The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) has underlined the role of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in changing the historical course of Kurdistan and the Middle East by challenging the domination of capitalist powers and oppressive nation-states in the region.
The KCK statement was issued on Saturday on the occasion of the upcoming 45th anniversary of the foundation of the PKK on 27 November 1978.
Describing the PKK as a rebellion against oppression and injustice, the KCK stressed the party’s role in the revival of the Kurdish people and described it as a party “born of struggle and sacrifice”.
In its written statement, the KCK particularly praised the party’s imprisoned founding leader, Abdullah Öcalan, and commended all people around the world who are “resisting in prisons”.
The KCK said that the PKK’s influence goes beyond Kurdistan and affects the whole Middle East. It underlined what the Kurdish people see as an international conspiracy against Öcalan and the PKK and said that despite the continued absolute isolation of Öcalan, the Kurdish movement has thwarted attacks and become the most effective ideological and political force in the region.
The announcement also recognised the PKK’s contribution to the global struggle for freedom, highlighting in particular its role in the emancipation of women.
“Leader Apo developed a free system of life in which women recreate themselves and secure their freedom by developing the paradigm of women’s liberation. Today, with the slogan Jin Jiyan Azadî, this understanding has spread all over the world. Women all over the world are expressing and liberating themselves with this understanding. This is one of the greatest steps towards the realisation of a free life. We believe that knowing the roots of the Jin Jiyan Azadî slogan would be the most meaningful and correct attitude on such a day, which is recognised as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women”.
The KCK affirmed that the PKK has taken root in the collective consciousness of the Kurdish people and has become a force for social and humanitarian progress, concluding by quoting Öcalan’s words, “The PKK is an endless novel, a folk song, a poem, and beautiful.”
