The city of Glasgow witnessed large-scale protests and a massive public gathering in solidarity with teachers on hunger strike in the Kurdistan Region. These teachers continue their sit-in, protesting against the oppressive policies and negligence of the authorities. The protests come amid growing public anger over unpaid salaries and the lack of fair solutions from the government, forcing many teachers and employees to resort to a hunger strike as a last means of pressure to obtain their rightful demands.
The demonstrators in Glasgow expressed their full solidarity with the sit-in participants in Sulaymaniyah, emphasizing that standing with them is not only about supporting their cause but also about defending justice and human rights in the face of oppression and authoritarianism. Protesters carried banners and chanted slogans condemning the authorities’ neglect of teachers’ demands, while also calling on the international community to intervene and pressure the regional government to resolve this humanitarian crisis.
These protests reflect the growing public outrage, not only within Kurdistan but also internationally, putting officials under real pressure to either act and respond to the strikers’ demands or face further protests and global scrutiny.
If this situation continues without concrete solutions, it may lead to further escalation, especially as the health conditions of the hunger strikers deteriorate. This calls for urgent action before a humanitarian catastrophe unfolds. The authorities must realize that ignoring the voices of the oppressed will only increase public resentment, and the time has come to end negligence and marginalization by finding fair solutions that guarantee the rights of all citizens.
U.S. GHR 