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• PKK: Historic judgment and accountability has begun 

  The PKK Executive Committee issued a statement on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Paris Massacre, and said: “Historic judgment and accountability has begun, and it will come to an end successfully.”
• Besê Hozat: AKP-MHP alliance puts pressure on Kurds and Turkish society - PART II 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Chair Besê Hozat said that the Turkish state is unable to achieve its occupation goals in South Kurdistan/North Iraq.
• Tens of thousands in Paris demand France to act for justice 

  Tens of thousands of Kurds and their friends marched through Paris and said: “It is time to enlighten all massacres. Justice reputation in France are at stake. Now is the time: remove the PKK from the list of terrorist organizations."
• Karayılan: France is obliged to expose the real perpetrators of Paris massacres 

  "The French state is obliged to identify the real perpetrators of the Paris massacres. This is the expectation of all people in Kurdistan," said Murat Karayılan of the PKK with regard to two triple murders of Kurds in the heart of France.
• On war: Thoughts and observations from a YPJ female Internationalist - Part I 

  For months, Erdogan has been threatening to launch another ground invasion into northern Syria. European female internationalist Nudem Tolhildan describes the situation during the last few months of low intensity warfare from her perspective.
• Besê Hozat: The Turkish state and Erdoğan should be put on trial - PART I 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Chair Besê Hozat said that the massacre that took place on 23 December in France was carried out by MIT and said that France should enlighten the massacre and put the Turkish state and Erdoğan on trial.
• Ülmez: Today's march will be as our friend Evîn Goyî had planned it 

  The co-chair of the Kurdish umbrella organization in France, Abdullah Ülmez, called for participation in the protest on the anniversary of the first Paris massacre today in Paris.
• Nine months of resistance in the Şehîd Botan war tunnels 

  For four months, the Turkish army has been trying to capture the Şehîd Botan war tunnels through daily bombardments, using chemical weapons and carrying out ground attacks. It failed because he met with the guerrillas’ proud resistance.
• Besê Hozat: An agreement with Kurds would also be in the interest of Damascus 

  Besê Hozat (KCK) commented on the situation in Syria and Russia's role against the background of the rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus.
• 'Diyarbakır Prison No. 5 should be turned into a museum of shame' 

  Hüseyin Barış, Co-Chair from the Amed Branch of the 78s Association and Selma Aslan, Co-Chair from the Amed Chamber of Architects, said that the Diyarbakır Prison No. 5 should be turned into a museum of shame.
• Besê Erzincan: Women's revolutions provide for an alternative free life 

  KJK Coordination member Besê Erzincan said that women's revolutions provide for an alternative free life against the state and power, and added: "Humanity needs women's revolutions."
• Guerrilla struggle and partial withdrawal of the Turkish army 

  2022 was a year of unprecedented resistance in Kurdistan and we are at a crossroads. The guerrillas they thought they could easily destroy have undergone a huge change in their quality.
• Martyr Evîn Goyî devoted 34 years to the struggle 

  Evîn Goyî, who contributed to the development of the free women's line in the Rojava Revolution, fought and devoted her life to the struggle. She also insisted on the free woman line against ISIS brutality.
• Kalkan: Turkish state and AKP-MHP are behind Paris massacre - PART II 

  PKK Executive Committee member Duran Kalkan said the current phase is very critical, "All kinds of things can happen. Even heavier attacks might take place. Coups, conspiracies or massacres may be put on the agenda."
• Kalkan: Need to increase struggle for Öcalan's freedom in coming months - PART I 

  Duran Kalkan spoke about the latest developments in Kurdistan, the Middle East and the world, including the continuing uncertainty regarding the situation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Newroz Ehmed: We will ensure women's freedom through solidarity – PART I 

  A top commander of the SDF, Newroz Ehmed, said that women should develop a level of struggle so that the genocidal system cannot easily target them, stressing that: “We will ensure women's freedom through solidarity.”
• PKK: Paris massacre was planned and carried out by MIT 

  The Executive Committee of the PKK blames the Turkish state and its secret service MIT for the new massacre in Paris, stating that it was an act of revenge for the defeat of the Turkish army in the Zap region.
• Karasu: Isolation is a policy of genocide 

  KCK Executive Council Member Mustafa Karasu evaluated the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and said: "The approach of the Turkish state is to commit genocide against the Kurds."
• SDF Press Spokesman: ISIS is reorganising itself on two levels in Hol Camp 

  Speaking to ANF, SDF Press Spokesman Ferhad Şamî talked about many new details in the fight against the so-called "Islamic State" in north-eastern Syria and the connection with Turkey's attacks.
• Duran Kalkan: Democratic solution possible with Abdullah Öcalan 

  Duran Kalkan spoke about the misleading policy of the CPT with regards to Abdullah Öcalan´s imprisonment, the dangerous attitude of international powers towards the Kurdish question, Öcalan´s willingness to solve the current crisis democratically.
• Duran Kalkan: We are in the most extraordinary period of our struggle history 

  Duran Kalkan, member of the KCK Executive Council, spoke about the latest developments in Kurdistan, the Middle East and the world.
• Ehmed: Defending Rojava means defending humanity 

  Newroz Ehmed from the General Command of the SDF underlines the importance of global resistance against the Turkish attacks and says the SDF and the people are prepared for a ground attack.
• Noam Chomsky: Don't expect criminal states to investigate their own crimes 

  Noam Chomsky said it can't be expected that criminal states investigate their own crimes.
• German Interior Minister visits Ankara amid new Turkish attacks on Rojava and Bashur 

  German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser is visiting Ankara as the Turkish state has recently launched attacks on Rojava and South Kurdistan.
• 85 years ago, the execution of Seyit Riza 

  The 15 November marks the 85th anniversary of the execution of Seyit Riza by the Turkish state.