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• Academics: Elections results may lead to political instability in Iraq 

  Academics from Bashur (South) Kurdistan evaluated the Iraqi parliamentary elections held on October 10, and said that foreign forces interfered in the elections, which may lead to an internal conflict in Iraq.
• Raqqa is a vibrant city four years after its liberation from ISIS 

  Videographic about the reality of Raqqa four years after its liberation from the control of ISIS,and nowadays its administration by its residents.
• "Turkey’s actions violate international humanitarian law," says activist Peter Tatchell 

  Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner and Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation said that "Turkey's actions violate international humanitarian law."
• Guerrilla Şoreş Mardin dedicated his life fighting for a free future 

  Şoreş Mardin was a guerrilla who brought his energy and courage from one end of Kurdistan to the other.
• Guerrillas who survived Turkish chemical attack speak of their experiences 

  Guerrillas who survived the Turkish chemical attack in Girê Sor, near the Turkish border, spoke about their experiences. According to the guerrillas, "International delegations can visit the tunnels and conduct research. There are still chemical traces."
• ‘Politics prevents investigating Turkey’s chemical weapons use’ - Ernst Iskenius, IPPNW member 

  Ernst-Ludwig Iskenius, a member of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War IPPNW in Germany talked about Turkey’s use of chemical weapons and why this is not investigated.
• Preparations for new occupation operation in northern Syria 

  What Erdoğan said last Sunday after a cabinet meeting matches word for word what he uttered before the occupation of Afrin and Serêkaniyê. The Turkish dictator needs a military diversion.
• On Turkey’s Use of Chemical Weapons in South Kurdistan – An Interview with Steve Sweeney 

  Connor Hayes spoke with Steve Sweeney, international editor of the Morning Star, about his recent trip to South Kurdistan and Turkey's use of chemical weapons.
• Messages given in the elections in Iraq and Southern Kurdistan 

  People in Iraq and Southern Kurdistan (Bashur) went to the polls three days ago. It is necessary to evaluate the messages that the people wanted to give in the elections, considering the low turnout and loss of votes of the Kurdish parties.
• HSM Commander: The enemy wants to defeat the guerrillas by using chemical weapons 

  Guerrilla commander Amed Malazgirt says the Turkish state cannot advance and therefore relies on the use of chemical weapons. He calls on the public to put this issue more on the agenda.
• The group of "deserters" in the resistance of Serêkaniyê 

  In the war for Serêkaniyê a group of fighters took the initiative. They could not stand it in their units and joined the Serêkaniyê resistance. The internationalist Konstantin Gedig (Andok Cotkar) also belonged to this group.
• Kurdish student associations call for investigation into reports of Turkey's use of chemical weapons 

  The Kurdish student associations YXK / JXK are calling for an investigation into the increasing reports about the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish army in Kurdistan.
• KCK: There can be no free society without free women 

  The KCK chairs Besê Hozat and Cemil Bayık spoke about the importance of the liberation of women and their freedom for the Kurdish Freedom Movement.
• Women in camps talk about second anniversary of occupation of Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî 

  It is the second anniversary of the occupation of the northern Syrian cities of Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî. In this ANF interview, women express their conviction that one day they will liberate their homeland.
• KCK: We are waging the liberation struggle for all the oppressed 

  The KCK chairmen Besê Hozat and Cemil Bayık explain in an interview the attitude of the Kurdish liberation movement to the identities in Kurdistan, to the Palestinian people and to the native and black struggles in the US.
• Kurdish filmmaker Altay and cinema director sentenced to prison for documenting resistance in Kobanê 

  Kurdish filmmaker Veysi Altay has been sentenced to imprisonment in Turkey for documenting the resistance in Kobanê. Dicle Anter was also convicted for being the director of a cinema showing the film.
• Women Defend Rojava follows the story of Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî refugees 

  Serekaniye and Washokani refugee camps housed refugees from Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî that were occupied in October 2019 by Turkish-linked mercenaries.
• Nubar Melkonian: Armenian Battalion fights to recover what Turkey has taken from us 

  The Turkish invasion of Northern Syria began two years ago. The newly formed Armenian battalion took part in the defense of Serêkaniyê. As early as 1915, 70,000 Armenians had been murdered in the city.
• 9 October 1998: The beginning of the international conspiracy against Öcalan 

  Exactly 23 years ago, the international powers that wanted to eradicate the Kurdish freedom movement took part in a major conspiracy against Mr Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the Kurdish people.
• KCK: The PKK promoted great achievements in all four parts of Kurdistan 

  The co-chairs of the executive council of the KCK (Association of Kurdistan Societies), Besê Hozat and Cemil Bayik, speak about the social and economic achievements in Rojava and those gained by the PKK for the people of Kurdistan.
• Dr Miley: Ocalan's freedom crucial for peaceful resolution to conflict 

  Dr Thomas Jeffrey Miley is interviewed by journalist Erem Kansoy. Dr Miley is a Lecturer of Political Sociology at the University of Cambridge.
• Survivor of the KDP attack, guerrilla Haki Zilan tells his experience 

  Haki Zilan, one of the seven guerrillas who survived the ambush organized by the KDP against a group of guerrillas at the end of August, talked about his fallen friends.
• KCK: Municipal economy as a holistic approach 

  The co-chairs of the executive council of the KCK (Association of Kurdistan Societies) answer questions about the economic model.
• Aldar Xelîl: Turkish invasion cannot continue 

  "This fragmentation is not for the benefit of the Syrian peoples. Let's recognize each other and everyone's rights. Let's create, protect and embrace a democratic-united Syria together."
• Our goal is a free, democratic and independent Kurdistan, not a nation-state, say Hozat and Bayik 

  In an extensive interview, Besê Hozat and Cemil Bayik, co-chairs of the KCK, talked about what true independence means for Kurdistan.