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• Images of guerrillas exposed to Turkish chemical weapons 

  ANF has obtained footage of two guerrilla fighters affected by Turkish chemical weapons. They suffered paralysis of the nervous and respiratory systems and memory loss.
• Five years ago the liberation of Raqqa 

  Five years ago, Raqqa was freed from IS domination. The city, located about 200 kilometers west of Aleppo, has since been rebuilt. The previous three years of reign of terror have left deep traces.
• Vigil for Öcalan website publishes interview with lawyer Ibrahim Bilmez 

  Öcalan's lawyer Bilmez said: "We are calling on everybody to understand that freedom for Öcalan is freedom for the Kurdish people, and freedom for the Kurds is your freedom, too."
• New evidence of chemical weapons and banned bombs used by the Turkish state 

  ANF presents to our readers 14 different images showing the Turkish state using banned bombs and chemical weapons in the guerrilla-held in Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Aldar Xelîl: Turkey fabricates justifications for occupation 

  PYD Co-Presidency Council member Aldar Xelîl pointed to the Turkish attempts to fabricate justifications for new invasion attacks, saying, “They seek to change the cover of the attacks.”
• Debbie Bookchin: Turkey is actually engaged in a grotesque example of ethnic cleansing in Rojava 

  Debbie Bookchin underlined that Turkish President Erdogan sees the democratic, feminist and ecological system in Rojava as a threat to himself.
• Intellectuals from all over the world condemn international conspiracy against Öcalan 

  Intellectuals, writers and academics from all over the world continue to condemn the international conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan.
• 9 October 1998: The day the international conspiracy began 

  In 1998, amid a unilateral ceasefire, Turkey, assisted by NATO, threatened Syria with war, forcing Abdullah Öcalan to leave the country on 9 October the same year. That day, the international conspiracy began.
• Kaya: Our system sets example for education in Kurdish in four parts of Kurdistan 

  The Education Board spokeswoman at Maxmur Refugee Camp, Bêrîvan Kaya, said that they have been providing education in their mother tongue for 27 years and added that the education system they promote relies on the paradigm of Öcalan.
• Kalkan: Everyone must take responsibility and struggle 

  KCK Executive Council Member Duran Kalkan evaluates the latest developments in Kurdistan and the Middle East.
• Remembering with anger and hope Şehîd Nagihan Akarsel 

  “Fighting Together” Feminist Organizing for Self-Determination and Democratic Autonomy and the Jineolojî Committee Germany wrote a text to pay tribute to Nagihan Akarsel.
• People of Amed worried for soaring cost of living 

  The people of Amed (Diyarbakir) said that they had suffered from the economic crisis and that those below the poverty line were collecting leftovers in the markets.
• Karayılan: Turkey uses tactical nuclear bombs in NATO inventory 

  Addressing the guerrillas in Zap, Avaşin and Metina, HSM Headquarters Commander Murat Karayılan said that the nuclear tactical bombs used by the Turkish state against them are in the NATO inventory and asked if NATO approved their use.
• Temelli: Our priority should be to destroy fascism 

  Sezai Temelli said that the Labor and Freedom Alliance is a joint struggle alliance against fascism, war and exploitation.
• Aban People’s Tribunal finds Islamic Republic leaders guilty of crimes against humanity 

  The Aban International People’s Tribunal on Iran’s atrocities delivered a summary of their findings on Friday, finding the Islamic Republic leaders guilty of crimes against humanity.
• Duran Kalkan: Conditions to fight for democracy and freedom are better than before 

  Duran Kalkan says conditions to fight for democracy and freedom are better than before.
• Duran Kalkan: Either the world ends or capitalism stops 

  Duran Kalkan said that "either the world ends or capitalism stops. One cannot expect capitalism to resolve its contradictions."
• Duran Kalkan sees opportunities for democratic emancipation in fragmentation of global powers 

  Duran Kalkan sees opportunities for democratic emancipation in the fragmentation of global powers. However, he warns, it is dangerous if the forces of world revolution do not act as one.
• Muzaffer Ayata: Turkey is a mafia state  

  PKK Central Committee member Muzaffer Ayata analyzes the current situation of the Turkish government and states that Erdoğan's regime is worse than the military coup regime of 1980.
• Eastern Kurdistan - Land of Popular Uprisings 

  An assessment of the Kurdish Centre for Public Relations (Civaka Azad) on the current political developments in Eastern Kurdistan and Iran after the brutal killing of Jina Mahsa Amini.
• Murat Karayilan: The PKK cannot be crushed 

  Murat Karayilan, a member of the PKK Executive Committee, said that the PKK cannot be crushed.
• Ayata: Turkey is the centre of terror 

  PKK Central Committee member Muzaffer Ayata describes Turkey's role as a terror supporter and warmonger in the region.
• Murat Karayilan: Next three months are crucial for guerrilla struggle in Kurdistan - PART ONE 

  Murat Karayilan said that the next three months will be crucial for the guerrilla struggle in Kurdistan.
• Riseup4Rojava launches week of action against AXA  

  The week of action against insurance company AXA promoted by Riseup4Rojava kicks off today.
• Ayata: Our resistance is a historical necessity 

  "Our resistance is not the result of an arbitrary decision, but a historical necessity,” said Muzaffer Ayata from the Central Committee of the PKK.