The seven Kurdish activists arrested in London on 27 November under British anti-terrorism legislation are still being interrogated in police custody. The detention period is initially seven days. The Kurdish Community Center in the district of Haringey is occupied by the police. The iron barricade has been reinforced with concrete blocks.

In front of the barricade there is a tent in which a hunger strike has been taking place since Wednesday. The tent is visited by many people, including people from other cities. The activists protest against the police and the closure of the Kurdish community center.

Among the visitors to the tent were the district mayor Peray Ahmet and several council members from Haringey. Peray Ahmet said emotions are running high and fear is spreading in the borough following the police raid. "The closure of the centre has a significant impact, not only on the Kurdish community, which is an integral part of our diverse borough, but also on the wider Haringey community," the mayor said. She urged the police to take community sensitivities into account in future communications to residents of the area and not to stigmatise any group.

Another visitor was Enfield borough mayor Ergin Erbil, who has roots in North Kurdistan. Erbil said: "I am not just here as a politician, I am Kurdish. As a member of the Kurdish community, I am deeply concerned. The Kurdish centre here is an institution that is valued by all of us and does cultural and social work for the community. I also know the people who were arrested. As the first Kurdish mayor in England, I say that the centre is a meeting place for all of us."