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• Kurdish politicians: Öcalan must be free to lead the peace process 

  Kurdish politicians in exile said that Abdullah Öcalan must be freed to move forward the current process and offer an opportunity for peace.
• Sustam: Kurds remain uneasy as the state offers no legal assurances- III 

  Engin Sustam said that Kurds feel anxiety and mistrust and added that the state still avoids addressing the issue through law.
• Organize and mobilize: Kurdish youth’s call for action 

  The last two months revealed how Kurdish young people resisted, organized and practiced a new line of struggle through grassroots mobilization.
• Geisweid: German government must support the peace process 

  Heike Geisweid stated that Germany has a responsibility to support peace and emphasized the need to lift the PKK ban to enable democratic dialogue.
• Sustam: PKK has evolved from a resistance group into a global people’s movement - Part II 

  Engin Sustam said that the Kurdish Movement is no longer just an organization but an international people’s movement rooted in socialism.
• Özsoy: Kurds ready for negotiation, the state must respond 

  Hişyar Özsoy said that the Kurds have taken a historic decision.
• Hozat: Öcalan said it clear, women are the subject of this process 

  Besê Hozat underlined the lead​​​​​​​ing and central role of women.
• Sustam: A politically conscious Kurdish society is emerging 

  Engin Sustam said that the Kurds’ geopolitical positioning in various areas has led to a new reading of the Kurdish question as a politically conscious society emerges.
• Uras: Parliamentary commission related to process must convene without delay 

  The parliamentary commissions related to the process must convene without delay, so that their work can mature.
• Hozat: The implementation of the PKK’s decisions depends on Abdullah Öcalan’s physical freedom 

  “Only Leader Abdullah Öcalan can take the weapon from the hands of the fighters, and this is only possible by ensuring his physical freedom, by ensuring the conditions for him to live and work freely,” said Bese Hozat regarding the current process.
• Uras: The issue of the century must not be left to foreign powers 

  Ufuk Uras said that major obstacles to peace have been overcome and resolving the Kurdish question must be a domestic effort.
• 23rd KNK Ordinary Congress: Let’s unite through a National Conference 

  The KNK has announced the final declaration of its 23rd Ordinary Congress, held with the participation of delegates from all four parts of Kurdistan.
• Hasan Kılıç: Abdullah Öcalan envisions a democratic future for the region 

  Hasan Kılıç said that Abdullah Öcalan's 27 February call reflects a far-sighted vision and described it as an effort to begin building a democratic future for the Middle East now.
• Tantan: A colonial mentality lies at the root of Turkey’s win-win energy strategy 

  Melis Tantan said that Turkey’s energy strategy is based on colonialism and that energy has become a tool of domination for many states.
• Kurdish-Turkish alliance could open the door to new developments 

  The next step lies with the Turkish people and the state. A true alliance must be built on equality, democracy, and legality.
• Football for peace in Syria and Iraq with Oleguer Presas 

  Hope League is born: a international project with the collaboration of Barça Foundation that uses football to rebuild the social fabric and foster coexistence in northeast Syria and Iraqi Kurdistan.
• Çiğdem Doğu: We are not dissolving our values 

  Çiğdem Doğu said the PKK has created a moral and cultural legacy through its martyrs.
• Burç: Erdoğan only thinks about preserving his political survival 

  Eyüp Burç stated that Tayyip Erdoğan prioritizes his own survival.
• Sever: Turkey unlikely to make a major leap despite diplomatic visibility 

  Journalist Aykan Sever said Turkey has gained some ground through mediation efforts but lacks the capacity to pursue large-scale strategic projects.
• Cemil Bayık: We are now developing a new paradigm, a second manifesto 

  “The change and transformation taking place in the Middle East will not remain confined to the Middle East. It will affect the whole world because the Middle East is the foundation of this world,” said Cemil Bayık of the KCK.
• Cemil Bayık: Abdullah Öcalan brought the Kurds back to their feet 

  Cemil Bayık stated that Öalan developed the PKK to show what kind of struggle, philosophy, ideology, politics, leadership, organization, militancy, and patriotism must develop in Kurdistan so that Kurds can survive, stand up, live, and struggle.
• Sabri Ok: Trust yourselves and President Öcalan 

  "In the face of President Öcalan’s truth, and the historic step he seeks to take, it is our duty and responsibility to enter this new phase with great morale, awareness, and resistance," said Sabri Ok of the KCK.
• Besta Botan: We will forever be proud of being PKK members 

  Besta Botan said that the PKK gained a new identity through Leader Öcalan’s Manifesto of Democratic Civilization and added: "We will forever proud of being PKK members."
• Cemal Amed: The congress marks the beginning of a new historic struggle 

  PKK delegate Cemal Amed said that the 12th Congress signifies the end of one era and the beginning of a new historic struggle.
• Bozan Tekin: The spirit of Apoism will live on 

  Bozan Tekin, a delegate to the PKK congress, emphasized the importance of President Öcalan’s new organizational model.