[imc-presse] Invitation to Press Conference, 6 th September 2012 at 10.30am

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Invitation to Press Conference

Launch of the international campaign:
“Freedom for Abdullah Ocalan”

6th September 2012 at 10.30am

In the Résidence Palace and the International Press Centre (IPC) Rue de
la Loi, 155 – Bloc C, 1040 Bruxelles

Already over a thousand notable people worldwide have signed an
international petition with the demand: Freedom for Abdullah Ocalan and
the political prisoners in Turkey. They are of the opinion that Ocalan's
freedom would mean a breakthrough in Turkey's democratization and a
peace process in Kurdistan.

    The Kurdish question is more relevant today than ever before. It
affects Iraq, Iran, Syria and especially Turkey, and represents the
biggest – and still unresolved – problem in the Middle East. The
conflict between the Turkish State and the Kurdish freedom movement
still continues.

    Although it is more than clear that the demands of the Kurdish
people for their cultural and political rights are no longer going to be
resolved by a military solution, the bloody conflict continues because
the necessary steps towards a peaceful resolution have not been taken.

    At the press conference, the first signatories will speak about both
the motive behind the campaign and the importance of Abdullah Ocalan’s
release from prison in the broader quest for a resolution to the Kurdish
question. It is only through genuine bilateral negotiations with the
legitimate political representative of the Kurdish people that lasting
peace can be secured.

The following persons will be attending:

Ayla Akat, Member of Parliament, Women's Initiative "Freedom for
Öcalan", Turkey
Andrej Hunko, Member of Parliament, Member of PACE, Germany
Luisa Morgantini, former Vicepresident of the European Parliament, Italy
Joe Ryan, Chair of Westminster Justice and Peace, United Kingdom
N. N., Movement against racism and for friendship between peoples MRAP),
France
Reimar Heider, International Initiative "Freedom for Abdullah
Öcalan–Peace in Kurdistan", Germany


All representatives of press are warmly invited to the press conference.

-- 
Kurdistan National Congress - KNK
Rue Jean Stas 41,
1060 Brussels

Tel:  +32. 2647 3084 <tel:%2B32.%202647%203084>
Fax: +32. 2647 6849 <tel:%2B32.%202647%206849>
website: www.kongrakurdistan.net <http://www.kongrakurdistan.net>
e-mail: kongrakurdistan at gmail.com <mailto:kongrakurdistan at gmail.com>


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