Young people demand freedom for Öcalan in Paris, protest chemical weapons in the Hague

Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger (TCŞ) organised demonstrations in the suburbs of Drancy and Villiers le Bel in Paris, the capital of France, and in the city of The Hague in the Netherlands.

PARIS

Young TCŞ members held a march in the suburb of Drancy (TCŞ) in Paris demanding freedom for Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.

Gathering in front of the Democratic Kurdish Community Center, the young people marched with banners reading “Werin Cenga Azadiyê” and “Freedom to Rêber Apo [Öcalan], status to Kurdistan”.

After the march the young people made a statement in front of Drancy Town Hall and said that they

“will be in the streets until Leader Öcalan regains his freedom. Our struggle will continue everywhere. We also condemn the chemical weapons attacks used by the fascist Turkish state against the guerrillas. We call on our young and patriotic people in Europe: Today is the day to ensure the freedom of Leader Öcalan and to stand by the guerrilla resistance.”

As part of the “Werin Cenga Azadiyê” campaign, an action was held in the suburb of Villiers Le Bel.

Young people carried out an act of civil disobedience on the RER commuter train on Wednesday evening. The activists opened banners with pictures of Abdullah Öcalan and read messages to the passengers. Then, leaflets demanding freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and exposing the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish state were distributed to the passengers.

THE HAGUE

Young internationalists protested in front of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague.

Internationalists gathered in front of the OPCW building to protest the chemical weapons used by the Turkish state in Kurdistan. They urged the OPCW not to ignore this situation anymore and to send investigation teams to the places where chemical weapons were used as soon as possible.

In a statement, the young people said that “it is unacceptable for Western countries to be complicit with the crimes of the fascist Turkish mentality. For this, the secretary of International Red Aid is expected to appear before Switzerland’s highest court on 18 November. Our action in OPCW is our response to Red Aid International’s call for action against Turkish fascism and for solidarity with Andi.”

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