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Protest at Kobanê border: The Kurds will resist wherever they are
HDK Co-Spokesperson Meral Danış Beştaş and DEM Party Co-Chairperson Tülay Hatimoğulları condemned the invasion attacks and vowed that the resistance will continue. -
PJAK calls on peoples to rise up in the spirit of the Kobanê resistance
In a statement regarding the attacks of the occupying Turkish state and gangs, PJAK warned of a dangerous plan and called for peoples to rise up in the spirit of Kobanê resistance. -
One killed, two wounded in Turkish attack in Duhok countryside
The Turkish state continues its attacks as part of its genocidal campaign against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan. -
Van co-mayor Zeydan: We invite our people to defend their will
Van Metropolitan Municipality co-mayor Abdullah Zeydan protested the Supreme Court's decision to overturn his legal rights, and said: "We invite all our people to defend their will and to overturn the game being played against them." -
Turkey builds a new road in Biradost
The Turkish state is building a new occupation road in Biradost. -
Co-mayor of Dersim, Birsen Orhan, released
Co-mayor of Dersim Birsen Orhan, who was arrested after the appointment of a state trustee, has been released. The court ordered a ban on traveling abroad. -
People of Dersim invited to attend December Municipality Council meeting
The people of Dersim were invited to the December Municipality Council meeting to be held tomorrow, Tuesday, at the Underground Bazaar. -
Turkish army launches a two-way military attack in Yüksekova
The Turkish state launched a large-scale military attack on rural areas, villages, plateaus and hamlets in Yüksekova. -
HPG publishes war balance sheet for November
The HPG published the war balance sheet for November. In the 47 guerrilla actions carried out, a total of 13 Turkish soldiers, including one senior commander, were punished. A large number of equipment was also destroyed. -
KCK: Our peoples must organize on the basis of self-defense and prevent any occupation and massacres
Pointing to efforts to deepen the chaos and conflicts in Syria, KCK said, “A global plan is being executed against the Middle East and Syria. Turkey is taking advantage of this situation to realize its genocidal, colonialist, racist, expansionist aims." -
Co-mayor of Dersim remanded in custody
On 24 November, Dersim co-mayor Birsen Orhan was placed under house arrest after being replaced by a trustee. She was detained and remanded in custody on Saturday. -
Iraqi Defence Minister visits Shengal
Iraqi Defence Minister visited the Shengal Operations Room today. The purpose of the visit is said to be related to the security situation in the region. -
Protest against the usurpation of Bahçesaray Municipality: We are here and we will resist
In the protest against the usurpation of Bahçesaray Municipality, demonstrators said: “The AKP government will not defeat the will of the Kurdish people. We are here, we will resist.” -
YBŞ: We must be prepared for all developments and dangers
In view of the HTS attack on the Syrian city of Aleppo, Shengal Resistance Units warned of an Islamist advance in the region coordinated by Turkey and the danger for the Yazidi community. -
Dersim co-mayor Birsen Orhan detained
Dersim co-mayor Birsen Orhan was under house arrest after being replaced by a trustee. She was detained on Saturday. -
The municipality of Van's Bahçesaray district usurped by the AKP-MHP regime
The AKP-MHP regime usurped the municipality of Bahçesaray district in Van province after co-mayor Ayvaz Hazır was sentenced to 3 years and 11 months in prison. -
Protest in Mardin: Resistance against trustees will continue
HDK Co-Spokesperson Ali Kenanoğlu spoke at the demonstration against the usurpation of the municipality in Mardin and vowed that the resistance against the trustees will continue. -
Guerrillas: Despite all the difficulties, we will crown our struggle with victory
Celebrating the founding anniversary of the PKK, HPG and YJA Star guerrillas stated that the PKK is a resistance force and that this struggle will result in victory despite all the difficulties. -
Turkish army prepares new comprehensive operation in Besta
It has been reported that the Turkish army, which is carrying out operations with secret units and village guards in the Besta region, is preparing for a comprehensive operation. -
HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Zap and Metina
According to the HPG, three soldiers were killed in guerrilla resistance actions against the Turkish occupation forces in South Kurdistan. The Turkish Air Force continues to bomb the Medya Defense Areas on a daily basis. -
Tahir Elçi commemorated on the 9th anniversary of his murder in Amed
Tahir Elçi, a prominent Kurdish human rights lawyer, was shot and killed during a press conference in the city of Amed (tr: Diyarbakır) in south-east Turkey. It was 10.53 when Elçi was shot at the Four-Legged Minaret with a bullet in the back of his neck. -
Co-mayors prevented from entering the municipality of Batman
Batman Municipality co-mayors Gülistan Sönük and Yeşil Işık and council members were prevented from entering the municipality which was usurped by a government-appointed trustee earlier this month. -
PKK: We are closer than ever to the freedom of Leader Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish question
"We are closer than ever to the physical freedom of Leader Öcalan and the solution of the Kurdish question on the basis of freedom," the PKK Executive Committee said in a message on the 46th anniversary of the founding of the PKK. -
KDP forces arrest three young men on the instructions of the Turkish state
The KDP forces arrested three young men on behalf of the Turkish army who filmed and published military attacks in the village of Guherzê in northern Iraq. -
YJA Star: The 47th year of the PKK will be the year of freedom and victory
“The culture of resistance has been a fireball that has shaken the order of oppression and turned into a beacon of hope in the midst of male-dominated fascism in the 46th year of the PKK,” YJA Star said.