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• AKP will build 36 new prisons 

  The AKP government's understanding of totalitarian rule can be seen in the investments in building new prisons. The conditions of political prisoners are reminiscent of those witnessed in the notorious Amed prison after the 1980 military coup.
• Turkey's execution list in Europe  

  The Turkish state also created an execution list in Europe, which included the names of dozens of people. The list, which was revealed in the press in mid-2021, included the names of journalists and activists.
• Newroz Ehmed: "The YPJ are a defense force for all women" 

  Newroz Ehmed from the SDF General Command said: “The YPJ are a defense force for all women. No woman should feel alone, we stand by her side.”
• MIT's 'backyard' from Paris massacre to Germany - PART 4 

  France did not initiate any investigations against team members who spied on its territory and attempted assassination in Belgium.
• Turkish assassination teams: Sadat prepares for operations in Europe - PART 3 

  Although SADAT's increasing activities in Europe in recent years have been ignored by both European authorities and major media outlets, even partial information reflected in the media indicates that the danger is big.
• Turkish assassination teams: The policy of criminalisation in Europe encouraged killings - PART 2 

  Assassinations and assassination plans targeting the Kurdish freedom movement were introduced as a new concept in the early 1980s.
• “Öcalan holds the key to peace in the region,” says UNITE director of international Simon Dubbins 

  UNITE director of international Simon Dubbins said that “Öcalan holds the key to peace in the region.”
• Turkish assassination teams from Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa to MIT and SADAT - Part One 

  The case regarding the assassination attempt against KONGRA-GEL co-chair Remzi Kartal and KCK Executive Council member Zübeyir Aydar continues in Belgium. All eyes are once again turned to the Turkish state's "operation network" in Europe.
• Two guerrillas trying to stop an armoured vehicle with bare hands… 

  To stop the advance of the armoured vehicles, the two guerrillas shielded their bodies. They used their hands to try to stop the armoured vehicle. Their names were Çekdar Sinan and Orhan Baran.
• On what excuses did the EU put the PKK on the list? 

  After the European Court of Justice decided that the reasons advanced for keeping the PKK on the "Terrorist Organizations" list were insufficient, the European Union found the solution in the lists of the United States and the United Kingdom.
• PKK TEV-ÇAND Committee commemorates member Bawer Botan  

  PKK TEV-ÇAND Committee commemorated its member, Bawer Botan (Ehmed Tahir), who died while receiving treatment in Rojava on 5 November 2021, with "respect and gratitude".
• Lawyers present 2021 Assessment Report on Imrali 

  The Asrin Law Office has presented an annual report on the situation in the Imrali prison today. Abdullah Öcalan and three other political prisoners are being held hostage in the prison, and have been in total isolation again for almost a year.
• Noam Chomsky speaks about the Kurdish question today 

  Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author, just turned 93 years old. In this interview he spoke about the Kurdish Question today.
• Kobanê, the film of a victory 

  The film of the Kobanê resistance will be ready in 6 months. Like happened in the Kobanê resistance, filmmakers and people from four parts of Kurdistan took part in the shooting of the film.
• PKK Central Committee member Şerik calls for wider internationalization of fight against isolation 

  PKK Central Committee member Cemal Şerik called for a bigger internationalization of the fight against isolation in Imrali. The fight against isolation is also a fight against capitalist modernity and fascism.
• Guerrillas release song in memory of the martyrs of Zendura 

  A clip has been released in memory of the guerrillas who resisted for days against the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state in Zendura in June 2021.
• International Peace Delegation to Imrali releases new report 

  Every year since his incarceration, a peace delegation has visited Turkey to demand access to Öcalan on the island prison of Imrali. The delegation has just completed its two-day virtual fact-finding mission and released its findings.
• Erbane drum, the voice of women 

  Jiyan Tekçe says that women are the voice of women in the ancient Mesopotamian lands and that the erbane drum is a woman's rebellion against patriarchal society and a cry for peace.
• Dr. Amber Huff: The isolation of Öcalan should end immediately 

  Dr. Amber Huff said that the isolation of Öcalan should end immediately.
• Öcalan's lawyer Bilmez: We are witnessing the worst stage of isolation 

  Ibrahim Bilmez, one of the lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, pointed out that they have not been able to receive any news about their client since March 2021 and emphasized that the worst stage of the isolation has been implemented.
• Kongra Star publishes booklet on International Conspiracy which led to Öcalan abduction 

  On 15 February 1999, Abdullah Öcalan was arrested as part of an international conspiracy. This conspiracy is still active and has taken various forms, wrote Kongra Star.
• The International Conspiracy in Abdullah Öcalan's words 

  Abdullah Öcalan writes widely in The PKK and the Kurdish Question in the 21st Century about his decision to come to Europe and about the international conspiracy which led to his capture in Kenya on 15 February 1999.
• Besê Hozat: Youth must focus on smashing fascism 

  The Co-Chair of the KCK Executive Council, Besê Hozat, calls on the youth to expand their struggle against the regime in Turkey in order to also strike a blow against the international plot against Abdullah Öcalan.
• Prof Michael Gunter talks about his memories of Abdullah Öcalan 

  Prof Michael Gunter talked about his memories of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Ban on Kurdish street musicians in Istanbul is part of genocidal policies against Kurds 

  Any musical group is allowed to perform its songs in Taksim, the very heart of Istanbul in Turkey, no matter what language it is. However, in the city where millions of Kurds live, Kurdish musical groups are banned!