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• PKK successfully held its 12th Congress  

  The PKK’s 12th Congress was successfully held in the Medya Defense Zones between 5 and 7 May. Detailed information and documents concerning the results and decisions of the 12th Congress will be shared with the public in the near future, the PKK said.
• ISIS pursues a bloody return 

  While ISIS is organizing itself through cells in northern and eastern Syria, the HTS administration in Damascus has opened the door to ISIS terrorist attacks.
• The execution of Syrian and Lebanese intellectuals: an Ottoman tragedy 

  The Ottoman Empire executed 21 Syrian and Lebanese intellectuals in 1916, sparking Arab nationalism and leading to the observance of Martyrs’ Day.
• Sırrı Süreyya Önder’s comrades: We will carry on his struggle 

  Thousands bid farewell to Sırrı Süreyya Önder as his comrades vowed to continue his struggle and uphold his commitment to peace.
• The Moses of peace: Sırrı Süreyya Önder 

  Now is the time for the hope of peace to prevail. Honoring Sırrı Süreyya Önder means dedicating every effort to achieving peace.
• Serhat Eren: Kurdish Unity Conference embodied Öcalan’s call 

  Serhat Eren said the 'Kurdish National Unity and Common Stance' Conference in Rojava embodied Abdullah Öcalan’s call and would pave the way for the Kurdistan National Congress.
• Turkey responds with hostility to the Kurdish Unity Conference 

  The rulers of Turkey say, on one hand, "Let Kurds and Turks be brothers, let the PKK lay down arms," while on the other hand they continue to say, "Let the Kurds suffer."
• S. Süreyya Önder became the language, memory, and conscience of Turkey’s politics and Kurdish people 

  Sırrı Süreyya Önder went down in history as one of the most important politicians capable of acting as a mediator in peace and dialogue processes. His role in the İmralı Delegation became a symbol of the period when Turkey came closest to peace.
• Koç: Anti-Kurdish policy in foreign affairs remains unchanged 

  Nilüfer Koç stated that an anti-Kurdish stance still dominates Turkish foreign policy.
• Kurds are suffering under HTS 

  Turkey supports HTS and seeks to crush the Kurds through armed groups. Is HTS better than the Kurds? Is it more representative of the peoples of Turkey?
• Karasu: President Öcalan should participate actively and effectively in the PKK congress 

  Mustafa Karasu said that Öcalan should participate actively and effectively in the PKK congress.
• Makarenko: Öcalan never stopped thinking and working 

  Kurdologist Vadim Makarenko said that despite having been imprisoned for over 25 years, Abdullah Öcalan continued to reflect on the Kurdish issue and the Middle East.
• Karasu: The initiated process is crucial because it concerns the future of Turkey 

  Mustafa Karasu said that "the initiated process is crucial because it concerns the future of Turkey",
• Makarenko: Many, including Israel, have interest in stirring up inter-state conflicts in Middle East 

  Kurdologist Vadim Makarenko spoke about the latest developments in the Middle East.
• Gençay Gürsoy: The state has yet to take any steps toward a solution 

  Prof. Gençay Gürsoy stated the DEM Party’s ties with the opposition are positive, but the Turkish state has not taken any steps toward a solution.
• PKK: We expect leader Abdullah Öcalan to be in a position to lead the party congress 

  In its 1 May statement, the PKK said: "We expect leader Abdullah Öcalan to be in a position to lead the party congress".
• Gülcan Sayyiğit: Rojava conference will impact all of Kurdistan 

  Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit stated that the Kurdish people cannot lose another century and said the Rojava conference will influence all of Kurdistan.
• Kaya: Progress in the peace process requires legal and institutional reforms 

  The co-chair of the Human and Freedom Party, Ahmet Kaya, said that legal arrangements enabling Abdullah Öcalan to lead the process and open communication channels are essential for progress.
• Dr. Nelly Jazra: Kurdish women are transforming society, not just fighting 

  Dr. Nelly Jazra explained that the Kurdish women’s movement goes beyond armed struggle by confronting gender norms and transforming society.
• Professor Önder: Nation-state structure has eroded friendship among peoples 

  Professor Dr. Izzettin Önder stated that the new process can only produce positive results if essential conditions are met, adding that the nation-state system has played a key role in dividing peoples.
• The past and present of Druze and Alawites in Syria - Part Two 

  The Nusayris adhere to the Twelver branch of Shia Islam.
• The past and present of Druze and Alawites in Syria - Part One 

  Communities such as the Kurds, Alawites, Druze, Ismailis, and Christians must organize to protect their existence and secure their rights under a new constitution.
• Eren Keskin: Sexual torture is a long-standing state policy 

  Eren Keskin said that sexual torture is a state policy and spreads also due to the silence of the opposition.
• Kalkan: Öcalan's call shows the path for the democratization of Turkey based on Kurdish freedom 

  Duran Kalkan said that "if Turkey does not solve the Kurdish question and democratize itself, it will either fight against Israel, come into conflict with the forces behind it, or surrender to them altogether."
• Silent witnesses to the Syriac genocide 

  After more than a century, the traces of the Syriac genocide have once again come to light with the remains of bones uncovered in the village of Arbo in Nusaybin. The skulls and bones are like silent witnesses to the genocide.