Long March heading towards Sierentz
Long March heading towards Sierentz
The march that started in Geneva under the slogan of “Freedom for Ocalan, Political Status for Kurdish People” continued despite the cold.
The “Freedom for Ocalan, Political Status for Kurdish People” march got under way on the 1st of February under the call of the Federation of Kurdish Associations in Europe (KON-KURD). Kurds from all across Europe poured into Geneva. Kurds came to Geneva where they met in front of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees for a press release.
Here comments from some of the participants.
Mele Salih from the Kurdistan Islamic Movement: To be walking with my people despite all the difficulties is a wonderful thing and has made me happy. Walking in the path laid down by Leader Abdullah Öcalan makes me feel proud. We are marching today against surrender, Pharisee, lies and the deceitful. For those who question what this will change, they can just look at the freedom struggle of the past 30 years and will see the values it has created. We are marching for our belief, future and the existence of a whole people. If the AKP have their police, prosecutor, army, chemical weapons and prisons, we have our souls and belief. As long as we mantain our souls and belief we will always prevail. In fact we have already prevailed in the path of Leader Öcalan. We have been victors in gaining our own identity, consciousness, belief and the awareness of being an honourable people. We are marching for ourselves and gaining ourselves. The AKPs tyranny will not be able to stand up to this resistance.
Journalist-Writer Mustafa Peköz: With their 30 year struggle for freedom the Kurdish people have re-written history wherever they have been. Today history is being written once again. People are marching with great belief under weather conditions of -8 degrees. There is an unbelievable level of morale and motivation. The isolation of Mr. Öcalan has hardened the belief of the marchers. Their chants for the freedom of Kurdistan is multiplying their perseverance. I believe this is very important. The tyranny of the AKP government is clearly not going to break the will of the Kurds, this is evident.
Bard Maruf: As the artists, intellectuals, representatives of Kurdish organisations and public that are taking part in this march, we are condemning the international conspiracy against the Kurds and Kurdish Peoples Leader Abdullah Öcalan. We are showing that we will resist against the statuslessness of the Kurds. I believe that every artist must be with their people at historic times like this.
The “Freedom for Ocalan, Political Status for Kurdish People” march got under way on the 1st of February under the call of the Federation of Kurdish Associations in Europe (KON-KURD). Kurds from all across Europe poured into Geneva. Kurds came to Geneva where they met in front of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees for a press release.
Here comments from some of the participants.
Mele Salih from the Kurdistan Islamic Movement: To be walking with my people despite all the difficulties is a wonderful thing and has made me happy. Walking in the path laid down by Leader Abdullah Öcalan makes me feel proud. We are marching today against surrender, Pharisee, lies and the deceitful. For those who question what this will change, they can just look at the freedom struggle of the past 30 years and will see the values it has created. We are marching for our belief, future and the existence of a whole people. If the AKP have their police, prosecutor, army, chemical weapons and prisons, we have our souls and belief. As long as we mantain our souls and belief we will always prevail. In fact we have already prevailed in the path of Leader Öcalan. We have been victors in gaining our own identity, consciousness, belief and the awareness of being an honourable people. We are marching for ourselves and gaining ourselves. The AKPs tyranny will not be able to stand up to this resistance.
Journalist-Writer Mustafa Peköz: With their 30 year struggle for freedom the Kurdish people have re-written history wherever they have been. Today history is being written once again. People are marching with great belief under weather conditions of -8 degrees. There is an unbelievable level of morale and motivation. The isolation of Mr. Öcalan has hardened the belief of the marchers. Their chants for the freedom of Kurdistan is multiplying their perseverance. I believe this is very important. The tyranny of the AKP government is clearly not going to break the will of the Kurds, this is evident.
Bard Maruf: As the artists, intellectuals, representatives of Kurdish organisations and public that are taking part in this march, we are condemning the international conspiracy against the Kurds and Kurdish Peoples Leader Abdullah Öcalan. We are showing that we will resist against the statuslessness of the Kurds. I believe that every artist must be with their people at historic times like this.
