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• Tony Burke: Without Öcalan there is no possibility for securing peace 

  Tony Burke, Assistant General Secretary at Unite and one of the organisers of The Time Has Come Freedom for Öcalan Campaign, said that without Öcalan "there is no possibility of securing peace".
• No heroes out of murderers and genociders 

  Turkey's rulers have never abandoned their racist and anti-human ideologies, and they proudly claim to be waging the most comprehensive and effective war in their history based on this horrible genocide.
• A super budget for war 

  HDP Deputy Sezai Temelli stated that an invisible 100 billion TL is added to the resources given for weapons and security measures, and a large budget is allocated for war.
• Birdal: The law of revenge in prisons 

  IHD Honorary President Akın Birdal, who shared a ward at Ulucanlar prison for six months in 2000 with ill prisoner Halil Güneş who recently died, emphasized that the law of revenge is implemented in prisons.
• 'Erdogan is the spiritual leader of ISIS' 

  Hesen Koçer, Executive Council Co-Chair of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, stated, "Erdogan is ISIS' leader, and ISIS will not be defeated as long as he reigns. Erdogan serves as its spiritual leader."
• Director Altay: We need to reclaim and protect our language 

  Drawing attention to the oppression and attacks against the Kurdish language, culture and art, director Veysi Altay said: "First of all, we need to protect and reclaim our own language and culture."
• The "Innocent" mercenaries 

  Two ANF staff members, Karo Stern and Berjîn Bedel, had the opportunity to speak with German IS mercenaries. Both men are in prison, along with 6000 foreign prisoners in North and East Syria.
• HDP Europe launches campaign "A letter is an unannounced visit"  

  HDP Europe launches a letter campaign in solidarity with Peoples’ Democratic Party's political prisoners in Turkey.
• Meral Çiçek from REPAK talks about the importance of 'Öcalan's Paradigm' 

  The final event of the webinar series 'Öcalan's Paradigm', organised by the Network Women Weaving the Future, will be held on 15 December. Meral Çiçek from REPAK, talked about the themes of the webinar.
• Dr. Michailidis: The Turkish regime is a confiscation regime 

  Stating that the Turkish state is not content with confiscating the property of Turkish and non-Sunni people, it also confiscated their language and culture, said anthropologist Nikos Michailidis.
• Ömer: International forces are not fulfilling their responsibilities 

  Ebdulkerim Ömer, executive officer of the Northern and Eastern Syria Autonomous Administration, said that international forces do not take responsibility for the trial of ISIS members and families and warned that "the situation is very serious."
• Mahir Doğan: We will exist with our resistance 

  PKK Education Committee Member Mahir Doğan said that Turkey’s economic crisis is linked to the AKP-MHP regime's war policies and underlined that they " will strongly oppose these war policies. We will survive thanks to the resistance."
• These lands are not unclaimed, a review of recent films and series on Rojava 

  Director and producer Diyar Hesso reviews recent films and series about Rojava and the Kurds
• Kurdistan National Congress: Act For Öcalan’s Freedom! 

  The KNK called on the UN to ensure that the implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights includes Öcalan and all Kurds and called on all friends of the Kurdish people to Act For Öcalan’s Freedom.
• Will there be a change in Germany's Kurdish policy? 

  After 16 years of Merkel's rule, during which she has collaborated with the AKP-MHP fascist bloc in every field, one wonders what the new German government under Scholz's leadership will do in Kurdish politics.
• Conditions of Aysel Tuğluk worsening, says her lawyer 

  Reyhan Yalçındağ, the lawyer of Aysel Tuğluk, whose health condition has badly deteriorated, said that their application to the ATK Supreme Board for a re-examination of contradicting reports has gone unanswered.
• KONGRA-GEL calls for participation in 'International Day of Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan' 

  The KONGRA-GEL Co-Presidency Council said that 10 December is the International Day of Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and called for participation in the mass demonstrations to be held on 11 December.
• Öcalan’s Paradigm: Redefining the Revolution 

  Revolutions need to be based on the material and non-material structures of an alternative understanding of modernity. In Öcalan’s paradigm and conception, this is Democratic Modernity.
• Peace Mothers: The KDP refuses to hand over bodies of our martyrs 

  Peace Mothers went to Semalka Border Gate and wanted to meet with the KDP authorities once again. They said that they would protest until the bodies of their martyrs were delivered and called on the Kurdish people to "not remain in silence".
• David Mackenzie: International investigation needed to prove Turkey's war crimes 

  David Mackenzie, from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, said that there should be an international investigation until Turkey's war crimes are proved.
• "Turkey is out of control," says Simon Dubbins from UNITE the Union 

  Simon Dubbins, Director of International and Research of British trade union UNITE said that "Turkey is out of control."
• KCK Education Committee says demands made by students in South Kurdistan should be met 

  The KCK Education Committee said in a statement that the demands made by students in South Kurdistan are legitimate and should be met.
• KCK: Let's increase the fight for Abdullah Öcalan 

  The KCK Executive Council co-presidency issued a statement about the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe decision about aggravated life sentences considered a violation of legal norms of the CoE.
• Lawyer Uysal: We are worried about Abdullah Öcalan's health 

  Lawyer Newroz Uysal said: "We're even wondering if he's in Imrali. The decision of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers will have an impact on the Turkish government's attitude."
• Old Sur residents can't even recognise their old houses and streets in their destroyed borough 

  Lokman Bakır, the former headman of Savaş Mahallesi, one of the 6 neighbourhoods in the borough of Sur in Amed, said that he was willing to open a tent and live in Sur.