Father Joe Ryan joined the Freedom for Ocalan Initiative Committee on their first rally, on the week of the launch of the international campaign to demand freedom for the imprisoned Kurdish leader and all political prisoners in Turkey. The international campaign will be launched in Brussels with a press conference this Thursday, 6 September. Already over 1000 prominent people – politicians, political commentators, writers, Nobel Prize winners, and many more – have signed a petition to express their solidarity with the new campaign. Father Joe Ryan’s message to the campaign is below:
1st September 2012
FREEDOM FOR ABDULLAH OCALAN – PEACE IN KURDISTAN
Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party has been in prison since 1999.
He is still the significant leader of the Kurdish campaign for peace, justice and a key player in bringing about an end to the on-going conflict between Turkey and Kurdistan. Continue reading “Father Joe Ryan joins Freedom for Ocalan campaign”