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• Remembering the victims of the “death basements of Cizre” 

  Six years ago, at least 177 people were burnt alive or shot dead in the "death basements of Cizre" by Turkish military forces. There has still been no end to the impunity of the perpetrators of this war crime.
• Turkish forces torture arrested Afrin residents to make them spies 

  Fatma Şabo, a member of the Asayish (security) forces, who was taken prisoner in Mabata during the Resistance of the Age, said that the Turkish forces torture Afrin residents in prisons to make them spies.
• Resurrecting terror in the AANES: Turkey’s ISIS prison riot in Hesekê 

  ISIS militants backed by Erdoğan’s regime in Turkey launched an attack on the Sina’a Prison on January 20th, the declaration anniversary of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
• PKK holds annual meeting: "A year of the greatest struggle and victory is ahead" 

  The PKK Central Committee released a statement after its annual general meeting in which it reported a renewal of work and struggle and the adaptation of the form of organisation and leadership "to the new era".
• A spirit devoted to freedom: Viyan Soran 

  On 1 February 2006, YJA Star commander Viyan Soran set her body on fire to protest the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the inhumane practices in Imrali.
• Guerrilla commander Brûsk Amed: It is our duty to carry on the legacy of Sara, Rojbîn and Ronahî 

  The guerrilla commander Brûsk Amed came from Paris and fell in North Kurdistan in 2020. A year before his death, he wrote about the Kurdish women revolutionaries murdered in Paris: "It is our duty to carry on the legacy of Sara, Rojbîn and Ronahî."
• Hesekê attack was an unexpected move, but was frustrated 

  The attack launched against Hesekê’s Sinaa Prison by means of ISIS gangs was part of a larger plan to eliminate the Autonomous Administration, however, it was frustrated.
• Journalist Emily Apple: Release Öcalan and delist the PKK 

  Journalist Emily Apple said that it is time to "release Öcalan and delist the PKK."
• Facts about the ISIS prison attack in Hesekê 

  The prison attack carried out by ISIS in coordination with the Turkish state is the latest sign of ISIS' resurgence. Questions like “Is ISIS back?” and “Was there an intelligence and security weakness” remain to be answered among many others.
• Seven years ago, the liberation of Kobane 

  Seven years have passed since the liberation of Kobanê. The strategic battle of Kobanê took place between 15 September 2014 and 26-27 January 2015, when it was liberated.
• Maxmur Camp will eliminate a new wave of attacks 

  The residents of the Maxmur camp will frustrate the attacks through their resistance and struggle just as they have already eliminated the plans and plots pursued against them for the last 28 years.
• Initial findings point to Turkish and Syrian involvement in ISIS prison attack in Hesekê 

  According to initial findings, Turkish and Syrian intelligence services were involved in the ISIS prison attack in Hesekê.
• SDF: 'In order to end ISIS, the source that feeds it must be dried up' 

  SDF Press Officer Ferhad Şami said that the Turkish state provided the greatest support to ISIS mercenaries attacking Hesekê and added that "in order for ISIS to end, first of all, the sources that feed it must be dried up."
• Temel: It's time to organize democracy alliance 

  Deputy co-chair of the HDP Tayip Temel pointed out people are not bound to choose between two evils and emphasized the importance of a Third Way.
• 1500 martyrs, 72 jets, 58 days of resistance… 

  In the Resistance of the Age, the people of Afrin resisted NATO's most fascist and technologically-advanced army for 58 days, yielding about 1500 martyrs among citizens and military forces.
• Dr. Thomas Phillips : The only solution to Turkey's problems passes through Imrali island 

  Dr. Thomas Phillips said that "the only solution to Turkey's problems passes through Imrali island"
• EU-Turkey relations: from “candidacy” to “partnership” 

  Muhammed Kaya examines the transformation of EU-Turkey relations by looking at the annual Progress Reports.
• Girê Sor: A Temple of Resistance - V 

  Three of the ten guerrillas trapped in the Girê Sor war tunnels were able to escape: "We were unable to tell about them. This is what causes us pain. Our burden has grown greater. We have a responsibility to keep them alive."
• Nilüfer Koç speaks about Kurdish Freedom Movement and Self-Determination 

  Dr. Jeff Miley of Peace in Kurdistan talked to Nilüfer Koç, spokesperson for the Commission on Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan National Congress, about the Kurdish struggle for self-determination.
• Girê Sor: A Temple of Resistance - IV 

  Yes, they were nine, but the their will and resolve achieved everything. It frightened the enemy as well. They were located away from the main gate. The enemy's attacks and the guerrilla's resistance lasted until September 3rd.
• Girê Sor: A Temple of Resistance - III 

  Baz was the first martyr in Girê Sor, which of course had an influence on his companions, but also instilled in all of them a sense of vengeance. Everyone understood that Baz was not the first or the last martyr.
• Girê Sor: A Temple of Resistance - II 

  The resistance was led by Botan, Serhildan, and Zinarîn. The Girê Sor resistance temple became a fortress due to their resolve, Apoist attitude, and comradeship.
• Girê Sor: A Temple of Resistance - I 

  Girê Sor was one of the resistance areas in Zap, Metîna and Avaşîn where the Turkish army launched an invasion attack at night on April 23 in 2021. Girê Sor was as much a spiritual temple as it was a battle ground.
• Kalkan: The guerrilla resistance in 2021 represents a high point of our revolutionary life  

  "The guerrilla resistance in 2021 represents a high point of our revolutionary life so far," said Duran Kalkan (PKK).
• Sur old neighbourhood relations and cultural interactions targeted 

  Architect Selma Aslan said that Sur is intended to be transformed into a place where old neighbourhood relations and cultural interactions will no longer exist, with new structures resembling a prison, by ignoring the principle of urbanism.