A long march from Heilbronn, Germany to Strasbourg, France started on Monday demanding “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question”.

Kurdish and internationalist activists are taking place in the march which will end in Strasbourg on February 15, the anniversary of the international conspiracy that resulted in the capture of the Kurdish leader in Kenya and his handover to Turkey in 1999. 

The protesters gathered in front of Offenburg train station in the morning and started to march to the city center.  

The activists have covered more than 19 kilometers throughout the day. In the evening, a seminar on “International Struggle” will be held at the Democratic Kurdish Community Center (DKTM) in Lahr.

Participants from different countries will take part in the seminar and exchange ideas on the common struggle.

The fifth day of action will start at 08.00 on Friday at Dietenbach Park Square at Freiburg Golf Dietenbach. The activists will march for 8 kilometers through the busiest streets of Freiburg. At the end of the day, an event entitled “Reading the Leader” will be held at the Democratic Kurdish Community Center in Freiburg.

On the sixth and last day of the march, on Saturday, February 15, buses will leave for Strasbourg at 07.00 in the morning. Activists will gather at the central march point in Strasbourg where they will conclude the action.