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• Karasu: The government is narrowing the space for democracy and suppressing the opposition 

  Mustafa Karasu said that in Turkey "there is a direct attack against democratic values, democratic mechanisms, and democratic mentality."
• Ceasefire processes and their outcomes – VIII 

  The PKK’s ceasefires did not result in lasting peace, as negotiation efforts were repeatedly undermined.
• Karasu: We are concerned about what the real aims of the AKP-MHP government are  

  Mustafa Karasu expressed concerns because after Öcalan's call the Turkish government took no steps.
• Karasu: All the guerrilla fighters and the whole people have become heroes in 50 years of struggle 

  Mustafa Karasu of the KCK remembers those who fell in the month of March with gratitude and respect, stating that the PKK is the continuation of the struggle of the martyrs who gave their lives for a free Kurdistan.
• Fuat Kav: A faction within the state does not want a solution 

  Fuat Kav said that the peace process is being obstructed by forces within the state and that no meaningful progress can be made unless Abdullah Öcalan’s conditions are addressed.
• KCK and the democratic nation – VII 

  The birth that had taken place in the mind now needed to manifest physically. The KCK and the democratic nation would become the name of this embodiment.
• Avesta: The Yazidis should live as they want to live, and their rights must be recognized 

  Sozdar Avesta said that "the Iraqi state should immediately release the YBS fighters and apologize to the Yazidi people."
• A period of transformation in the PKK – VI 

  The PKK embraced transformation as a core principle and, through major changes in the 2000s, succeeded in defending itself against plans of genocide.
• Avesta: The doors of Imrali must now be opened 

  Sozdar Avesta said that what they "know for sure" is that "there has been no change in Abdullah Öcalan’s conditions. The doors of Imrali remain locked."
• The Imrali process and resistance – V 

  Imrali has come to symbolize a system of absolute isolation and torture imposed under the law of the enemy.
• A new government has been formed in Damascus and it's all but inclusive 

  A new government has been formed in Damascus under the leadership of Ahmet al-Sharaa. Syrian intellectuals and forces that want democracy should organize quickly, argues Zeki Bedran.
• The international conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan – IV 

  The international conspiracy, which aimed to prevent the launch of a new negotiation process, was reactivated through the operation to expel Abdullah Öcalan from Syria.
• NATO’s Gladio stood with the Turkish state - III 

  The conflict was essentially between the PKK and the NATO, not just the Turkish state.
• Towards the reality of a fighting people – II 

  The PKK emerged through a difficult and painful process, and over time, its struggle was transformed into the reality of a fighting people, a revolutionary people's war.
• Sabri Ok: Turkish society has historically not really experienced a process of democratization 

  Sabri Ok said that "the Turkish state has economic, political, internal, and external problems," and that "Turkish society has historically not really experienced a process of democratization."
• The emergence of the PKK in the 1970s – I 

  In the fragmented revolutionary landscape of the 1970s, the PKK was the only movement that managed to move beyond isolated group actions and ignite a true revolutionary breakthrough.
• Sabri Ok: Everyone should put pressure on the Turkish state to force it to take steps  

  Sabri Ok said: "Our people and all democratic forces must exert pressure with their struggle to force the Turkish state to take steps."
• Austrian politicians: The Turkish government must take steps toward peace 

  Austrian politicians called for Abdullah Öcalan’s release and urged Turkey to pursue a peaceful resolution to the Kurdish issue.
• Turkish state continues to target civilians in North and East Syria 

  Turkish attacks on North and East Syria over a three-month period resulted in the deaths of 229 civilians and injuries to 311 others.
• No safe return is possible without an end to the occupation 

  Since 2016, the Turkish state has occupied Syrian cities and continues its inhumane practices in the occupied areas. The people whose lands are invaded want the occupation to end and the criminals to be held accountable.
• Osman: Terrorism rhetoric no longer hides the Kurdish issue 

  Muhsin Osman, former member of the Parliament of Iraq, said Turkey can no longer cover up the Kurdish issue with terrorism rhetoric.
• Besê Hozat: Fascism and oppression in Kurdistan have spread all over Turkey 

  Besê Hozat said that "There can be no democracy and peace in Kurdistan while there is oppression and fascism in Turkey as well, and no process of peace and democratic society can develop like this."
• 'Without Öcalan, the PKK congress cannot convene, make decisions, dissolve itself, or lay down arms' 

  "The basic necessity for the PKK to lay down its arms is the ensuring of the conditions of democratic politics and the legal means. Without this, the PKK cannot lay down its arms or dissolve itself," said Besê Hozat of the KCK.
• Journalist Sönmez: Focus must be placed on social peace 

  Journalist and writer Berrin Sönmez emphasized the need to establish a legal framework centered on social peace and to take concrete steps in that direction.
• Uçar: The state must take confidence-building steps 

  DBP co-chair Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar called on the state to act responsibly and take immediate, confidence-building steps following Abdullah Öcalan’s call.