FEATURES

Latest News

• Öcalan’s Isolation and Justice in Turkey, an interview with Ibrahim Bilmez by Peace in Kurdistan 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign interviewed Abdullah Öcalan's lawyer Ibrahim Bilmez.
• PKK: Rojava Revolution shines brightly like a star 

  On the anniversary of the Rojava Revolution, the PKK Executive Committee said, "Even though this revolution took place in a small region, it is an inseparable part of the democratic revolution of Syria, Kurdistan and the Middle East."
• KCK: “The Rojava Revolution has changed the Middle East fundamentally” 

  “We salute the peoples of North and East Syria, who have become a model for the entire Middle East. We promise to put into practice the line of all the martyrs of this revolution and of Rêber Apo. Now, it is time to create one, two, many Rojavas."
• “The July 19 Revolution is based on the legacy of a long struggle” 

  Deputy Co-Chairman of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, Hesen Koçer, speaks about the significance of the July 19 Revolution. He sees the revolution of Rojava as the result of a long struggle.
• Deputy Dallemagne: The Belgian government should propose a roadmap for the Yazidis 

  Deputy Georges Dallemagne, who led the Belgian Parliament to recognize the Yazidi genocide, asked the government to draw up a roadmap. Dallemagne stated that this decision was the strongest decision taken by Belgium regarding the genocide.
• Bayık: The guerrillas are fighting this battle for humanity 

  In a TV interview, Cemil Bayık of the KCK assessed the current developments in South Kurdistan and stated that international powers are silent on the crimes committed in Kurdistan because NATO is behind the Turkish state.
• "Only Öcalan could come up with a workable peace plan," says Professor Radha D’Souza 

  Professor Dr. Radha D’Souza said that "only Öcalan could come up with a workable peace plan."
• Belgian parliament recognises Yazidi genocide 

  The Belgian parliament unanimously recognized the Islamic State massacre of the Yazidi in 2014 as a genocide.
• Deniz Kaya: "Only resistance leads to victory" 

  39 years ago, the great death fast began in the Amed dungeon, through which the political prisoners refused to surrender. This struggle continues today, and the hunger strike is being extended.
• The 14 July 1982 resistance is alive in today's hunger strike resistance 

  On 14 July 1982, Mehmet Hayri Durmuş, Kemal Pir, Akif Yılmaz and Ali Çiçek went on death fast. The enemy did not succeed at that time, won't succeed today, says Deniz Kaya, spokesperson of the PKK and PAJK prisoners on hunger strike for 230 days.
• Öcalan has a crucial role for any political solution of the Kurdish question 

  Les Levidow, a co-founder of the Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC), said that Öcalan has a crucial role for any political solution of the Kurdish question.
• Ferzende Abi and his song for the martyrs of the 14 July Great Death Fast Resistance 

  Ferzende Abi, 66, commemorated the martyrs of the 14 July Great Death Fast Resistance, who made him join the Kurdistan Freedom Struggle, with a song he wrote and sang.
• Reporting on the War in South Kurdistan – An Interview with Steve Sweeney 

  Journalist Steve Sweeney speaks about reporting on the war in South Kurdistan.
• Interview with Federico Venturini from the International Peace Delegation 

  Federico Venturini, researcher at the University of Udine and member of the International Peace Delegation in İmrali, was stopped at Erbil airport (Iraq) and sent back to Italy.
• Activists call for action to mark the 9th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution 

  Rise Up 4 Rojava Campaign, Internationalist Commune of Rojava and Young Internationalist Women issued a call for action to mark the 9th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution.
• Ehmed: Kurds should not allow Turkish invasion 

  Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) Executive Board Member İlham Ehmed said no Kurd should allow the occupation attacks of the Turkish state.
• Residential area in Sur resembles a prison 

  Five years after the destruction of the old town district of Sur in Amed, a new residential area has been built based on the model of the state prison architecture.
• Gergerlioğlu: This victory is a victory for the people 

  HDP deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu was released from custody following a ruling by the Constitutional Court. “I resisted together with society. This victory is a victory for the people.”
• Aleppo, Afrin and Idlib: Turkey installs "regime of robbery and plunder" 

  Turkey has installed a "regime of robbery" in Syria, says Kurdish politician Bedran Çiya Kurd. In Aleppo alone, some 1,000 factories have been looted, and Afrin's olives funnel $80 million a year into state coffers.
• Investigation into murder of Vedat Aydın to falls into status of limitation tomorrow 

  The investigation into the murder of HEP Diyarbakır Provincial Chair Vedat Aydın, killed by JITEM, will fall into status of limitation on 5 July.
• HDP Gever District co-chair Akdoğan: The AKP-MHP government has turned Gever into an open prison 

  HDP Gever District co-chair, Abdulkerim Akdoğan, said that the AKP-MHP government has turned Gever into an open prison.
• KCK publishes brochure on the history of German-Turkish relations 

  The KCK published a brochure on the history of German-Turkish relations, internationalism and the establishment of a global Democratic Confederalism. Duran Kalkan, member of the KCK Executive Council, discusses all these issues in an extensive interview.
• Turkish army lands explosives containing poisonous gas in Zap 

  On 19 May, Turkish troops in Sikorsky helicopters landed explosives containing poisonous gas in the ‘Small Cilo’ area of the Zap region in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• RiseUp4Rojava evaluates current political developments in Kurdistan 

  On April 23, the Turkish occupation army launched an all-out assault on the guerrilla-controlled regions of Metîna, Zap and Avaşîn. RiseUp4Rojava evaluates current political developments in Kurdistan.
• Baroness Christine Blower: Isolation and detention of Öcalan is against international law 

  Baroness Christine Blower, Co-Convenor of the Freedom for Ocalan campaign UK and a patron of Peace in Kurdistan Campaign, spoke about the isolation and condition of detention of Abdullah Öcalan.