NEWS CENTER – In many cities across Europe, dozens of thousands took the streets to protest and demonstrate against the illegal use of chemical weapons by the fascist turkish state against the guerrilla positions in the mountains of Kurdistan.
LONDON
Kurds and their friends came together in front of the British Parliament against the Turkish state’s use of chemical weapons in Kurdistan upon the call of the Kurdish People’s Assembly. English and Kurdish slogans were chanted frequently, such as “Murderer Erdogan, Terrorist Turkey”, “Bijî berxwedana gerila”, “Shame on England, stop the chemicals”. While banners and banners protesting the Turkish state’s use of chemical gas were carried, chemical protective overalls and clothing drew attention.
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In the speech made on behalf of the Kurdish Women’s Movement, there was a harsh reaction to the silence of the British state and government against the Turkish state’s use of chemicals, which is considered a crime against humanity and war. Emphasizing that the Turkish state used chemicals in Kurdistan in defiance of international law, the statement said, “The fact that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has not taken action against the war crime of the Turkish state so far means complicity in this crime. The fact that the UK has not made a serious statement against chemical weapons until today also makes it a partner in this crime. Do not be a party to this crime against humanity and take action against the Turkish state barbarism. Standing against this crime against humanity is the sacred duty of everyone who says they are human. We call on everyone to fulfill this duty,” he said.
SWEDEN
The people of Kurdistan, who came together in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, condemned the chemical weapons attacks against the guerrillas, the Turkish state’s policy of criminalizing the Kurds, and the Swedish state’s stance.
Kurdistanis marching up to Norrmalmstorg square in the city center carried PKK flags and photographs of guerrillas who were martyred as a result of chemical weapons attacks. During the march, the slogans of “Bijî Şervanên gelê Kurdish”, “Bijî berxwedana guerrilla” and “Killer Erdoğan” were chanted, leaflets were also distributed regarding the chemical weapons attacks of the Turkish state.
Scandinavian Kurdish Democratic Society Assembly (NCDK-Skandinavia) Hemîd Amed, speaking at the action, pointed out that Sweden and Finland made the Kurds a bargaining chip with the Turkish state in order to become a member of NATO. Reacting to the dirty bargain with the Turkish state, Amed said that this situation does not comply with the understanding of democracy in Sweden and that it is a great shame.
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SWEDEN IS SURVIVING THE KURDISH FOR ITS INTEREST
Scandinavian Democratic Kurdish Community Council Co-chair Nadya Salih also gave a speech on the purpose of the action. Stating that the Turkish state murdered the revolutionary children of the Kurds with chemical weapons, Salih said, “We condemn the policy of the Swedish state, which describes an anti-Kurdish and bloodthirsty tyrant like Erdogan as a ‘good person’ and the Kurds as a ‘terrorist’. “It is very wrong. No one can ignore the Kurdish revolution and the Rojava revolution. No one has the right to make the Kurds a bargaining chip.”
Speaking on behalf of the Socialist People’s Party (Socialistisk Politik Efolket), Peter Widén reacted to the conspiracy of European states against the PKK. Emphasizing that the system established in Rojava today can set an example for the entire Middle East, Peter Widén drew attention to the fact that the YPG-YPJ fighters who fought against the ISIS gangs that plague the whole world, gave thousands of martyrs. Reminding that chemical weapons are banned in the world, Peter Widén stated that the Kurds were massacred by NATO.
GERMANY
The chemical weapons attacks of the Turkish state in guerrilla areas in Southern Kurdistan were protested with a march organized by the European Kurdistani institutions and parties and the European Democratic Forces Union (ADGB) in Düsseldorf, Germany. Tens of thousands of Kurds living in Europe and their friends participated in the march where the silence of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the United Nations (UN), NATO and the states parties was protested.
