The Scotland Kurdish People's Assembly held its annual congress.

The event took place at the Edinburgh Kurdish Community Centre with the participation of numerous delegates and attendees from Kurdistan. The congress began with a one-minute silence in memory of the martyrs of the Kurdistan revolution and was dedicated to Rıza Altun and Ali Haydar Kaytan, two founding members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) who lost their lives in the struggle. After the tribute, the presiding committee was established, and it was announced that the central motto of the congress would be: “We organize, we communalize, we build a democratic society.”

Co-chairs of the Assembly, Dersim Amed and Şoreş Kürdi, addressed the congress with self-critical evaluations and shared the results and reflections of one year of organizational work.

Zübeyde Zümrüt, Co-Chair of the European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress (KCDK-E), joined the congress online and stated that Mr. Öcalan’s call for “Peace and a Democratic Society” is not only historically significant but also imposes important duties and responsibilities for the new period.

She emphasized that building communes is the most fundamental path to achieving equality, freedom, and the paradigm of women’s liberation. Hüseyin Yoldaş, who attended the congress on behalf of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (MLKP), underlined the importance of Mr. Öcalan’s call for the struggle of peoples for freedom and equality.

Seyid Suruç, speaking on behalf of Civaka Azad in Britain, stated that people’s assemblies must be organized around key areas such as community building, culture, justice and rights, diplomacy, economy, self-defense, and free citizenship. He stressed the importance of communal organization and noted that in order to build a moral and democratic society, every Kurd and every individual must be a member of at least one commune.

Once the speeches concluded, commission reports were presented to the delegates. A critical evaluation of the previous term was conducted, followed by intense discussions on the methods and forms of struggle for the new period. Delegates repeatedly emphasized that organizing communes must be set as a primary goal.

Elections held during the congress resulted in the formation of a new 21-member executive body for the Scotland Kurdish People's Assembly.

Özlem Amed and Hasan Heval were elected as co-chairs.