Thousands protest in Zurich for Kurds in Syria

Several thousand people took to the streets in Zurich on Saturday to oppose the advance of Syrian government forces into Kurdish regions. They called for an end to attacks on the autonomous administration of north and east Syria known as Rojava in Kurdish. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On site on Helvetiaplatz, the Zurich City Police issued a spontaneous permit to move on a specified route from District 4 to District 1 and back to District 4, as they announced in the evening. According to police, shortly after 2:30pm, the participants of the rally set off from Helvetiaplatz via Stauffacherstrasse along the agreed route via Sihlporte to Bahnhofstrasse and Bärengasse and then back to Helvetiaplatz via Talacker and Sihlporte. The demonstration broke up around 6pm. Firecrackers and property damage Firecrackers and fireworks were set off repeatedly and speeches were made along the way. There was also damage to property due to graffiti sprayers. The ...