BUENOS AIRES – Actions and commemorations regarding the Paris Massacre were held between 9-13 January in many different centers of Argentina such as Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Villa Guardini. During the commemoration events in Cordaba, Villa Gardini, the martyrs of the Kurdistan Revolution were commemorated in the person of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan, Leyla Şaylemez, Evîn Goyi, Mir Perwer and Abdurrahman Kızıl, who were martyred in the 23 December and 9 January massacres in Paris. In addition to the video screenings about the struggles of Sakine Cansız and Evin Goyi, an article describing the struggle of Nagihan Akarsel was also read.
In the city of Buenos Aires, the Paris Massacre martyrs were commemorated this week, with the action that the Mothers of Plaza De Mayo traditionally take every Thursday to ask about the fate of the missing on January 12. In the speeches made, it was emphasized that the Paris massacres were carried out by the same forces and that the responsibilities of the French state in enlightening these murders were emphasized. At the end of the action, the slogan “Kurdistan martyrs are here. Now and always” was chanted.
The Consulate of France with the signature of many parties, movements and organizations such as Memoria Verdad Y Justicia, Plazo De Mayo Mothers, Public Education Group Pañelos en Rebeldia, Former Prisoners and Disappeared Movement, Ni Una Menos, Nunca Mas, Workers Party, Freedom for Women, Serpaj There was an action in front of him.
Demanding the clarification of the massacres in Paris, the activists left a letter and a file bearing their demands and the signatures of the organizations and demanded a meeting with the French embassy. The file was accepted by the First Secretary of the Embassy, Virginia Reynal, and it was stated that an appointment would be made in the coming days. The action was completed with the slogan “Jin Jiyan Azadi”