The Long March of internationalists from 17 countries and representatives of Kurdish institutions in Europe, with the motto ‘Freedom for Öcalan, Status for Kurdistan’, is about to end on its 10th day as protestors are close to Strasbourg.

Demonstrators began the last phase of their Long March from Wasselonne town this morning, and reached Ittenheim town 12 km to Strasbourg during the day. After a brief stop, the protestors began their march towards Strasbourg.

Carrying posters of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and flags of PKK and KCK, participants are handing out leaflets throughout the course of the march that provide detailed information about the isolation Öcalan is subjected to by the Turkish state in İmralı Island Prison. The protestors are expected to arrive in Strasbourg city center in a few hours.

Nearly 70 revolutionaries from Argentina, Spain, Basque Country, Catalonia, England, France, Germany and Switzerland have participated in the Long March that began in Luxembourg on February 1.