Manchester's Kurdish Community Protests For Release Of Turkish Political Prisoner & Against Isis.

 Around fifty members of Manchester's Kurdish community gathered in Piccadily Gardens late yesterday afternoon, protesting against the attacks on Kurdistani civilians by Isis. They were also demonstrating their support for Abullah Ocolan and calling for his release.
   Abdullah Ocolan has been held in a Turkish jail for the past five years, after being arrested for protesting against the Isis attacks in Kobane Canton and Rojova in northern Syria.
  Muhsen Haj-Mansoor, 20, a Kurd living in Manchester said "The Turkish goverment need to stop helping Isis, my best friend went to Syria to fight Isis and now he is dead, he was only 21. Do you know Turkey supports Isis?  They give them weapons! People in my community say that Ocolan is the second Mandela."

An image of Abdullah Ocolan can be seen on the flag in this image.

Muhsen Haj-Mansoor, (20).

Manchester Climate Change Protest & Lobby Of Labour Conference. 21/9/2014

   As celebrities such as actress Emma Thompson, musician Peter Gabriel and designer Viviene Westwood joined thousands of protestors in London, over a thousand people marched through Manchester city centre calling on politicians to tackle global warming, protestors also called for the banning of fracking, some showed their support for Palestine. After the protest there was a lobby calling for the saving of the NHS.
   The march was one of 2,000 events taking place around the world ahead of a UN climate summit next week.