Hundred thousands say justice for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla

PARIS | 11-01-2014 | Some hundred thousand people walked today in Paris to ask justice for Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez, the three Kurdish women politicians killed in the French capital on 9 January 2013.

People came from France, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, England by train, car, bus to meet in Paris Gare du Nord, around the corner from the Kurdistan Information Office where the three Kurdish women were killed.

The rally was attended, among others, by Sakine Cansız mother and father and family members. Fidan Doğan’s mother, father and brothers and sisters were also there. So were Leyla Şaylemez brothers and sisters. DTK co-chair Aysel Tuğluk walked together with Kongra-Gel president Remzi Kartal. (ANF)