Some members of Kurdish community attend a meeting on Afrin held in NSW Parliament

Some members of Kurdish community in NSW Parliament

Source: Ismet Tashtan

We spoke to Ismet Tashtan from Democratic Kurdish Community Centre who attended a public meeting in NSW parliament in an effort to attract attention to the situation in Afrin with comments from Jamie Parker Greens MP, Member for Balmain. Turkey began bombing Afrin on January 20, the meeting called for action from the Australian government and the international community to pressure Turkey to halt its military operation on the Kurdish region of Syria.



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