The Vigil is the longest civil society action in Europe has was launched by Kurdish activists in front of the Council of Europe on 25 June 2012 to demand freedom for Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.

The Democratic Kurdish Council in France is organizing a four-day festival, with conferences, film screening, painting workshop, photo exhibition, music and dance. The festival will begin on Wednesday 26 June at Place Kléber in Strasbourg and will continue until Sunday 29.

In a written statement last week the KCDK-E co-presidency Council said that they will take over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil and called on all Kurds to join in the longest action organised by Kurdish people in Europe on 25 June, to celebrate the 7th anniversary of the Vigil. 

The KCDK-E also added that on 29 June a mass event will be organised to pass over the Vigil to another group.