Academician Peter McLaren stated that the international left has a lot to learn from the Kurdish Freedom Movement and said: “The language of Marx and the poetry of resistance found a new accent, a new grammar of hope in the mountains of Kurdistan.”
Italian historian Franco Cardini announced his support for Abdullah Öcalan’s call, stating, “I support the current peace process, which aims to recognize linguistic, cultural, and political rights.”
Suwayda National Defence Forces Command announced that the Syrian Transitional Government forces launched an attack against the town of Majdala in province.
The programme organised in Tandil, Argentina for the presentation of Abdullah Öcalan's defence entitled "Sociology of Freedom" attracted great interest.
Oz Karahan, a member of the Cyprus Green Party Political Committee, stated that Greek Cypriot lands in the island’s north are being unlawfully opened to settlers, stressing that “the only solution to the problem is the liberation of Cyprus.”
Canadian pedagogue Peter McLaren has expressed support for Abdullah Öcalan's 27 February call for peace and democratic society, saying, “Let us all stand with the Turkish and Kurdish peoples as they attempt the hardest of human tasks: to forgive, to listen, to live together anew.”
"Abdullah Ocalan must be released from prison as theundisputed leader of this peace process and as someone who is central to Turkey’s future," said Prof. William I. Robinson in a message of support for Abdullah Öcalan and the DEM Party.
Supporting Abdullah Öcalan’s February 27 call, French historian Jean-Numa Ducange said: "If internationalism still has meaning, then that meaning must be concretely realized here; the common future of the Turkish and Kurdish peoples must be guaranteed."
A call for solidarity with the Kurdish people was made at a meeting of indigenous peoples and social movements in Esperanza, Honduras.
Parliamentarians and academics made a call in front of the Council of Europe and stated, "The Council of Europe should put pressure on Turkey for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and the solution of the Kurdish issue, and encourage Turkey to comply with its own standards."
Pune Ashtiani, a journalist who follows the developments in Iran, stated that the US and Israeli sanctions against Iran have turned into a multifaceted project. “Although the majority of the people are not satisfied with the regime, they do not want change through foreign intervention,” she said.
Stating that the Iranian regime wants to suppress the women’s struggle and intimidate the society with death sentences, Çîmen Ciwanrudî said, “The execution threat is a clear indication of the regime’s fear of the unity created by women among the peoples.”
Activists and human rights organisations warned about Zeinab Jalalian's health condition and called for the unconditional fulfilment of her right to treatment.
Stating that the Council of Europe's position on the "right to hope" is weak, EUTCC President Kariane Westrheim said, "This time the Committee of Ministers needs to put pressure on Turkey to implement possible measures. "
A group of artists led by Argentine artist Federico Racca is launching a campaign called "A place for Ocalan". Renowned activists, academics and community leaders from around the world will support the campaign by sharing videos.