Kurds are taking to the streets in Europe, Canada and Australia to demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, who has not been heard from for 29 months, and a democratic solution to the Kurdish question.
Imprisoned for more than 24 years in the island of Imrali, the Kurdish people's leader, Abdullah Öcalan, has been held incommunicado for 29 months now, without any contact with the outside world. The complete lack of information regarding the situation of Öcalan and his three fellow prisoners – Hamili Yıldırım, Ömer Hayri Konar and Veysi Aktaş – raises growing concerns about their safety and health. Countless requests for visits filed for years by the lawyers and families of Imrali detainees have gone unanswered.
Kurds are taking to the streets in Europe, Canada and Australia to demand the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a democratic solution to the Kurdish question.
The central demonstration today is taking place in Strasbourg with participants from France, Switzerland and southern Germany.
The demonstration kicked off with a march from Place de la République after a gathering from 10 a.m. The march will be followed by a rally at Avenue de l'Europe.
The demonstration is promoted by the Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress in Europe (KCDK-E), the Kurdish Women’s Movement in Europe (TJK-E), the Revolutionary Youth Movement ((Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger, TCŞ) and the European Democratic Forces Union (ADGB).
France (La France Insoumise) Deputy Emmanuel Fernandes, Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyer Ömer Güneş, KCDK-E Co-Chairs Zübeyde Zümrüt and Engin Sever, Selma Sürer of the TJK-E) and Baz Mordem Koçer of the Kurdish youth movements in Europe will address the crowd at the rally.
