Kurdish Struggle for Democracy in Turkey – upcoming event
We are excited to invite you the next panel discussion titled ‘Kurdish Struggle for Democracy in Turkey’ organised by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Kurds and the Kurdish Peoples …
The struggle against isolation continues as the hunger strike ends
The historic hunger strike by Kurdish politicians and activists around the world has ended on its 200th day at the request of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, in a statement presented by …
2019 International Peace Delegation to İmralı meets with Council of Europe
On Tuesday, 7 May 2019, representatives of the 2019 International Peace Delegation to İmralı travelled to Strasbourg, France to meet with representatives of the office of the Secretary-General of the …
The legal team and campaigners ask – Is the isolation of Öcalan over?
Is the isolation of Öcalan over? The Minister of Justice of Turkey, Abdulhamit Gül made a statement on 16 May 2019, declaring that the ban on lawyers being allowed to …
Freedom for Ocalan campaign reiterates call for the release of Abdullah Öcalan
The co-chairs of the Freedom for Ocalan campaign, Christine Blower of NEU and Simon Dubbins of Unite, have issued the following statement on this week’s events and restated the call for the release of Mr Öcalan. This has …
Öcalan’s lawyers host press conference after first visit in eight years
Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers hosted a shock press conference today in Istanbul after two of his four-man team were allowed to spend an hour with Mr Öcalan at Imrali prison on …
STUC supports Öcalan and Scottish Kurdish community – what next?
The recent conference of the Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) gave support to the Kurdish community living in Scotland and offered solidarity to the hunger strikers demanding an end to the isolation …
Welsh-Kurdish hunger striker in critical condition
Plaid Cymru call for UK Government intervention as Welsh-Kurdish hunger striker Imam Sis from Newport in ‘critical condition’ Plaid Cymru has called on the UK Government to intervene ‘with urgency’ following …
Imrali narrated by Maxine Peake
On the eve of the release of the short film and documentary “Imrali” narrated by Maxine Peake, The Freedom for Ocalan campaign had the opportunity to speak with one of …
STUC condemns harassment of Kurdish community
The 122nd annual Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC), which ran from 15 to 17 April 2019 and represents 37 trade unions and more than 540,000 people across Scotland discussed a motion on …