June 17 Demonstration in Bonn, Germ

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Subject: June 17 Demonstration in Bonn, Germany

                              Demonstration
                       For A Political Solution In
                                Kurdistan

     The Kurdish civilian population has been the target of the
Turkish state's policies of destruction for more than ten years
now. With the aim of making the Kurdish region uninhabitable, the
Turkish army has destroyed and burned the Kurdish population's
necessities of life. 3,000 villages have been bombed, thousands
of hectares of forest have been set on fire, more than 30,000
people have been killed, and more than 5 million people have fled
from the Turkish army's attacks and bombardments, many seeking
refuge in major cities.
     Because the German government is on the side of the Turkish
government, and because all forms of political expression by
Kurds have been criminalized, all people who believe in democracy
and peace must now show that they will not accept the Turkish
government's conduct. It is the task of world public opinion to
make it clear to the Turkish government that this conflict cannot
be solved with military means.

We call on all democratic and progressive people in the world,
           who are conscious of their historic responsibility,
              to support a political solution in Kurdistan.
                           This war must end!

              Date: June 17, 1995            Time: 10:00 AM

The demonstration will begin at three locations in Bonn:
Josephohe, Sudfriedhof, and Schlacthof, and they will join
together in Hofgarten, where there will be a rally with music,
folklore, and various speakers.

Please distribute and support this call for solidarity! Send a
signed copy of this statement to the Kurdistan Informations-
Zentrum in Cologne, Germany at the following fax number:
+49-221-13-00-424.

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