On 9 January 2013, Sakine Cansız, one of the founders of the PKK, Fidan Doğan, the KNK representative in Paris, and Leyla Şaylemez, a member of the youth movement, were murdered by the Turkish intelligence service MIT in Paris. On the tenth anniversary of this massacre, another massacre was carried out on 23 December 2022, claiming the lives of Emine Kara (Evîn Goyî), member of the Executive Council of the KCK, Mîr Perwer (Mehmet Şirin Aydın) from the Kurdish cultural movement and long-time activist Abdurrahman Kızıl in front of the Ahmet Kaya Cultural Center in the French capital.

The Kurds and their companions are taking to the streets in Paris today and on 6 January 2024 to protest against the two massacres and the ongoing impunity.

In addition to Paris, demonstrations are taking place across Kurdistan, Europe and all over the world to demand justice for the victims and transparency to shed light on the massacres.

London

In London, Kurds and their friends organized a mass commemoration for Evîn Goyî, artist Mîr Perwer and patriot Abdurrahman Kızıl and protested against the massacre known as the 2nd Paris Massacre.

The martyrs were commemorated at the Kurdish Community Centre at an event organized by Jiyan Women's Assembly and Revolutionary Youth Movement. A stage was set up with the photographs of those martyred in the first and second Paris massacres. Members of Kurdish organizations and MLKP (Marxist Leninist Communist Party) participated in the commemoration where posters of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan were displayed and candles were lit around the photographs of the martyrs.

The commemoration started with a minute of silence in memory of the Paris martyrs and the martyrs of the Kurdistan revolution. Ishak Gündüz, who made a short speech on behalf of the Kurdish People's Assembly, said that the guerrillas wrote an epic in the mountains of Kurdistan, and emphasized that the people of Kurdistan will never kneel to the invaders.

Berfin Dersim and Songül Maraş made speeches on behalf of the Kurdish Women's Movement, Avaşin Tetwan on behalf of the Revolutionary Youth Movement, Aso Kamali and Ercan Akbal on behalf of the Kurdish People's Assembly in Britain.

The speakers paid tribute to the martyrs of the first Paris massacre and pointed out that Sakine Cansız, one of the founders of the Kurdish freedom movement and one of the pioneers of the Kurdish women's movement, represented the struggle of a people who were denied.

"While our anger against this massacre continues and our promise to hold the killers accountable remains intact, exactly one year ago, Evîn Goyî (Emine Kara), one of the pioneers of the Kurdish women's movement, artist Mîr Perwer (Mehmet Şirin Aydın) and our dear friend Abdurrahman Kızıl were martyred in Paris. The clear dates, locations and profiles of the assassins leave no doubt that the Kurdish people see the Turkish state as the perpetrator of both massacres.  We, the Kurdish people and Kurdish women, have a history that has been tested by hardship, marked by pain and associated with great sacrifice, so we do not seek justice by the grace of any power, any law or any state law. We have learned this from Sara's upright stance, spitting in the executioner's face, and Evin Goyî's breathless struggle that knows no barriers."

Rennes

On the anniversary of the second Paris massacre, Kurds and their friends gathered at Dalle Le Colombier Square, displaying posters of the martyrs of Paris.

The protesters marched to the songs of Mîr Perwer and frequently chanted "Şehid Namirin" (Martyrs are immortal), "Jin Jiyan Azadî" (Woman, Life, Freedom), "Biji Serok Apo" (Long Live Leader Öcalan).

Many leaflets signed by CDK-F were distributed during the march.

The demonstration ended with speeches and a call for participation in the Paris march on January 6.

Toulouse

Kurds condemned the Paris Massacre and demanded justice for their martyrs during a protest march in Toulouse, Southern France.

Participants of the demonstration, which was broadly attended by French friends of the Kurds, frequently chanted the slogans "Jin Jiyan Azadî" and " Şehid Namirin". Flags of the PKK and TJK-E (Kurdish Women’s Movement in Europe) were carried during the march and the speakers vowed that that the massacres will be held to account.

Amsterdam

A march and rally were organized in Amsterdam, the Netherlands with the slogan "2013-2024 Paris in Darkness" to condemn the massacres.

During the march in the city center, activists carried posters of Evin Goyî, Mîr Perwer and Abdurrahman Kızıl. Demonstrators stated that "We will crown the legacy of Evîn and Saras with our struggle."

Saarbrucken

In Saarbrucken, Germany, the martyrs of the 2nd Paris Massacre were commemorated and those behind the massacres were condemned.

The rally organized by the Saarbrucken Women's Assembly in front of the Europegaleri was attended by a large number of Kurds and their friends. A declaration prepared by TJK-E was read out and slogan "Jin Jiyan Azadi" was frequently chanted.

Düsseldorf

The massacre of Evîn Goyî, Mîr Perwer and Abdurrahman Kızıl in the French capital Paris was also protested in Düsseldorf.

Kurds and their friends gathered in front of the central train station, carrying pictures of Evîn Goyi, Mîr Perwer and Abdurrahman Kızıl who lost their lives in the 2nd Paris massacre and Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaşmaz who lost their lives in the 1st Paris massacre.  Carrying banners and placards condemning the massacres in Paris, the mass frequently chanted "Jin Jiyan Azadî", "Murderer Turkish state", "Biji Serok Apo".

Ahmed Kobanê addressed the participants on behalf of FED-MED NRW. He stated that the massacre of Kurdish politicians in the French capital could not be a coincidence, remarking that the massacre was carried out by the Turkish state and that the French state also had a hand in it. Kobanê recalled that the French state did not shed light on both massacres and underlined that Kurds were targeted as a result of this dark collaboration.

YJK-E Spokesperson Ayten Kaplan also made a speech in German about the massacres of the Kurds in Paris.

After the speeches, the crowd staged a march with banners and pictures of the martyrs. The mass marched to the French embassy in Düsseldorf with slogans protesting the massacre.