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• Michael Panser: Good luck to you all! 

  Guerrilla fighter Michael Panser tells of his ideas of a contemporary revolution and his experiences in the free mountains of Kurdistan in a video recorded in autumn 2018.
• HDP's Gülüm: In a country without rule of law, resisting is a right 

  HDP Deputy Züleyha Gülüm stated that it is not possible to discuss the AKP political coup on a legal basis and stressed that when there is no law in a country, it is right to resist.
• Leyla Güven called for unity of Kurds at Van meeting 

  Thousands of people attended the 1 September World Peace rally in Van where the Confederation of Public Workers' Trade Unions (KESK) Co-Chair Mehmet Bozgeyik and Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair Leyla Güven addressed the crowd.
• Julie Ward MEP sends solidarity message to Amed Peace rally 

  British European deputy Julie Ward has sent a video message to the rally in Amed ahead of today's rally for World Peace Day.
• KCK's Hozat: War is the most terrible invention of the male mind 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Chair Bêsê Hozat: The AKP is the mentality against democracy and freedom at its best.
• UK actress Maxine Peake sends message to World Peace Day in Amed 

  UK actress Maxine Peake sent video message to World Peace Day Rally in Amed.
• MEP Ward: Action needed to save Hasankeyf - Part 2 

  "There is not enough awareness at European level of the tragic situation in Hasankeyf. There has, however, been an increased awareness of the loss of significant cultural heritage due to ISIS' destruction of iconic monuments such as those at Palmyra."
• MEP Julie Ward: Weak leaders resort to scare tactics - Part I 

  The AKP losing to the opposition CHP in Istanbul is a body blow and so the President is resorting to bully boy tactics in the Kurdish majority cities where he has already set a precedent for overturning democracy with his policy of unelected 'trustees'.
• The truth seeker who insisted on another world 

  The Internationalist Commune of Rojava remembers Michael Panser, a German guerrilla who fought in the mountains of Kurdistan and fell a martyr in an air raid by the Turkish army in South Kurdistan.
• Four villages in Sherawa, Afrin surrounded 

  Three sides of the Bircqase, Kilote, Gunde Mezin and Basemre villages in Afrin’s Sherawa district have been surrounded by the Turkish army and their allied gangs. The only road to the villages is under control of the Syrian regime.
• YPJ Commander: We'll develop a new military women’s organization 

  YPJ Command General Member Axin Nucan said women will lead SDF’s reorganization and added: “We haven’t made concrete the form yet, but we will develop a new military women’s organization.”
• ISIS used radio communication equipment brought from Turkey 

  Ilyas Aydin, a former ISIS executive and currently under arrest in the hands of the SDF, stated that ISIS has purchased a large amount of radio from Istanbul.
• #Riseup4Rojava in solidarity with the anti-fascist resistance 

  "We know the truth: the resistance in Kurdistan will very soon be Erdogan's grave!", said the international campaign and platform Riseup4Rojava.
• Ireland faces its biggest challenge as Brexit becomes reality 

  The Sunday Times revealed details of leaked Cabinet office documents declaring that the British government believes there will be a hard border on the island of Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
• PKK’s Karayılan: We base on Öcalan’s orders and instructions 

  "Our people should rest assured that the guerrilla will defeat AKP’s intelligence and technology and will win," said Murat Karayılan of the PKK.
• When people's demands are not listened to, violence increases 

  Talking about the negative effects of war and violence on society, Social Service Worker Mustafa Altintop said: "When the demands of the society are not accepted, domestic violence escalates."
• Öcalan calls for sacrifice for unity among Kurds 

  Kurdish People’s leader Abdullah Öcalan called for sacrifices to be made for unity among Kurds.
• Atakan Mahîr - “Voice of my heart” 

  The Internationalist Commune of Rojava remembers Atakan Mahîr, a commander of the People’s Defense Forces (HPG), who fell a martyr in Dersim countryside on August 11, 2018.
• Turkey threatens the US, appeases Russia on Idlib 

  The Turkish state is imposing the establishment of a safe zone to the US to invade Northern and Eastern Syria. As they threaten the US with a new ploy, they appease Russia.
• Zekî Şengalî - A victory in the war for historical memory 

  The Internationalist Commune of Rojava remembers the Kurdish-Yazidi politician Zekî Şengalî, who was murdered a year ago by the Turkish state in Shengal, South Kurdistan.
• PKK: Our fight will grow stronger in the 36th year 

  PKK promised to give an even stronger fight in the 36th year struggle.
• Salih Muslim: The path to solution passes through Imralı 

  PYD politician Salih Muslim commented on the latest statements by PKK founder Abdullah Öcalan and called for the Turkish state to address the proposed solutions of the Kurdish thought leader.
• "Status for Kurds in Syria is inevitable" 

  "Ankara’s strategic goal is to eliminate the political-societal status that emerged to the east of the Euphrates with Kurds at its center."
• KCK’s Bayik: People of northern Syria must prepare for war 

  Cemil Bayik describes the Turkish state with its expansionist character as a basic problem for the Middle East and says: "The Turkish state is a danger not only for the Kurds, but for all."
• Öcalan: I am ready for a solution 

  During the most recent meeting with his lawyers, Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan once again signaled his willingness to be available for talks on a political solution to the Kurdish question.