Events in solidarity with Rojava held in 4 German cities

Solidarity nights with Rojava were held in Freiburg, Dortmund, Kiel and Saarbrücken in Germany.

Solidarity nights with Rojava were held in Freiburg, Dortmund, Kiel and Saarbrücken in Germany.

FREIBURG

A night of solidarity with Rojava was held in Freiburg organized by Lahr DKTM, Freiburg DKTM and Nuda Women's Assembly.

About a thousand people attended the event which began with a minute's silence.

After the speech made by the representative of Tevgera Ciwanên Azad and Jinen Ciwanên Azad, Kurdish politician Murat Ceylan took the floor.

Artists Hivron, Deniz Deman, Azado Xelila, Raman Rojava and Koma Dem sang their songs accompanied by people dancing.

DORTMUND

A night of solidarity with Rojava was held in Dortmund. The hall where the event was organised had been decorated with photographs of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and PKK flags as well as photos of martyrs Delal Amed, Arin Mirkan, HPG commander Diyar Xerib and Atakan Mahir.

Some 1500 people attended the event which began with a minute silence.

Kurdish politician Filo Rıha addressed the crowd and after the speech a video was shown before the performances of artists Mikail Aslan, Xace Yaşar, Ali Jiyan, Bengi Agiri, Ergin Xelikan, Koma Dersim Folklore team, Koma Zarokê Ehmedê Xane.

KIEL

A night of solidarity with Rojava was held in Kiel. KCDK-E co-chair Yüksel Koç made a speech reminding that Kurdistan was divided into four parts in Lausanne a century ago. Koç said: "Today they want to create a new Lausanne, but Kurds today are not the same Kurds they were a century ago. Today are will is much stronger and we won't allow that."

Kurdish politician Demir Çelik also addressed the crowd. Çelik said that the Turkish state attacked all the gains of the Kurdish people in the four parts of Kurdistan and added: "Each and every one of us should take his/her place in the struggle".

Hozan Tuncer, Hozan Farqin, local artists Delav Kobanê and Botan Ciziri performed at the event.

SAARBRÜCKEN

A night of solidarity with de Rojava was held in Saarbrücken.

The event started with a minute silence and continued with speeches by representatives of the institutions in Saarlan Province, Civaka Islamiya Kurdistan, Kurdistan Yazidi Union, Shengal Diaspora Assembly, MLKP Saarland. 

The event ended with the performance of Beser Şahin, Seyda Perinçek, Koma Hezex, Mesopotamia Children's Choir, Şerif Omeri and Güneşin Children's Theater.