Hundreds of Kurds staged a protest in front of the Council of Europe building in French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday. Kurdish representatives urged the Council and United Nations to stop Turkish invasion in Afrin.

The protestors held banners that read: “Stop Turkish invasion of Afrin”, “Yesterday Kobane, Today Afrin” and condemned Turkish government by chanting “Fascist Erdogan”, “Terrorist Erdogan” and “Fascist Turkey”.

German Left Party MP Gokay Akbulut, Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MPs Filiz Kerestecioglu, Feleknas Uca, Ertugrul Kurkcu and Hisyar Ozsoy were among the demonstrators.

Speaking at the protest, Left Party MP Akbulut called upon UN and UN Security Council to take a more active position to achieve peace in the region.

Akbulut also criticized German Federal Government for their ties with Turkey.

HDP’s Kerestecioglu pointed out recent arrests of people who shared messages on social media against invasion of Afrin and said, “Peace and the will for a new life cannot be banned”.

Kerestecioglu said that freedom of Kurds and freedom of Turkish people will be achieved one day.

HDP MPs Uca and Kurkcu also urged international powers to intervene and stop Turkish invasion in Afrin.