Hundreds gather at Trafalgar Square protest calling to #StopWaronKurds in Turkey

Amy Ashenden9 March 2016

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Trafalgar Square today to call for an end to what they say is violence against Kurds by the Turkish state.

The demonstration, organised by activist group Stop War on Kurds, began outside the BBC headquarters at 12pm on Sunday.

Protesters then marched to Trafalgar Square, some releasing smoke bombs en route, where speeches were made condemning the Turkish military campaign in the south east of Turkey.

Green Party leader Natalie Bennett joined the crowd and called for better treatment of Kurdish people in Turkey.

Many more took to Twitter to show their solidarity with hashtag #StopWaronKurds.

The protest was in response to Turkish military action in the south eastern area of the country, where the population is predominantly Kurdish.

The demonstration follows an incident earlier this year when pro-Kurdish supporters stormed Conservative campaign headquarters in Westminster.

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