Second edition of the “Freedom for Öcalan” concert held in Bologna
Concerts and events as part of the “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a political solution to the Kurdish question” campaign continue in various cities across Italy for the second year.
Concerts and events as part of the “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a political solution to the Kurdish question” campaign continue in various cities across Italy for the second year.
The second edition of the concert "Time of Hope", dedicated to the liberation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, was held in Bologna.
Organized by Yabasta Bologna and Uiki Onlus, the concert opened with a series of readings from Öcalan’s writings. Young activists selected specific passages, particularly focusing on the themes of women’s liberation and environmental issues.
Afterward, a representative of the Kurdish community gave a greeting and officially opened the concert.
There was a large audience, mostly made up of young people.
During the evening, people could buy books and small items to support the fundraising for the Nuovo Cinema Amude project, which aims to rebuild the cinema in the city of Amude in Rojava. Many attendees specifically asked for the books from which the readings had been taken.
“We send a warm embrace to all of you and hope that more initiatives like this will continue to flourish. May the day come soon when Abdullah Öcalan and all political prisoners regain their freedom,” said the organizers.
Bologna Deputy Mayor Emily Marion Clancy stated that the campaign strengthened hopes for peace, saying, “The Kurdish question is not only a humanitarian issue, but also an identity issue that destroys people’s freedoms and imprisons them. Öcalan’s ideas are important to us. That is why the success of this campaign is important.”
Yılmaz Orkun, an official from the Kurdistan Information Office in Italy, said, “Our friends have been fighting hard for three years for the freedom of Leader Öcalan. With this international freedom campaign, the isolation imposed on our leader has been broken. Freedom is now very close.”