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• NCDK releases documentary in memory of Olof Palme 

  The Kurdish Democratic Community Center Sweden (NCDK) released a video in memory of Olof Palme.
• Racist attacks against Kurds: 5 dead in 7 years and many wounded 

  Considering the historical background, racist attacks in Turkey seem to be a current issue. Sometimes they were planned with direct involvement of the state and sometimes by subcontracting paramilitary structures.
• 12 September 1980: The military coup continues today 

  Today marks the 40th anniversary of the most violent of military coups suffered by Turkey in the XX and XXI century.
• Anthropologist Patrick Huff talks about Democratic Confederalism 

  Dr. Jeff Miley interviews Dr. Patrick Huff about Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdish Freedom Movement, and the Democratic Confederalism Project.
• Turkish low intensity war, a report by RiseUp4Rojava 

  RiseUp4Rojava and International Red Help have compiled an important report which analyses the hostile actions carried out during several months of the "ceasefire" at the end of 2019 by Turkey and its proxies against Rojava.
• The US involvement in Shengal 

  If Shengal had been taken over by ISIS, it would be possible to conquest the whole of Rojava starting from Cizre thus liquidating the revolution. Rumours have it that this dirty plan was devised by the US, Turkey and the KDP, to be executed by ISIS.
• Belfast Council says no to street signs in both Irish and English 

  Proposals for dual Irish and English language street signs in Belfast were voted down as the leader of the self-called cross-community Alliance Party said that the sight of the Irish language in public is “contentious”.
• Besê Hozat: Rojava sets a wrong agenda 

  “For a revolutionary popular war, it is not enough for the SDF to fight and for everyone else to help them a little bit. The time for demonstrations is over. This form of action is not what Rojava needs now,” says Besê Hozat of the KCK.
• Gaffar: We are inspired by the Kurdish movement and people 

  ​​​​​​​“We are inspired by the Kurdish movement and by the Kurdish people especially when it comes to the fight against ISIS. We have to learn from them and continue the same fight against Taliban here in Afghanistan,” says Gaffar.
• Dismantling myths, Ferda Çetin 

  Nowadays, there is another epidemic as widespread as COVID-19, it is a more dangerous one, it is the conflict and tension threatening Southern Kurdistan, Rojava and Shengal. It is the intellectual infection!
• KDP opens new bases for Turkish intelligence services  

  In places specifically indicated by the MIT, new centers are established in the presence of special units of the KDP.
• Karayilan: Germany and Canada responsible for Turkish massacres 

  In connection with the international support for Turkish combat drones, Murat Karayilan has accused the German government of "hostility towards the Kurds". He said: "Yesterday Saddam Hussein, today Erdogan. Germany provides arms assistance in massacres."
• Imrali is the place 

  It's a tiny island. The place where the biggest hero is held in the square where the main operation is waged.
• Guerrilla and popular resistance unmask the KDP 

  The sayings used in the past in Kurdish society are still very meaningful today.
• International companies collaborate with Turkey arming UCAV 

  ANF's research shows that five western companies stand out in the production of rockets and missiles fired from Turkish UCAV. The companies are based in Germany, England and USA.
• In memory of Xalid Abdurrahman 

  What does the story of Xalid Abdurrahman from Behdinan say to a person from Southern Kurdistan? What message does this story contain for the village guards from the North, who participate in the operation as hunting dogs of the occupying forces?
• Enrolment to Rojava University begins today 

  The Rojava University, one of the greatest achievements of the 19 July Rojava Revolution, was established in Qamishlo in 2016.
• Beştaş: The Kurdish issue must be solved to get peace 

  HDP Meral Danış Beştaş said: "Unless the right interlocutor is recognised, the Kurdish issue will remain unsolved."
• The exact number of prisoners cannot be established 

  The Civil Society Association in the Penal System (CISST) is one of the institutions that carry out current work on prisons.
• AKP regime increases prison numbers 

  The number of Turkish prisons has exceeded 445. Adding those under construction and in a project phase, the capacity will soon be of 800,000 prisoner capacity. This means a prison place every 100 people.
• Kurdism, or the mask of the KDP 

  Is the KDP really a Kurdish party? Is Kurdism a mask or a reality of the KDP? How can a party which joins the genocidal policies of Turkey against Kurds, be called a Kurdish party?
• Building Free Life: Dialogues with Öcalan, a book 

  Havin Guneser explains the origin of the book, the challenges of creating a dialogue between its contributors and Abdullah Öcalan, imprisoned by the Turkish state since 1999, and held in solitary confinement since 2015.
• Osê: Turkey attacks, international forces turn a blind eye on it 

  Emine Osê, of the Autonomous Administration deputy co-chairmaship, said that the Turkish state has changed its style of attack in order not to attract the reaction of the international public.
• Deir ez-Zor in the crosshairs of the secret services 

  The Deir ez-Zor region is in the crosshairs of the Turkish state and the Syrian regime. Through attacks and propaganda, the population is wanted to be turned against the autonomous administration.
• Karayilan: We are determined to defeat the enemy 

  "We promised to defend all the achievements of the Kurdish people and we are keeping to that", Murat Karayilan, commander of the HPG headquarters, said in a greeting on the anniversary of the beginning of the armed struggle of the PKK.