The Long March of Kurdish youth began in front of the Democratic Kurdish Society Center with a moment of silence at 11:00 to commemorate the revolutionary martyrs of Kurdistan. The Long March will end at the 24th International Kurdish Culture Festival in Cologne on September 3.

The youth carries posters of Öcalan and plans to reach the Democratic Kurdish Society Center in Düsseldorf after marching 36 kms. The demonstrators will march for a total of 110 kms in three days.

Participants of the march repelled the attack of fascist groups on the march today, and they are expected to arrive at Düsseldorf and participate in a seminar this evening.