NEWS CENTER – On the 15th of February, 1999, the Leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, Abdullah Öcalan, was handed over to the Republic of Turkey following a clandestine operation backed by an alliance of secret services directed by their corresponding governments. Disgusted by this outrageous violation of international law, several intellectuals and representatives of civil organisations launched an initiative for the release of Abdullah Öcalan.
The PKK leader and executives have been under strict isolation for years, rarely allowed to communicate with the outside world.
- The last time there was any information with Ocalan was in March 25, 2021 during a phone call with his brother Mehmet Ocalan;
- Rezan Sarıca and Nevroz Uysal, two of Öcalan’s lawyers, were able to meet with their clients after 8 years on May 2-22, June 12-18 and August 7, 2019. Ever since, there was no visit.
BIEL
The people of Kurdistan, who came together for the aggravated isolation on Leader APO for about 27 months, marched and condemned the isolation with slogans. The people of Kurdistan and their friends, who came together upon the call of the KCDK-E, expressed that this situation does not leave the Kurdish people with patience anymore.
TCŞ member speaking on behalf of TCŞ and TekoJIN; “It is known that our people and the forces of democracy are very sensitive about the health and safety of Leader APO. We call on the struggle to increase until we get clear information about the health and safety of Önder APO, who has not been heard for a long time! said.
Although lawyers have applied dozens of times to go to Imrali, the fascist Turkish state does not allow meeting in Imrali. This attitude of the genocidal Turkish state increases the concerns of the Kurdish people and their friends, and they want to receive news about their health and safety urgently.
As young people, we must fill the streets for Leader APO. At this point, the Kurdish people must act sensitively and increase the struggle, and we need to raise the struggle as soon as possible by giving self-criticism to our people and the guerrilla.” made the statement.
Kurdish politician Necdet Atalay made a speech; “The freedom of the Kurdish people passes through Leader APO’s freedom. Never has a Kurdish uprising been so Kurdistani. We need to enlarge this struggle and turn its direction towards Kurdistan and Leader APO. This is only possible through struggle. Every people had a Leader, but the Kurdish people did not, and Leader APO is now the Leader of all Kurdish people. He is the leader of all oppressed peoples. He must be liberated as soon as possible. We must always fight to liberate it. In this direction, we need to understand this very well on the 100th anniversary of Lausanne, and we call on you to join the great Lausanne march that will take place on July 22,” he said.
Press statements were made when the march started at Biel Bahnhofplatz and arrived at Zentralplatz square. The action ended with “Bijî Serok APO”, ‚’Bê Serok Jiyan Nabe, German and French slogans”.
REUTLINGEN
Another address of the young people who took to the streets to ensure the physical freedom of Leader APO was the Reutlingen region of Stuttgart, Germany. Dozens of young people who took to the streets in the Reutlingen region under the leadership of Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger (TCŞ) and Jinên Ciwan ên Têkoşer (TekoJIN) demanded that Leader APO’s physical freedom be ensured within the scope of the “Cenga Azadiyê Serbixî’s” move.
Banners containing the physical freedom of Leader APO and flags with the words “Free Öcalan” took place in the action.
Young people have also expressed to the surrounding public that there is complete obscurity about the situation of Önder APO, who had last spoken with his brother Mehmet Öcalan on the phone on March 25, 2021, and that the fascist Turkish state did not allow them to meet in İmralı, although lawyers applied dozens of times to go to İmralı. distributed.
Dozens of young people participating in the march that started at Listplatz marched up to Marktplatz with slogans demanding the physical freedom of Leader APO. The action, which ended with a German statement at Marktplatz, called for the mobilization of the youth of Kurdistan in every field to take action in order to ensure the physical freedom of Leader APO. The youth of Reutlingen and Tübingen took part in the action.
The action ended with the slogan “Bijî Serok APO”.
VILLIERS LE BEL
Freedom actions for Leader APO by Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger (TCŞ) members continue in Villiers Le Bel suburb of Paris, the capital of France. “Biji Serok APO!” , “Youth is APO’s Bouncer!” and “PKK is the People, The People Are Here!” Young people shouting slogans made a statement after walking for about an hour.
TCŞ members and patriotic people of Kurdistan; “We will continue our actions to ensure the physical freedom of Leader APO everywhere without interruption. Our hatred and anger no longer have any limits. Leader APO’s physical freedom is our freedom. We will increase our struggle everywhere and we will shout the physical freedom of Leader APO with greater actions.”
CORBEIL – Led by the members of Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger (TCŞ) and Jinên Ciwan ên Tekoşer (TekoJIN), who came together in front of the town hall in Corbeil suburb of Paris, the capital of France, the “Cenga Azadiyê Serbixî’s” move for the physical freedom of People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan carried out a walk.
The young people marched towards the central train station with posters of Leader APO and PKK flags, where they held a minute’s silence for the Martyrs of the Revolution of Kurdistan.
LET’S COME TO THE FIELD TO ASK THE ACCOUNT OF EVERY THREAT LETTER SENT TO LEADER APO
Later, a statement was made in front of the municipality building on behalf of TCŞ. The statement said, “While Leader APO put up a great resistance on Imrali Island under conditions of aggravated isolation and torture for 24 years due to an international conspiracy, the Kurdistan Freedom Movement and the guerrilla do not bow to Turkish fascism and special war policies. International institutions such as the CPT, the Council of Europe and the United Nations do not show any reaction to those who display attitudes contrary to international law against Leader APO, who has not been heard from for two years, and allow Turkish fascism to progress. Threatening letters sent to Leader APO, we Kurdish youth should not consider this situation as a normal situation.
In the continuation of the statement, a call was made to mobilize the youth of Kurdistan in Europe to stand up everywhere and for the physical freedom of Leader APO in every field.
