The Democratic Syrian Youth Assembly held a press conference in Hesekê to announce it had joined the "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question" campaign launched internationally on 10 October.

Democratic Syrian Youth Assembly member Ehmed Elî said that 25 years have passed since the arrest of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and that an isolation that is contrary to international law, inhumane and immoral is being imposed on him in Imralı Prison.

Elî said that they fully support the international initiative "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, political solution to the Kurdish question", and added: "The Democratic Syrian Youth Assembly, women's organizations, all democratic youth movements, parties, civil society organizations declare their support for the initiative.

"We condemn isolation and demand physical freedom for Öcalan. We call on all people and youth organizations to support the campaign."