Be a Part of Peace Effort; Urge Italian Gov. to Recognize and Suppor

[ozgurluk at xs4all.nl]

November 15, 1998

Dear Friends of Apo Network (FAN),

As some of you may know, since November 12, 1998, the Kurdish leader
Abdullah Ocalan, also known as Apo, is in custody in Rome, Italy.  He
has asked the Italian authorities to grant him political asylum as a
Kurdish leader.  As of this writing, his status has not been
determined.  Since Saturday, November 14, 1998, Apo himself has gone
on a hunger strike to protest his detention.  He has also urged the
German government to recognize the political reality of the Kurds
both in Germany and in Turkey and lend its voice to the cause of
peace.

Below you will find the fax numbers for a number of Italian
government officials.  We are urging you to write letters of support
for Apo=B9s request for political asylum.  In the words of a European
parliamentarian,B3... the rivers of blood and the sacrifices of
generations of Kurds ...=B2, must come to an end and Europe must put
its weight behind peaceful overtures of Apo for reconciliation
between the Turks and the Kurds.

We look forward to a speedy action on your part.  As always, we thank
you for your interest in the Kurds.

Sincerely yours,



Kani Xulam
On behalf of Friends of Apo Network (FAN)

Massimo D=B9Alema
Prime Minister of Italy
Fax: 011.39.06.678.4121

Rosa Russo Iervolino
Minister of Interior
Fax: 011.39.06.465.49.534

Lamberto Dini
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Fax: 011.39.06.369.12.015

Oliviero Diliberto
Minister of Justice
Fax: 011.39.06.688.97.778


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For Peace to come to the Middle East, all nations of the region must
enjoy the right of self-determination, not just the powerful.
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