Kurdish activists’ vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva continues

A sit-in protest against the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues in front of the United Nations (UN) building in Geneva, Switzerland.

Kurdish activists have been protesting every Wednesday since January 15, gathering around the tent of resistance they have set up in front of the UN.

The vigil, which is in its ninth month, is held in a tent set up in front of the UN headquarters as part of the ‘Stop Isolation, Fascism, Occupation, Time to Realize Freedom’ campaign.

Today’s vigil began with a minute’s silence in memory of those martyred in the liberation struggle.

Afterwards, Salih Sağlam, co-chair of the Kurdish Community Center in Geneva, delivered an address condemning Turkey’s war crimes in Kurdistan, saying, “The Turkish state knows no limits in its aggression and violates international law by using chemical weapons. These inhumane attacks are not taking place independently of the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan. They are the continuation of the international plot against Öcalan and the Kurdish liberation movement. The international community remains silent on both the illegal isolation and the Turkish war crimes. In doing so, it is complicit.”

Sağlam also announced participation in the upcoming “Fridays for future” demonstration in Geneva. The Kurdish Community Center wants the demonstration to address the ecological impact of Turkey’s attacks on Kurdistan.

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