Protests by European institutions in Strasbourg, France have continued for a month alongside the hunger strikes that were launched by DTK Co-chair and HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Guven and have spread in waves.

Kurds continue their protest in front of the European Parliament (EP) as part of the “Break the isolation, Smash fascism and Free Kurdistan” move.

The protests coordinated by the KCDK-E and TJK-E that were launched on March 25 in front of the Council of Europe (CoE) and the European Union (EU) continue on week 4. Kurds come to attend the protest from various European countries and call on the CoE and CPT to fulfill their duties.

The sit-in started at 10:00 on day two yesterday.

Activists have formed various commissions in the sit-in to be able to solve possible issues of security and medical emergencies immediately. A cultural commission was also set up to carry out activities.

On the week of EP sessions, the protest started with a minute’s silence for Kurdistan’s martyrs of the revolution and continued with a march. The crowd frequently chanted “We are all Leyla”, “Biji Serok Apo”, “Be Serok Jiyan Nabe”, “Fascist Erdogan” and “Dictator Erdogan”.

Signs in the march included, “Leyla Guven on day 160 of hunger strike”, “Kurds ended ISIS, you kill Kurds with your silence”, “Freedom for Ocalan”, “7.000 on hunger strike in prisons” and “Silence Kills” and loudspeakers were used for frequent announcements.

The activists also informed the public about the isolation and condemned the silence of European institutions.

Activists frequently repeated calls for the CoE and the CPT to fulfill their duties and pointed to the critical health of indefinite non-alternating hunger strikers. Activists also used the #KurdsOnHungerStrike hashtag to inform the public about ongoing hunger strikes and hunger strikers themselves, stressing the importance of breaking the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Kurds from France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria make up the majority of participants.