Demonstrators in Stockholm sent a clear message with "No to Erdogan's blackmail policy" and "We are all PKK". The Turkish Foreign Ministry has summoned the chargé d'affaires of the Swedish embassy in Ankara.
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STOCKHOLM
Sunday, 24 Jul 2022,
A demonstration against the genocidal policies and barbaric practices of the Turkish state took place in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Saturday, also to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Rojava revolution. The participants gathered at the central Norra Bangorget Square and, after a minute's silence, walked to Sergels Torget Square in memory of those who died in the Kurdish liberation struggle.
The demonstration was led by a banner reading "No to Erdogan's policy of blackmail!" and another banner with the clear message "We are all PKK". The participants carried YPJ, YPG and PKK flags and pictures of Abdullah Öcalan and chanted "Murderer Erdogan", "No to genocide in Kurdistan" and "Bijî berxwedana Rojava" (Long live the resistance in Rojava). Along the march route, statements were constantly made and signatures collected for the removal of the PKK from the "terror list".
At the closing rally, the spokesperson of the Kurdish women's association in Sweden, YJK-Swêd, Ayşe Dîdar, gave a speech and said: "After the celebrations of the Rojava revolution, the murderer Erdoğan wants to demoralise the Kurdish people with his massacres of the civilian population. However, the revolution in Rojava has become a women's revolution for the whole world."
Rıdvan Altun, a member of the diplomatic committee of the Democratic Kurdish Community in Scandinavia, referred to the latest massacre of tourists in Zakho by the Turkish state and said that although the Turkish state tried to attribute responsibility to the PKK, it could not sell this lie to the world. Altun continued: "We condemn the silence of countries which say that human rights are important to them. Sweden in particular should not be silent on the policy of genocide. Negotiations are being held over the Kurdish people in the name of defending Turkey and everyone must now define their stance. The Swedish people should be sensitive to Erdoğan's practices."
According to the Turkish media, the Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the acting chargé d'affaires of the Swedish embassy in Ankara on Saturday to convey the Turkish government's "sharp reaction" to the presence of "terrorist propaganda" in Sweden. The background is said to be a similar event in Gothenburg last Thursday.
Actions in Europe: Close Rojava airspace!
Kurds protested the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne and called for closing the airspace of Northern and Eastern Syria to the Turkish state.
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NEWS DESK
Sunday, 24 Jul 2022
Kurds living in Europe and their friends took to the streets in many cities to support the Rojava Revolution, condemn the attacks by the Turkish state and to protest the Treaty of Lausanne on the anniversary.
FREIBURG
Kurds took to the streets in Freiburg where the representatives of the Freiburg Kurdish People's Assembly said: "The Kurdish people will not accept a new Treaty of Lausanne, which is intended to be imposed on us for another century under the threat of occupation and genocide. The Kurdish Freedom Guerrillas are resisting everywhere."
Demonstrators demanded the closure of the airspace of Northern and Eastern Syria.
PARIS
A big rally was held in République Square in Paris, organised by the French Kurdish Women's Movement (TJK-F) and the French Democratic Kurdish Council (CDK-F), on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Lausanne Treaty and the 10th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution.
Communist and Republicans Group Senator Pierre Laurent, NUPES deputy Danielle Simonnet and French Armenian Associations Coordination Council (CCAF) co-chair Mourad Papazian were among the speakers.
Emphasizing that as communists they stand by the Kurds' just struggle today, as they did yesterday, Pierre Laurent said: “NATO needs neither new members nor new soldiers. The silence about Erdogan's policy at the NATO summit in Madrid is unacceptable. On the anniversary of the Rojava Revolution, we asked numerous questions to the relevant ministries in our government, which remained silent about Erdogan's policy, which wanted to attack Rojava, the only hope for peace in the Middle East. They don't give an answer. We will continue to stand by Kurds. We will stand by democracy against despotism.”
NUPES Deputy Danielle Simonnet said: "Erdogan's desire to attack Rojava again is the product of fear of the egalitarian system the Kurds are implementing. Because Rojava shows that peoples, genders and beliefs can live together with the same rights. Our government must immediately break its silence and mobilize to preserve hope for peace in the Middle East.”
