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• Mama Serhildan 

  Serhildan was a student when ISIS attacked Kobanê in 2014. She first joined the battle, fought, was injured and worked in the orphanage "Alan's Rainbow" after the victory in the city. The children call her "Mama" and even now she keeps her weapon handy.
• Ilisu Dam Reservoir waters reach Hasankeyf town 

  The filling of the controversial Ilisu Dam continues despite the ongoing strong critic and protests by the affected communities along the Tigris River and civil society organizations from all over Turkey.
• Internationalist march: Another dimension of self-defense 

  The Long March will take place from 9 to 15 February. The slogan this year is "Freedom for Öcalan - shoulder to shoulder against fascism".
• PJAK’s Herekol: Sara is the pioneer of the women's revolution 

  "The level that the Kurdish women's movement has reached today is the result of Sara's resistance. She is the pioneer of the women's revolution", Avesta Herekol of PJAK said on the seventh anniversary of the murder of Sakine Cansız.
• Dublin and London present new draft Stormont talks agreement 

  The text, called ‘New Decade New Approach’, contains significant financial incentives for the Six County economy as well as the main political parties.
• Kurds, Women and Revolutionaries: Sakine, Fidan, Leyla 

  This is a murder which concerns the very democratic and justice values professed by Europe.
• PKK: From the murders in Paris to the war in the Middle East 

  On the anniversary of the killings in Paris, PKK draws a parallel to the current political developments in the Middle East and calls for focusing the struggle on smashing the AKP/MHP fascism.
• Zapatistas celebrate 26th anniversary of their uprising 

  The EZLN leader pointed out that the Mexican government challenges them with the project on Indigenous territories, and warned that the movement will defend the land "until death if necessary."
• Last day to say No to Canal Istanbul 

  Today is the last day to file objections to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of Canal Istanbul project.
• From the free mountains of Kurdistan to the southeast of Mexico 

  ​​​​​​​“It is time for a new alliance. Against their capitalist modernity, a new culture of diplomacy, an International of hope, which makes a democratic age, a democratic modernity possible.”
• KCK’s Bayik: It is not about a state, it is about freedom 

  “In the past, nobody defended the Kurdish people. Nobody knew the Kurds, nobody saw their struggle, there was no support. Through their resistance they are now present in the world. They have become a hope.”
• "Rojava is art of resistance" 

  Worldwide solidarity with the people of Rojava and their resistance against the brutal offensive of the Turkish state and allied mercenaries seeking to invade the region.
• KCK’s Cemil Bayik: Mankind is on a quest 

  "The system of capitalist modernity is all about power. In this chaos, the socialist movements must offer an alternative. Mankind is currently in a search," KCK executive Cemil Bayik said in a TV interview.
• Bougainville: Birth of a new country? 

  The results of the referendum held, during 15 days, in the autonomous region of Bougainville, a region of Papua New Guinea, leave no doubt: with a participation of 87%, 98,3% of the people expressed their preference for independence.
• Stories of Roboski victims 

  The pain is still fresh in Roboski and the smiles are still partial. The walls with photographs of the deceased are decorated as if to complete the lives that are lacking.
• Roboski: "The state became a bomb and rained on us from the air” 

  Perpetrators of the Roboski Massacre are yet to be brought to justice as eight years have passed since 34 Kurdish civilians, of whom 19 were children, were bombed by Turkish warplanes on 28 December 2011.
• Roboski Massacre: Eight years demanding justice 

  On 28 December 2011, 34 people, including nineteen under 18, died as a result of Turkish warplanes bombardment. Eight years on families are still demanding justice and the truth.
• Kanal Istanbul, or the ecocide project 

  President Erdoğan was challenged by Istanbul mayor Imamoğlu on what he called "my dream", Kanal Istanbul. The HDP has always rejected the project as a "destruction project".
• SDF Commander Akif Hesekê: We will end the invasion 

  SDF commander Akif Hesekê talks to ANF about the Turkish occupation plans and the prospects of the resistance in northeast Syria and Rojava.
• Women call for solidarity with Rojava: One World, One Fight 

  "Today, as people struggle against repressive rule in their own countries, they understand what the Kurdish movement long taught: that resistance is life. This international solidarity gives all our struggles hope."
• Intellectuals, academics and writers speak out for Rojava 

  Numerous intellectuals, writers and human rights defenders spoke to the ANF underlining that the invasion of Rojava carried out by the Turkish state is a violation of international law and warned against the danger of genocide.
• ISIS members with the badges of FSA and the SNA 

  ISIS members participated in the occupation of Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî under the Turkish flag and in the uniform of the so-called Syrian National Army (SNA). Meanwhile, they no longer consider it necessary to hide their identity.
• Call for the internationalist long march for Öcalan in Europe 

  ​​​​​​​Call for the long march "Freedom for Öcalan - shoulder to shoulder against fascism" to Strasbourg from 9 to 15 February 2020.
• Turkish state prepares for annexation of occupied territories 

  As with the annexation of Hatay, Turkey is preparing to annex the territories it has occupied in northern Syria. To this end, Turkish officials are appointed as councillors and subordinate administrative bodies in invaded areas.
• Turkey uses Turkmen ISIS members 

  The Turkish state has brought Turkmen ISIS members and their families from refugee camps in Azaz and Idlib to Turkey and released them.