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• Sowing the seeds of education after war in Deir ez-Zor 

  The seeds of education are planted in war-torn city of Deir ez-Zor.
• Hakkari: Tales of state terror and fear 

  HDP Hakkari Central Province co-chair Sinem Seven said state forces were trying to intimidate the city by completing blocking it.
• "If there is no reaction, Bashur will be invaded completely" 

  A member of the KNK and co-chairman of the Democratic People's Front, Kamuran Berwari remarked over Iraqi PM Mustafa Al-Kadhimi’s visit to Turkey and said, "If Bashur government does not adopt an attitude, the entire Bashur territory will be occupied."
• No justice for the Şenyaşar family 

  Two and a half years have passed since Emine Şenyaşar's husband and two of her sons were murdered in Pirsûs by bodyguards of an AKP politician. The 70-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday during a "vigil for justice".
• KDP's perception operation against Rojava 

  Before the Iraqi PM Kadhimi's visit to Ankara, KDP launched a dirty perception operation against Rojava claiming "YPG attacked the Peshmerga". Masrour Barzani kicked off two days ago the perception operation which received full appreciation from Turkey.
• Hatimoğulları: No matter what they do, the HDP is here to stay! 

  HDP Adana MP Tülay Hatimoğulları Oruç spoke of the talks about a ban of the People's Democratic Party and said: "Should you do what you want, the HDP will remain in place."
• KDP’s dangerous plan with the "Roj Peshmerga" gangs 

  South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP is trying to use its contra militia Roj-Peshmerga as foot troops in an internal Kurdish civil war. In doing so, it wants to completely restrict the guerrillas' movement.
• Unemployed youth: Restriction decisions are political 

  Among the workers most affected by the coronavirus pandemic restrictions are cafes and bar employees.
• Salafists disguised as students soon at Dersim University? 

  For the summer semester 2021, more than 600 international students have been admitted to a degree program at the state Munzur University in Dersim. The Alevi-Kurdish province, however, is concerned about the composition of the students.
• Turkish state cuts water supply to Hesekê once again 

  The Turkish state has once again cut the water supply to the northern Syrian city of Hesekê. The interruption coincides with a phase of extended Turkish attacks on northern and eastern Syria.
• Erdal Eren, forever 17 years old 

  On 13 December, 40 years ago, Erdal Eren was murdered by the Turkish junta. In order to carry out the death sentence against the student, the age of the then 17-year-old had been raised by a court decision.
• Internationalist Commune of Rojava commemorates Michael Panser 

  On 14 December 2018, Michael Panser fell a martyr as a guerrilla fighter of the Kurdish freedom movement as the result of an air raid by Turkey on the Medya defense areas. The Internationalist Commune Rojava commemorates him with a letter and video.
• Turkish government targets Dersim 

  Dersim, with its resistant Alevi-Kurdish population, is permanently targeted by the Turkish state's special war policy. The people in Dersim are to be assimilated through religious orders, associations and pro-government institutions.
• Murat Karayilan: The PKK will ensure accountability 

  Murat Karayilan talked about the violence against Kurdish women by Turkish military and other methods of warfare: "Accountability will be sought for all of this. That is why the PKK stepped onto the stage of world history."
• The wounds of the Cizre massacre are still open 

  At least 288 people lost their life during the curfew in the northern Kurdish city of Cizre in 2015 and 2016. The bodies of 14 people are still missing.
• Protests in South Kurdistan only for salaries? 

  What began a week ago in Sulaymaniyah as a protest by teachers has now developed into a general protest movement in several south Kurdish cities.
• Memorial for Sarah Handelmann in Tübingen 

  Internationalist guerrilla fighter Sarah Handelmann (Sara Dorşîn) would have turned 35 on 25 November. Women Defend Rojava Tübingen used her birthday as an occasion to build a memorial.
• RiseUp4Rojava evaluates the current political-military situation 

  The international campaign RiseUp4Rojava has published an evaluation of the current political and military situation in North-East Syria.
• Turkey ready to send mercenaries from North East Syria to Kashmir 

  After the Turkish-Azerbaijani invasion of the self-governing Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkey is now preparing its jihadist mercenary army to use them against India in the Kashmir region.
• Foza Yûsif: ENKS imposes unacceptable demands 

  PYD Co-Presidency Council member Foza Yûsif said that there is a deadlock in the talks on unity in Rojava, and added that the ENKS "violated the red lines" and "imposed unacceptable demands" by standing with the murderers of the Kurds.
• "All I want is to be able to live a normal life" 

  Ömer Bengi was deported from Romania to Turkey. He was arrested after arriving at Istanbul Airport and released after being questioned.
• Tahir Elçi, a life dedicated to struggle for justice 

  On 28 November 2015, Tahir Elçi, a lawyer and President of Diyarbakır Bar Association, who spent his life defending people from the violence and abuse of the Turkish state repression machine, was murdered in Amed.
• Karayilan: Kurds are the most dynamic force in the Middle East 

  PKK Executive Council member Murat Karayilan said that "today the Kurds are among the most dynamic and decisive forces in the Middle East".
• Activists in Europe celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the PKK 

  The establishment of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê, PKK), 42 years ago, was celebrated in dozens of places in Europe.
• 42nd anniversary message from the PKK 

  “The 43rd year of the PKK will be a year of great struggle and achievement during which AKP-MHP fascism will be destroyed, Imrali torture and isolation system will be removed, and the occupation of the Turkish Republic will be stopped," said the PKK.