On 1 March the international campaign “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, A Political Solution to the Kurdish Question” moved into its second phase with a press conference in Cologne. This phase will last two months and include a major sit-in protest outside the Council of Europe/Committee for the Prevention of Torture.
The multi-lingual press conference looked at what has already been done and what is planned, as well as the importance of the campaign. We publish links to the speeches below.
Zübeyde Zümrüt and Engin Sever, co-chairs of the Congress of Democratic Communities of Kurdistan in Europe (KCDK-E) – transcript of English translation
Freedom For Abdullah OCALAN Mobilising Global Support
Dr Thoreau Redcrow, American Global Conflict Analyst specialising in Kurdish Studies – video and transcript
The Struggle For A Better World Inspired By Ocalans Phiosopy Must Continue Unabated
Jörg Detjen, Cologne City Councillor for Die Linke – video with English subtitles and transcript of English translation