TEV-DEM said in a written statement issued on the anniversary of the international conspiracy: "We condemn the international conspiracy on its 23rd anniversary. All of the state and sovereign powers took part in the conspiracy against the leader of oppressed peoples and communities and became a part of that illegal international operation."

The statement continued: "Regional and international capitalist states mobilized to carry out the conspiracy against Leader Abdullah Öcalan at the end of the 21st century, and the intelligence of many states coordinated this conspiracy.

The conspiracy aimed to undermine the will and achievements of the Kurdish people, the cultural and moral values ​​of the region, the call for freedom, justice and equality based on the principle of coexistence, and the hopes of the peoples.

Leader Abdullah Öcalan is in Imralı prison where he has been resisting against the fascist Turkish state for 23 years. The Turkish state resorts to all kinds of isolation and psychological torture. It does not enforce the law in any way.

Öcalan’s family and lawyers are not allowed to visit him, and international health and law organizations and institutions fighting torture are not allowed to visit Imrali prison either. These are political crimes. Leader Öcalan represents the hope  of society's free will of humanity. He fights for peace, democracy and dialogue. Leader Abdullah Öcalan's freedom is the only guarantee of a solution to all problems in the region. However, the AKP government and the states that planned the international conspiracy ignored this."

The statement added: "Demographic changes carried out by the Turkish state in the regions of Afrin, Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî, and most recently, Turkish support for the terrorist attack against Sina Prison in Hesekê, took place before the eyes of the world. The aim of this conspiracy is to destroy the Kurdish identity and deny its existence.

The freedom campaigns for Leader Öcalan, carried out by thousands of political prisoners and tens of millions of people all over the world, are a step towards breaking the isolation with the philosophy of resistance and liberation."

The statement added: "The democratic nation philosophy is the best project to solve the problems and tensions of the region. Leader Abdullah Öcalan is the foundation of all solutions in the region.

We call on political forces, Kurdish patriots and civil society organizations to take a national stance and join the freedom for Abdullah Öcalan initiative.

We call on freedom defenders and democrats around the world to support Leader Öcalan's call for freedom and work to defeat this conspiracy.

Leader Abdullah Öcalan has become a symbol of freedom not only for Kurds, but for all peoples and groups who see their freedom as Öcalan's freedom."