojava have been putting into practice a self-government type of governance, something which is annoying many in the region.

The speakers also underlined that indiscriminated murders of civilians are carried out in many Kurdish populated area. The participants also saluted the defense carried out by the YPG (People's Defense Units) which have stopped many of the assaults.