Internationalists and young people meet today for the Long March

They will join the Long March that will end on 11 February in Saarbrücken.

Internationalists will participate in a demonstration to be held in Strasbourg on 12 February. The march, which will last approximately 180 km, will host internationalists from Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Spain, the Basque Country, Catalonia, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Austria and Scandinavia.

The Long March, traditionally held every year to demand freedom for Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan, will be held in France this year from Sierentz to Strasbourg, with the slogan ‘By will, ciwanên Apoyî emê Rêber Apo azad’ (We will free leader Apo with the determination of the young Apoists).

The Long March has been held in Europe for more than 20 years, promoted by Kurdish youth organisations and will be held this year as part of the “Werin Cenga Azadiyê” campaign.

The internationalists announced why they are carrying out such a march in a press release. Emphasizing that not only the Kurdish people but also the peoples of the world need Abdullah Öcalan’s ideas, the internationalists recalled that no news had been heard from the Kurdish people’s leader since March 2021.

The internationalists recalled the petition campaigns for Öcalan, which have been carried out for years with the participation of millions of people, and added that “the philosophy of Abdullah Öcalan is necessary not only in Rojava or in the mountains of Kurdistan, but where crises occur. For this reason, we all have a duty to break the isolation in Imrali and to liberate Abdullah Öcalan.”

The program of the march is as follows:

Today (Saturday): Frankfurt, assembly day

6 February (Sunday): Frankfurt-Darmstadt. The march will start at 10 am from Hauptwache.

7 February (Monday): Darmstadt- Bensheim

February 8 (Tuesday): Commemorative event for Weinheim-Mannheim, Berivan and Ronahî.

February 9 (Wednesday): Ludwigshafen-Bad Dürkheim

February 10 (Thursday): Homburg-Saarbrücken

11 February (Friday): Saarbrücken, concert.

February 12 (Saturday): Central rally in Strasbourg.