LONDON, Press Release, — On Friday 11 March 2011 there will be a protest in front of the Syrian Embassy, 8 Belgrave Square, Belgravia, London SW1X 8PH to mark the seventh anniversary of the uprising of March 12 2004, which erupted from the city of Qamishli in Western Kurdistan.
The protest is held in memory of the martyrs; to condemn the massacres and chauvinist racist policies that are practiced against the Kurdish people in Syria that dispossess and deprive Kurds of the most basic human, social and political rights through: the implementation of discriminatory and chauvinistic projects that are designed to ethnically cleanse the area of Kurds; the creation of the Arab belt; the arbitrary arrests of all sectors of the Kurdish community professionals and lay people, and defenders of human rights and democracy, that paralyse the economy; the policy of starvation; displacement of Kurds from their historic homelands; the killing of Kurdish conscripts.
The demonstration will bring together members of the Kurdish and Arab Syrian community, members of the Kurdish Political Parties and the Syrian Opposition in protest against the practices of the Ba’athist dictatorship of Syria. There will be representatives of social, political, and religious sectors of our community to promote a democratic civilization that respects all logos and banners, condemning the policy of Syrian dictatorship.
This protest is a day before Saturday 12 March 2011 which is the actual anniversary of the uprising in western Kurdistan, because the Embassy will be closed on Saturday.
Participators will also join together in support of demonstrators who are working for a new Middle East, to promote positive change. The Arab world has been rocked by the collapse one-by-one of dictatorships as people become bold in their rejection of the corrupt totalitarian systems, be they based on a republic, a monarchy or religious authority. People now have the ability to break the barrier of fear, and have begun to successfully destroy the idols of dictatorships and to stand up to the criminal acts that these tyrants are using to try to remain in power. These are actions of the last authoritarian regimes in the process of collapse.
All people are invited to take part, and the active participation in the protest is welcomed. Preparatory Committee for the Protest says that your support and appreciation for the growing revolution in our region which will expose the practices and behaviour of the Syrian regime. After the protest, we hope you will accompany us to take a message to the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron at 10 Downing Street. The message will call for an end to the discrimination and persecution perpetrated against the Kurdish people by the Syrian regime.
The demonstration will take place on Friday 11 March 2011, 2-4pm and will then continue until 5pm at 10, Downing Street.
For further inquiries please contact the Preparatory Committee for the Protest on the following numbers: 07922730482-07882153289 – 07882712160-07586740926