A group of women from Germany has taken over the vigil for freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan in front of the European Parliament  in Strasbourg.

The vigil demaning  the freedom of the PKK (Kurdistan Worker's Party) leader and political prisoners in Kurdistan in its 128th week has been taken over by Kurdish Women's Movement (THKE) members Ayten, Nafiye, Ayşe and Tevrat coming from Germany.

The women said they would be collecting signatures as part of the ongoing campaign for Öcalan's and political prisoners' freedom and distributing leaflets providing information about the developments in Kurdistan lands, including the attacks and massacres committed by the ISIS in Rojava, Sinjar and Kobanê. The women also greeted the ongoing resistance in Kobanê town of West Kurdistan.

The group pointed out that the status the Kurdish women have attained today is owed to the Kurdish leader and movement, stressing that their struggle would continue until their leader is freed.

The vigil for Freedom for Öcalan started on 25 June 2012 and continues 7 days of the week between 07:30 and 17:00. The vigil action, which has been participated by hundreds of Kurdish people so far, aims to raise awareness in the European community about the Kurdish problem and the need for the freedom of Öcalan. 235 thousand leaflets in English, German and French informing about the demands of the action, and 38 thousand copies of the Kurdish leader's biography have been distributed so far.

Moreover, around 35 thousands of brochures entitled “War and Peace in Kurdistan”, and 13 info leaflets about the killling of three Kurdish women in Paris also have been distributed. The activists also collect signatures for the freedom of the Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the political prisoners in Turkey. 20 thousand 800 signatures were collected so far at the Freedom Vigil.

The Freedom Vigil is the longest action that has been carried out by the Kurdish people living in Europe without any intervals.