Kurds march in Berlin to free PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan

October 27, 2018

Kurds demanded with a demonstration in Berlin the release of the leader of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) imprisoned on the Turkish island İmralı .

Speech choirs were directed against the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The police showed a clear presence at the demonstration.

After passers-by provoked the demonstration by showing the so-called "wolf salute" of the right-wing radical Turkish "grey wolves", violent clashes broke out which were quickly ended by the police. At least six people were arrested and the demonstration continued.

Kurds rally to free PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan from prison

August 11, 2018

Dozens of Kurds held a rally at Berlin's Alexanderplatz to free PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan from Turkish prison at İmralı. Öcalan is detained since 1999 when he was sent to a life long prison term.

The activists critizied the ban of the PKK in Germany and pointed out the great effort of the PKK and its northern-Syrian allies YPG and YPJ while fight radical muslim militias as Daesh and the Al-Nusra-Front.

Thousands of Kurds marched in Berlin in solidarity with Afrin (Efrin)

March 3, 2018

Up to ten thousand of Kurds marched in Berlin from Alexanderplatz to the Brandenburg Gate in solidarity with northern Syrian Afrin (Efrin). They condemned the attacks of Turkey on the Kurdish city and urges the international community to react. They demanded from the German government do stop the delivery of weapons to its NATO partner.

Some smaller clashes with riot police happened after smoke bombs and fireworks were used in the youth block of the demonstration. Some arrests were made by the police.

In front of the Brandenburg Gate dozens of flags with the portrait of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan were shown inspite of the ban of the PKK in Germany. The police arrested some of those who held these flags

Kurds protested in Berlin against Turkey's attacks on Afrin

January 22, 2018

About 150 Kurds rally in Berlin in front of the seat of the United Nations to protest against the recent attacks on northern Syrian Afrin (Efrin) by the Turkish military. They condemned Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and critized Germany for its delivery of tanks to Turkey which are now used in operations against Afrin.

Free Öcalan bus tour stops in Berlin

November 8, 2017

Dozens supporters of a campaign to free PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan from prison in Turkey acompanied with a motorcade a bus which tours through whole Germany. It started in front of the Federal Chancellery.

Abdullah Öcalan is detained in Turkish İmralı since 1999.