CCAF co-chair Mourad Papazian talked about his family who fled Van during the Armenian massacre. Papazian said: “It is necessary to be united against the Erdogan regime, which is a criminal regime. We must say stop Erdogan.”
During the action, CDK-F co-chair Xanê Akdoğan and former Van Ipekyolu Municipality co-mayor Veysel Keser said that they did not recognize the Lausanne Agreement.
The rally ended with a dance performance, slogans and a music concert by TEV-ÇAND artists.
FRANKFURT
A march was held in Frankfurt organised by FCDK KAWA. The demonstrators demanded that airspace be closed to Turkish flights.
FCDK-KAWA co-chairs Münevver Altınışık and Mehmet Çopan made a speech and demanded people to stand up for Rojava.
Speaking afterwards, KON-MED co-chair Zübeyde Zümrüt pointed out that the Kurdish people are going through a sensitive process and added that the values represented by the Kurdish people cannot be destroyed. Zümrüt condemned the betrayal by the KDP.
OSLO
A large banner with the inscription #NOFLYZONE4ROJAVA was unfurled to draw attention to the hashtag campaign launched against the invasion attacks at the Opera House in Oslo.
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Kurds protested the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne and called for closing the airspace of Northern and Eastern Syria to the Turkish state.
ANF
NEWS DESK
Sunday, 24 Jul 2022
Kurds living in Europe and their friends took to the streets in many cities to support the Rojava Revolution, condemn the attacks by the Turkish state and to protest the Treaty of Lausanne on the anniversary.
FREIBURG
Kurds took to the streets in Freiburg where the representatives of the Freiburg Kurdish People's Assembly said: "The Kurdish people will not accept a new Treaty of Lausanne, which is intended to be imposed on us for another century under the threat of occupation and genocide. The Kurdish Freedom Guerrillas are resisting everywhere."
Demonstrators demanded the closure of the airspace of Northern and Eastern Syria.
PARIS
A big rally was held in République Square in Paris, organised by the French Kurdish Women's Movement (TJK-F) and the French Democratic Kurdish Council (CDK-F), on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Lausanne Treaty and the 10th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution.
Communist and Republicans Group Senator Pierre Laurent, NUPES deputy Danielle Simonnet and French Armenian Associations Coordination Council (CCAF) co-chair Mourad Papazian were among the speakers.
Emphasizing that as communists they stand by the Kurds' just struggle today, as they did yesterday, Pierre Laurent said: “NATO needs neither new members nor new soldiers. The silence about Erdogan's policy at the NATO summit in Madrid is unacceptable. On the anniversary of the Rojava Revolution, we asked numerous questions to the relevant ministries in our government, which remained silent about Erdogan's policy, which wanted to attack Rojava, the only hope for peace in the Middle East. They don't give an answer. We will continue to stand by Kurds. We will stand by democracy against despotism.”
NUPES Deputy Danielle Simonnet said: "Erdogan's desire to attack Rojava again is the product of fear of the egalitarian system the Kurds are implementing. Because Rojava shows that peoples, genders and beliefs can live together with the same rights. Our government must immediately break its silence and mobilize to preserve hope for peace in the Middle East.”
CCAF co-chair Mourad Papazian talked about his family who fled Van during the Armenian massacre. Papazian said: “It is necessary to be united against the Erdogan regime, which is a criminal regime. We must say stop Erdogan.”
During the action, CDK-F co-chair Xanê Akdoğan and former Van Ipekyolu Municipality co-mayor Veysel Keser said that they did not recognize the Lausanne Agreement.
The rally ended with a dance performance, slogans and a music concert by TEV-ÇAND artists.
FRANKFURT
A march was held in Frankfurt organised by FCDK KAWA. The demonstrators demanded that airspace be closed to Turkish flights.
FCDK-KAWA co-chairs Münevver Altınışık and Mehmet Çopan made a speech and demanded people to stand up for Rojava.
Speaking afterwards, KON-MED co-chair Zübeyde Zümrüt pointed out that the Kurdish people are going through a sensitive process and added that the values represented by the Kurdish people cannot be destroyed. Zümrüt condemned the betrayal by the KDP.
OSLO
A large banner with the inscription #NOFLYZONE4ROJAVA was unfurled to draw attention to the hashtag campaign launched against the invasion attacks at the Opera House in Oslo.
MORE PHOTOS HERE
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