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Jane McLeod

SNP MP to speak at protest in day of action for Kurds under attack

SNP MP Tommy Sheppard at a Yes protest. Photo: Gordon Terris

MP Tommy Sheppard is set to speak at a protest in Edinburgh on Saturday as part as a global day of action in support of Kurds under attack in Iraq and Syria.

The Scottish demonstration, called by Edinburgh Kurdish Community and Scottish Solidarity with Kurdistan, will gather outside the Scottish Parliament from 11 am, to march off at 11.30am for a rally by the Wellington Statue opposite Waverley Station.

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