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• 'Humanity and freedom will prevail’ 

  Abdullah Öcalan’s assessment that “Humanity and freedom will prevail” continues to be the hope for the present and the future.
• Italian Judge Gallo: The international community must end the silence and Turkey's impunity 

  Stating that Turkey continues to commit war crimes against humanity in Rojava with impunity, Italian Judge Domenico Gallo said, “Erdoğan is directly responsible for these crimes. The international community must end the silence and impunity.”
• Lawyer Beauthier: International community turns a blind eye to Turkish drone strikes 

  Lawyer Beauthier criticized the European Court of Human Rights’ ruling that domestic legal remedies in Iraq must be exhausted, and said: "This process takes years, whereas we are talking about an urgent situation."
• Reading the process correctly 

  The new process that is being developed is a more widespread, richer method-involving, more massive struggle process than the old, argues Selahattin Erdem.
• Lawyer Fermon: Turkish State’s top officials responsible for war crimes in Rojava 

  Lawyer Jan Fermon said that the Turkish state has committed three types of international crimes and added that responsibility lies at the highest levels of the state.
• Memo: The Kurdish people have chosen Öcalan as their guide  

  Abdilhenan Memo said that the Kurdish people have become more aware and have chosen Abdullah Öcalan as their guide.
• Ebdullah: My life changed after I met Öcalan 

  Mehmud Hecî Ebdullah served as a courier for the PKK in 1987, and the deep connection he established with Abdullah Öcalan between 1991 and 1993 shaped his life.
• Hun: Abdullah Öcalan's ideas have become a source of hope worldwide 

  DEM Party MP Yılmaz Hun said that the international conspiracy failed, and Abdullah Öcalan's ideas have become a source of hope worldwide.
• Asrın Law Office: Abdullah Öcalan's physical freedom must be ensured  

  Asrın Law Office emphasized that the abolition of the Imrali isolation system is the prerequisite for a democratic resolution of the Kurdish question.
• 15 February 1999: The abduction of Abdullah Öcalan 

  On 15 February 1999, Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan was captured in Kenya by Turkish special agents acting in connection with the CIA and Mossad, while en route from the Greek embassy to Nairobi airport.
• Lawyer Pasha: Fundamental rights have been violated in Imrali by 26 years of isolation 

  Abdullah Öcalan continues to be kept in isolation in Imrali Island Prison. On its 26th anniversary, lawyer Aynur Paşa, spoke to ANF about the purpose of the international conspiracy, the ongoing isolation, and the obstruction of family and lawyer visits.
• Nedim Seven calls for participation in rally in Strasbourg on 15 February 

  PKK Central Committee Member Nedim Seven said: "Our freedom struggle will reach its conclusion with the physical freedom of Leader Öcalan."
• Nedim Seven: All calls by Abdullah Öcalan are decisive for us 

  PKK Central Committee Member Nedim Seven said that the PKK influences the politics of Kurdistan, the Middle East, and the world today, and added: "Therefore, all the calls and statements by Abdullah Öcalan are decisive for us."
• Rojava’s women: Resisting oppression, fighting for freedom 

  Hatice Kavran, an activist from the Democratic Islam Congress, said that jihadist groups supported by Turkey systematically target Kurdish women.
• Permanent People's Tribunal: The Turkish state is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity 

  In its preliminary statement before the verdict, the Permanent People's Tribunal said that the Turkish state was systematically committing war crimes and crimes against humanity with the aim of genocide.
• Abdullah Öcalan’s isolation may be coming to an end 

  Öcalan remains key to a general peace and resolution process. He has recently declared his readiness for a peace process — under appropriate conditions. His freedom is an absolute necessity and would be a historic step.
• Imrek: Government’s action are evidence of its attempt to suppress opposition 

  Ender Imrek from the DEM Party, said that the recent developments should be understood as a full-scale attack by the government on the opposition. He emphasized that the opposition must break free from the shadow of the past and take action.
• Permanent People's Tribunal on Rojava opens today in Brussels 

  The session of the Permanent People's Tribunal on Rojava will open today in Brussels.
• Resistance against Turkish occupation attempts in Rojava continues 

  The resistance unfolding around Tishrin Dam, Qereqozax, and Manbij is not just a military defense; it is a manifestation of the revolutionary will of the Kurdish people.
• Meeting of ISIS emirs held in Ankara 

  A meeting of ISIS commanders, mostly Iraqi, was held in Ankara. A decision was made to attack the Syrian Desert (Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor and Hesekê).
• Gulistan Gulo: New Syrian governance model must ensure equal representation 

  Gulistan Gulo from the Kongra Star Coordination said: "The protection of women's rights and 50% representation in Syria's new constitution is very important for us."
• Peoples’ Platform Europe to meet in Vienna 

  Progressive, left, socialist and ecology activists from across Europe will gather in Vienna on 14-16 February for a major conference, "Peoples' Platform Europe", aimed at strengthening grassroots organising.
• Hozat: Women are the leading force in change, transformation, and democratization 

  Besê Hozat said that "no solution, no work, and no struggle can be successful without women being active and the subject of the process."
• Hozat: Öcalan seeks a democratic solution to the Kurdish question and the democratization of Turkey 

  Besê Hozat said that Öcalan "is working in Imrali for a democratic solution to the Kurdish question and the democratization of Turkey. If this process develops, if the Kurdish question is solved, the issue of weapons will be addressed."
• Besê Hozat: Conditions must be created for Abdullah Öcalan to play his role 

  Besê Hozat said that "in order for Rêber Apo to work freely, share messages, and make calls, the isolation must be lifted immediately."