The Trade Union Organization of Workers of Aragon (OSTA) held a meeting at the union building on the occasion of the first anniversary of the global campaign ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question’. The only agenda item of the meeting, which was held with the participation of the executive board members of the union, was the global campaign that was launched globally on 10 October 2023.

After the meeting, Pedro Lebara, General Secretary of OSTA International Relations, made a statement on behalf of the union. The statement recalled that Abdullah Öcalan, a leader recognised as a political representative by millions of Kurds around the world, was kidnapped to Turkey in a conspiracy in 1999. Lebara reiterated OSTA's support for the international campaign ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question’.

Pedro Lobera also recalled the campaigns in which the union participated, noting that they took part in a press release initiative organised in more than 70 cities, which aimed to publicise the situation of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish people to the international community.

Pointing out that the situation to which Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan is subjected is inhumane, Lebara said: “Serious rights violations and continuous human rights violations are taking place. In February 2024, we participated in a conference at the European Parliament in Brussels entitled ‘Where is peace going’ on the situation of political prisoners in Turkey, and in particular the imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. We also took part in a large demonstration in Cologne, Germany, demanding an end to the isolation of the Kurdish leader and revolutionary philosopher Abdullah Öcalan. Öcalan has been imprisoned on Imrali Island for 25 years and there are many political prisoners in Turkish prisons today for the same reason. In October, OSTA will continue to participate in the campaign to pressure the Turkish government to release Abdullah Öcalan and end hostilities against the Kurdish people.”

The union meeting ended with the slogan ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan’.