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• 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.
• Workers not protected during pandemic, says trade union 

  While the number of Covid-19 cases continues to increase in many provinces, ANF interviewed DISK Food-Business general secretary, Seyit Aslan.
• Paylan: As long as war policies continue, economy won't recover 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) spokesperson on economy, Amed MP Garo Paylan evaluated the economic collapse in the country to ANF.
• Heroes of Shengal: Nûjiyan Erhan’s interview with Zekî Şengalî 

  The following interview with Zekî Şengalî was conducted by Nûjiyan Erhan and published in Kurdish in Yeni Özgür Politika newspaper on December 12, 2015.
• YJA Star Commander Alkan: Heftanin is a resistance and a call 

  YJA Star Commander Feride Alkan spoke about Heftanin resistance.
• Three-stage plan for the Turkification of North-East Syria 

  The Turkish state is pursuing a three-stage plan in northern and eastern Syria. First the Kurdish population is displaced, then the region is Arabized and finally Turkified.
• PKK: 15 August 1984 marks a new line of resistance 

  "With the liberation struggle that has been carried out since 15 August 1984, an invincible resistance has emerged that keeps the hope of freedom alive," said the PKK.
• Guerrillas: 15 August marks the key to peace 

  The Kurdish liberation movement celebrates its 36th anniversary. Guerrillas today say 15 August 1984 was the key to peace.
• Lawyer Bilmez: The CPT confirms isolation in Imrali is deepening  

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan's lawyer Ibrahim Bilmez spoke about the CPT report on Imrali.
• The Kurdish Institute says Sweden must apologise to Kurds 

  The Stockholm Kurdish Institute sent a written application to the ministries demanding the Sweden government to apologize to Kurds and to remove the PKK from the list of terrorist organizations.
• 'Kurdish liberation struggle crucial for progress in Middle East' 

  Trevor Rayne from the Revolutionary Communist Group said the Kurdish liberation struggle is crucial for progress in the Middle East.
• Today is International Day of the World’s Indigenous People 

  As the world fights against the spread of the pandemic, it is more important than ever to safeguard indigenous peoples and their knowledge, says the UN.
• Lebanon is now more open to foreign intervention 

  What impact will the explosion that destroyed Beirut have on Lebanese politics and economy? What calculations do regional and international powers make? Kurdish politicians Bûşra Elî and Henan Osman, who live in Lebanon, answer these questions.
• Call to boycott Ford Otosan 

  Ford Otosan is the leading company in its market, producing 31% of civilian vehicles in Turkey, and holding 72% of the Turkish export market share.
• What is behind the Egypt-Greece maritime deal 

  Greece and Turkey have been discussing for decades over sea boundaries but recent discoveries of natural gas and drilling plans across the east Mediterranean have exacerbated the dispute.
• Sozdar Avesta: Returning to Shengal is the best answer 

  "The massacre committed by ISIS in Shengal on 3 August 2014 was planned by Erdogan and his collaborators. What happened in Shengal was the tragedy of the 21st century," says Sozdar Avesta of the KCK Presidential Council.
• Turkish 'coalition' helps ISIS members to escape 

  Some 68,000 people currently live in Hol Camp, including 30,000 ISIS jihadists with their families.
• Foza Yûsif: The Rojava Revolution is a milestone for women 

  On the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the 19 July Rojava Revolution, PYD Co-Presidency Council member Foza Yûsif talked to ANF.
• MIT conducts trade over ISIS women 

  According to a source from the security forces in the autonomous region of northeast Syria, the Turkish secret service MIT abducts ISIS women from internment camps to sell them to their families.
• Yûsif: The Rojava Revolution marks the Middle East renaissance  

  "ISIS, this enemy of humanity was defeated by the common struggle of all humanity. The revolution has greatly influenced humanity in terms of ideas, politics and culture."