Kurdish protest in Aurich: Hope for peace in Rojava expired!

Kurdish protest in Aurich: Hope for peace in Rojava expired!

Around 70 people of Kurdish origin protested peacefully in Aurich last Saturday to draw attention to violence in the Syrian region of Rojava. The demonstration, organized by the Kurdish Women's Association Zelal, began at the horse crossing and ended again. The protesting wore posters and Kurdish flags to point out the precarious situation of their relatives in northern Syria. Women in the region in particular suffer from the brutal attacks by armed groups that are allied with the Turkish government. Sultana Alim, one of the initiators, said that peaceful coexistence would be becoming increasingly difficult. At the same time, it urgently demands humanitarian aid, which, however, hardly arrives due to closed borders, such as nwzonline.de

Kon-Med Congress illuminates Kurdish concerns

The third congress of the Confederation of the Communities in Kurdistan (Kon-Med) recently took place in Bergisch Gladbach. This event was dedicated to the recently murdered Kurdin Evîn Goyî and attracted around 400 representatives from various Kurdish organizations. Under the motto of overcoming the PKK ban that has been in force in Germany since 1993, the isolation of the Kurdish representative Abdullah Öcalan was discussed. Engin Sever, a leading representative of Kon-Med, criticized the criminalization of Kurdish political engagement by German authorities. He emphasized that securing fundamental rights for the Kurdish community was crucial to strengthen the organization and protest in Germany. On this occasion, Lausanne's 100th anniversary of the contract, which is still considered a milestone in the oppression of the Kurds, as reports.