Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival 2019
The Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival 2019 was a watershed moment for the Freedom for Ocalan campaign, with trade unionists from up and down the country making us welcome, supporting our cause and wanting …
Trade union general secretary uses the platform of Durham Miners Gala 2019 to call for Öcalan’s release
Doug Nicholls, General Secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions, has renewed calls for the release of imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan at the Durham Miners Gala 2019, an event …
The Mandela of the Middle East
First of all thanks to everyone who has taken part in or supported the work our unions are undertaking in the campaign to win freedom for Abdullah Öcalan who is …
MSP blasts censorship of pro-Kurdish Instagram posts
Ross Greer MSP has demanded answers from Facebook-owned social media giant Instagram after its censorship of pro-Kurdish Instagram posts. Two of his posts referring to imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan …
Kurdish Struggle for Democracy in Turkey – upcoming event
We are excited to invite you the next panel discussion titled ‘Kurdish Struggle for Democracy in Turkey’ organised by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Kurds and the Kurdish Peoples …
The struggle against isolation continues as the hunger strike ends
The historic hunger strike by Kurdish politicians and activists around the world has ended on its 200th day at the request of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, in a statement presented by …
2019 International Peace Delegation to İmralı meets with Council of Europe
On Tuesday, 7 May 2019, representatives of the 2019 International Peace Delegation to İmralı travelled to Strasbourg, France to meet with representatives of the office of the Secretary-General of the …
The legal team and campaigners ask – Is the isolation of Öcalan over?
Is the isolation of Öcalan over? The Minister of Justice of Turkey, Abdulhamit Gül made a statement on 16 May 2019, declaring that the ban on lawyers being allowed to …
Freedom for Ocalan campaign reiterates call for the release of Abdullah Öcalan
The co-chairs of the Freedom for Ocalan campaign, Christine Blower of NEU and Simon Dubbins of Unite, have issued the following statement on this week’s events and restated the call for the release of Mr Öcalan. This has …
Öcalan’s lawyers host press conference after first visit in eight years
Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers hosted a shock press conference today in Istanbul after two of his four-man team were allowed to spend an hour with Mr Öcalan at Imrali prison on …