The crowd gathered in the DGB Hauz (Zap) and Rheinwiesen (Avasin) parks of Düsseldorf in the early hours of the morning, and after the greetings and speeches of the representatives of the institutions, they marched in two branches. The mass marched with representative clothes against the use of chemical weapons, and unfurled banners with the photos of 17 guerrillas who were martyred as a result of the use of chemical weapons. The people, carrying banners condemning the invading army’s use of prohibited weapons, often chanted ‘Zap, Avaşin, Metina’, ‘Bijî berxwedana guerrilla’, ‘Terrorist Turkei’, ‘Terrorist Erdoğan’ ‘Jin jiyan azadi’, ‘Biji Serok’. The march ended at the rally area in Rhein Park (Metina). The meeting started with the greetings and short speeches of KON-MED co-chairs Zübeyde Zümrüt and Engin Sever. Afterwards, a music concert was held by Hozan Diyar.
After representatives of Kurdistani institutions and parties and the European Democratic Power Union (ADGB) took the stage and greeted the audience, the statements prepared on behalf of the institutions were read. The statement prepared in Kurdish was read by Artin Mariwan in Sorani dialect, while Rıdvan Bilek in Kurmanji. The explanation text prepared in Turkish was read by Hülya Yer.
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In the statement made to the OPCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons), the international institutions, especially the OPCW, should immediately fulfill their responsibilities, carry out the necessary investigation and research, and the necessary sanctions should be applied to the perpetrators. Otherwise, they will become accomplices of the Turkish state,” it said.
After the statements, Academician of Peace Prof. Dr. Nese Özgen gave a speech. Özgen, giving examples from the history of the use of chemical weapons and poisonous gases in wars, said that only 10 percent of the stocks of poisonous weapons are known and 95 percent of these stocks are in the hands of America and Russia. Condemning the arrest of Şebnem Fincan Korucu regarding the use of chemical weapons, Özgen talked about the importance of international organizations initiating investigations regarding the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish state.
FRANCE
With the call of the French Kurdish Women’s Movement (TJK-F), the French Democratic Kurdish Council (CDK-F) and Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger (TCŞ), 12 November was declared as the Day of Strike Against the Use of Chemical Weapons, simultaneously with Düsseldorf in Marseille, Southern France. a march took place. The mass gathered in Canebiere Square exposed the chemical weapons attacks and other war crimes of the Turkish army against the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla in Medya Defense Zones for 8 months.
Before the march, all Kurdistani and Kurdish-friendly shopkeepers in surrounding cities such as Marseille, Draguignan, Marignane, Nice and Cannes hung banners in their shops and closed their shutters all day to display war crimes.
3 MONKEY MESSAGE
After the union of the corteges, the people marched in front of the Southern France Representation of the European Parliament. At the front of the march, there was a banner with the photos of the guerrillas who were martyred by chemical attack, followed by the HPG flag carried by the children, behind it, the march started with white coats and gas masks symbolizing chemical attacks. “I didn’t see, I didn’t hear, I don’t know” monkeys, representing NATO and the UN, were moved. The rest of the crowd marched in French, Kurdish, Turkish and English with banners, banners and PKK flags exposing the war crimes of the invading Turkish Republic. Again along the route, “Chemical Erdogan, Chemical TC”, “Terrorist Erdogan, Killer TC”, “Zap, Avaşîn, Metina; The slogans of “Biji Guerrilla” and “Biji Serok Apo” were chanted, leaflets were distributed and voiced. During the march, signatures were also collected for the PKK to be removed from the list of “forbidden” organizations.
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GREECE
Kurds in Lavrio camp in Greece protested the attacks carried out by the AKP-MHP government with chemical weapons in Medya Defense Zones, led by TCŞ and the Kurdish Cultural Center. After the march, the people gathered in the center of the bazaar, where they held a moment of silence in memory of the martyrs of Kurdistan and the revolution. Making a statement on behalf of the Kurdish Cultural Center, Erkan Erenci called on the KDP to abandon the line of betrayal as soon as possible.
The statement said, “The barbaric Turkish state, with the support of NATO, wants to destroy the Kurdish people in all of Kurdistan, especially in Southern Kurdistan. But there is one thing they forgot: Kurds will not allow genocide again. A new Halabja will not allow their massacres. “The Turkish state is committing a war crime in Kurdistan. Just like Saddam, it wants to destroy it with chemical weapons. Everyone should show their reaction knowing this reality. The UN, EU, NATO and OPCW should do their part as soon as possible. Even if the whole world remains silent, the Kurdish people will not remain silent.” said.
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