As part of the "Dem Dema Azadiyê" initiative, the Kurds and their friends have been holding a sit-in every Wednesday in front of the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva. The action started on 25 January 2021 to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.

During the sit-in around the tent in Place des Nations Square, Abdullah Öcalan's books were distributed to the people.

This week's action paid tribute to Hüseyin Türeli, who was killed in Duhok on 17 April, Bilal Mihemed Elî (Botan Goyî), who died in Zap on 7 April, Sevilay Akyıldırım (Hêjar Zozan), who fell a martyr in Serhed on 16 April, and martyr Orhan Kalabalık (Bager Baz).

Mehmet Latif Çelebi, co-chair of the Geneva Democratic Kurdish Community Center, said that no news about Abdullah Öcalan has been heard for more than 25 months and added that the actions organized within this framework were insufficient. Çelebi said: “While this severe isolation torture on our Leader continues to increase, so are the attacks on the resistance areas where the Kurdish Freedom guerrillas are resisting.”

Çelebi said that the attacks continued despite the PKK's suspension of military actions. Referring to the elections to be held on 14 May in Turkey, Çelebi drew attention to their importance and called for participation in the electoral events to be organized.

Call to attend "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" panel tomorrow

Co-chair Tuba Yılmaz called on everyone to attend the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" panel to be held at the Rumine Palace as part of the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne tomorrow, 21 April.