The long march of the Kurdish youth movement for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan started in the German city of Essen on Sunday. 

Kurdish and internationalist activists from Germany, England, France, Switzerland, Colombia, Austria, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands are taking part in the six-day demonstration under the slogan "For the freedom of Rêber Apo - Come to the liberation struggle!" (ku. Ji Bo Azadiya Rêber APO - Werin Cenga Azadiyê!).

Sunday’s leg of the demonstration ended at Duisburg Central Station. The second day of the march kicked off from Duisburg today, to be concluded in Krefeld, where the activists are expected to stage a torch march in the evening.