A-Infos (en) Czech, AFED: Stop Turkish aggression! - Report from the Prague demonstration [machine translation]

Prague demonstration in support of the autonomous region of Rojava, attacked by the 
Turkish army and its supported mercenaries ---- Since the launch of the latest occupation 
attack by the army of the Turkish autocrat Erdogan, protest events have been taking place 
all over the world, as has been the case in the Czech Republic. The biggest public 
performance so far in support of Rojava autonomy took place on Wednesday, October 16, in 
several cities. In Prague alone, about 600 people gathered for a demonstration organized 
by the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution in Rojava, which also involves 
anarchists and anarchists from the AF. ---- The event was convened at six o'clock in the 
evening. At that time there were hundreds of people in Klarov, so the first speeches could 
be started after about twenty minutes. She was the first to make a statement from the 
Committee representative. She briefly summarized what was happening in Rojava and noted 
that Erdogan was trying to strengthen his position at home. She mentioned that after the 
treason by the West, the Kurds were left with nothing but an unfortunate alliance with the 
Syrian dictator Assad, spoke of a humanitarian disaster, an alliance between the Czech 
Republic and Turkey within NATO, and called for a no-fly zone and economic sanctions 
against Turkey. Then Martin Rozumek from the Organization for Aid to Refugees picked up 
the microphone. He expressed his disappointment with Czech politicians and the EU as a 
whole. He recalled the assistance of his organization to Kurdish refugees persecuted in 
Turkey, Syria and Iraq, and warned that Assad was another danger to the Kurds. After 
chanting "Long live international solidarity", which spanned the whole demonstration, 
Matej Žaloudek spoke from the Green Party. He said that the Kurdish flag had been 
displayed in Prague 3, where he was the representative. He stated that NATO could not 
respond to its own member's aggression, and wondered why the Czech Republic was even 
exporting arms to a country that oppressed its own people, and Turkey was not the only one.

Chanting "Erdogan - terrorist" after half past seven, the crowd set out for the march 
accompanied by colored smoke bombs. The parade saw Kurdish flags, including the arrest of 
the Rojava militia, as well as anti-fascist and anarchist flags. With banners "Solidarity 
with Rojava", "Stop Turkish aggression!", "Stop turkish terrorism in Rojava", "Vacation? 
Certainly not in Turkey! "Was the constant chanting of the Lesser Town Square.

There was another series of speeches after several Kurdish songs around seven o'clock. A 
representative of the Pirates emphasized the merits of the Kurdish militia and mentioned 
the shameful behavior of the Czech government and treason of the United States. She 
reported that the House condemned the Turkish aggression and presented the next steps of 
the Pirates in the European Parliament. Finally, she invited the attendees to another 
Prague demonstration, which will take place on Monday 21 October. Then a letter was read 
from the Jinwar women's village, beginning with a greeting to people who had visited the 
village in the past and continuing with a list of what had been built within a short time. 
All of this, however, is threatened by the Turkish attack, and there are concerns about 
the slave future of women, just as it happened after the Turkish occupation of Africa 
earlier this year. Jinwar has become a refuge for many women, and within Rojava, women 
organize in all cities and spheres. This experience can be an example to all women of the 
world. "Let's stand together for a free life," the conclusion was applauded.

At quarter past eight, the crowd moved again. During the journey, chants were chanted 
without a break, both in Kurdish slogans in support of Rojava and her militias, against a 
terrorist at the head of Turkey, and anti-fascist and anti-capitalist cries. There were 
some pyrotechnic effects near the Castle, and continued across Hradcanské Square to 
Loreto, where the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is located. Here was the final stop. After 
many minutes of chanting, Rashid Khalil, Kudr, has lived here for 31 years. He recalled 
the various Turkish interventions and their effects and the fact that the Kurds became 
enemies of Islamists around the world. He said that the Kurds did not want to be 
second-class citizens and that they would not bow their heads: "We will continue with and 
without help. "After another wave of chanting, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs 
followed by Jan Kavan, the chairman of the UN General Assembly. He thanked those present 
for their protest, condemned Trump's stance and called for the Turkish involvement in 
Rojava to be spelled out in terms of aggression, invasion and violation of international 
law. He called for sanctions, a break in diplomatic relations and the total isolation of 
Turkey. He described the functioning of self-government in northern Syria as worthy of 
following for many others. He ended his improvised speech with the exclamation: "Long live 
international solidarity!" The last word then belonged to a Czech volunteer who sent an 
audio message from Rojava. He appealed to the need to "show people here that we had not 
turned our backs on them", describing that as many as 300,000 people had to leave their 
homes and that the people in Rojava were determined to fight to the end. He thanked those 
present for their protest, condemned Trump's stance and called for the Turkish involvement 
in Rojava to be spelled out in terms of aggression, invasion and violation of 
international law. He called for sanctions, a break in diplomatic relations and the total 
isolation of Turkey. He described the functioning of self-government in northern Syria as 
worthy of following for many others. He ended his improvised speech with the exclamation: 
"Long live international solidarity!" The last word then belonged to a Czech volunteer who 
sent an audio message from Rojava. He appealed to the need to "show people here that we 
had not turned our backs on them", describing that as many as 300,000 people had to leave 
their homes and that the people in Rojava were determined to fight to the end. He thanked 
those present for their protest, condemned Trump's stance and called for the Turkish 
involvement in Rojava to be spelled out in terms of aggression, invasion and violation of 
international law. He called for sanctions, a break in diplomatic relations and the total 
isolation of Turkey. He described the functioning of self-government in northern Syria as 
worthy of following for many others. He ended his improvised speech with the exclamation: 
"Long live international solidarity!" The last word then belonged to a Czech volunteer who 
sent an audio message from Rojava. He appealed to the need to "show people here that we 
had not turned our backs on them", describing that as many as 300,000 people had to leave 
their homes and that the people in Rojava were determined to fight to the end. He called 
for sanctions, a break in diplomatic relations and the total isolation of Turkey. He 
described the functioning of self-government in northern Syria as worthy of following for 
many others. He ended his improvised speech with the exclamation: "Long live international 
solidarity!" The last word then belonged to a Czech volunteer who sent an audio message 
from Rojava. He appealed to the need to "show people here that we had not turned our backs 
on them", describing that as many as 300,000 people had to leave their homes and that the 
people in Rojava were determined to fight to the end. He called for sanctions, a break in 
diplomatic relations and the total isolation of Turkey. He described the functioning of 
self-government in northern Syria as worthy of following for many others. He ended his 
improvised speech with the exclamation: "Long live international solidarity!" The last 
word then belonged to a Czech volunteer who sent an audio message from Rojava. He appealed 
to the need to "show people here that we had not turned our backs on them", describing 
that as many as 300,000 people had to leave their homes and that the people in Rojava were 
determined to fight to the end.

Another wave of chanting, accompanied by smoke in Kurdish colors, ended the event at about 
quarter to nine. However, this does not end our support of the Rojava self-government. 
Anyone can participate, at least for example by putting up the current issue of the A3 
wall paper .

https://www.afed.cz/text/7050/stop-turecke-agresi
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