Activists in Australia joined the campaign demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.

Dr Vicki Sentas, Faculty of Law and Justice UNSW Sydney said that "9 October marks the 25th anniversary of the abduction and political imprisonment of Abdullah Öcalan – the recognised leader of the Kurdish movement. This unlawful international act of rendition continues to have dire, practical consequences for the Kurdish people. The many protests being held internationally this week speak to the fundamental importance of Abdullah Öcalan to the resolution of the decades-long armed conflict."

Sentas underlined that "Öcalan is held under extreme and unlawful conditions of extraordinary isolation for 25 years now. For the last three years, Abdullah Öcalan has been held in near-complete isolation, banned from any communication with the outside world including his lawyers. This is in continued violation of Turkish and international law. These repeated violations are acknowledged by the UN Human Rights Committee with requests made to Turkey, but with no action taken."

Sentas said: "I join in urging that Öcalan must be allowed to meet with his lawyers and family. Ultimately, he should be freed under conditions that allow him to play a role in finding a just and democratic political solution to Turkey's decades-old Kurdish conflict.

History tells us that conflict resolution is only possible when there is genuine participation of all parties. Öcalan has played an important role in initiating past peace processes. His continued imprisonment is a concrete barrier to any possibility of a new peace process."

Other speakers at the action in Sydney included Lee Rhiannon (former Greens senator), Abigail Boyd (Greens MP), Kobi shetty (Greens MP ), Philipa Veitch (Greens mayor), Bill Crews (founder of exodus ) Din Adami. Charishma Kaliyanda (Labor MP), Nathan Hagarty (Labor MP), Susan Price (socialist alliance member), Rachel Evans (socialist alliance member).