WestPapuaNews.Org TODAY – BBC Headquarter to Trafalgar Square rally participants of a mass demonstration in London called for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, a solution to the Kurdish question, and political status for Rojava.
WestPapuaNews.Org In the Britain city of London, a large demonstration began on this Sunday at noon to mark the 27th anniversary of the unlawful abduction of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in violation of international law. Under the slogan “Freedom for Öcalan – Status for Rojava,”
WestPapuaNews.Org The demonstration was organised by the Kurdish Women’s Movement in London (TJK-London) and the Congress of Democratic Societies of Kurdistan in London (KCDK-London). Various civil society organisations had also called for broad participation in the demo, announcing the protest as part of international actions marking the anniversary of Öcalan’s abduction from Kenya to Turkey on February 15, 1999.
WestPapuaNews.Org Today – West Papua joined the march for Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and Status for Rojava, the revolutionary youth in the UK.
WestPapuaNews.Org On the eve of the 27th anniversary of the international conspiracy to kidnap Abdullah Öcalan. More than 20 countries and several intelligence services participated.
WestPapuaNews.Org A plot to try to end the Kurdish revolutionary movement. Without a doubt a black day in the history of the Kurdish people, but also without a doubt, we can say, that the imperialist forces could not fulfil their goal, to end the Kurdish revolutionary movement and its ideas.
WestPapuaNews.Org The Kurdish revolutionary movement responded, to protect Abdullah Öcalan, today we also salute the martyrs who took his body in flames making a ring of fire to protect Rêber Apo.
WestPapuaNews.Org Today, February 14, we salute Rêber Apo and his resistance and including all Kurdish guerrilla, Peshmerga, YPG, YPJ the entire Kurdistan.
WestPapuaNews.Org We demand freedom for Kurdish political prisoners in occupied Bakûr Kurdistan under the Turkish coloniser, Rohjilat Kurdistan under the Iranian coloniser regime, Rojava under the Syrian coloniser regimes immediately.
WestPapuaNews.Org In addition to Öcalan’s freedom, the initiators primarily demanded a political status for the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES), as well as a political solution to the Kurdish question in Turkey. According to the organisers, a lasting resolution of this issue would have far-reaching positive consequences — not only for the region itself, but for the Middle East and beyond. The Kurdish question is regarded not merely as a regional problem, but as one that concerns fundamental aspects of democracy, self-determination, and minority rights.
‘Rojava’s status must be recognized and guaranteed at the international level’
WestPapuaNews.Org French MP Emmanuel Fernandes stated: “Today we are here to voice a universal demand. We are here to call for justice, dignity, and democracy for the Kurdish people. At the same time, we demand the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, who has been imprisoned for 27 years.
WestPapuaNews.Org The conditions under which Abdullah Öcalan is being held do not comply with the international conventions that Turkey has signed and is obliged to implement. This is not only a matter concerning the Kurdish people; it is a matter of universal law and international obligations.
‘Rojava’s status must be recognized and guaranteed at the international level’
WestPapuaNews.Org French MP Emmanuel Fernandes stated: “Today we are here to voice a universal demand. We are here to call for justice, dignity, and democracy for the Kurdish people. At the same time, we demand the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, who has been imprisoned for 27 years.
WestPapuaNews.Org The conditions under which Abdullah Öcalan is being held do not comply with the international conventions that Turkey has signed and is obliged to implement. This is not only a matter concerning the Kurdish people; it is a matter of universal law and international obligations.
WestPapuaNews.Org The reason we are here today is that the Council of London is based in the UK and is tasked with protecting human rights in its member states. We call on the Council of Europe and the British government to act consistently and courageously in line with its own principles.
WestPapuaNews.Org At the same time, millions of Kurds in Rojava are building and defending a democratic project that is unique in the Middle East. Founded on the principles of intercommunal unity, gender equality, and pluralistic local democracy, this system continues to stand despite all challenges. Therefore, Rojava’s status must be recognized and guaranteed at the international level.
WestPapuaNews.Org Kobanê has become a global symbol of resistance against ISIS barbarism. However, despite ceasefire agreements, attacks continue, and civilians and infrastructure are being targeted, which is unacceptable.
WestPapuaNews.Org On this basis, we call on European institutions and the international community to fulfils their responsibilities, to take action for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, and to recognise the democratic status of Rojava.”
‘The unity of the Kurdish people is more important than ever’
WestPapuaNews.Org The few speakers stated that the imprisonment of Öcalan, ongoing for 27 years, is unacceptable. They said that Öcalan’s physical freedom is a fundamental necessity for the freedom of the Kurdish people and for the path toward a just peace in the region.
WestPapuaNews.Org Calling on European institutions and British government — particularly the British parliament — to fulfils their responsibilities and take action against this unlawfulness, they said: “In the face of the attacks and conspiracies directed against Rojava, the unity of the Kurdish people is more important than ever. On this basis, we send our greetings to Leader Öcalan, emphasise that the Kurdish people must remain united around him, and salute the honourable resistance in Rojava.”
WestPapuaNews.Org Freedom for Kurdistan: Free Kurdistan from the Turkish coloniser, Syrian coloniser, the Iranian coloniser, and the Iraqi coloniser in Kurdistan.