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• KCK: All patriotic forces should unite around the Rojava Revolution and ensure national unity 

  “Defending and protecting the revolution of Rojava is the most correct stance to oppose the Treaty of Lausanne and to ensure Kurdish national unity,” said the KCK, calling for all patriotic forces to act with historical responsibility.
• Rojava Revolution, 11 years on 

  The ‘Rojava Revolution’ began eleven years ago today, when three predominantly Kurdish-inhabited areas of Syria declared their autonomy from the central Syrian government.
• Barîn Kobanê, a life of resistance 

  Barîn Kobanê is a Kurdish freedom fighter and war invalid. She was involved in the liberation of Berxbotan near Kobanê. At Sirîn she lost both eyes.
• Çiçek: NATO agreement is an update of the Treaty of Lausanne 

  What was agreed at the NATO summit behind closed doors is not known. However, the anti-Kurdish basis of the agreement is clear from the public information, said Green Left Party MP Cengiz Çiçek.
• The story of internationalist Ivana Hoffman to become a film 

  The story of Ivana Hoffmann, who fell as a martyr in the fight against ISIS in the Rojava Revolution, will soon become a documentary. The filmmakers called for support and launched a crowdfunding campaign.
• Loving life so much to be ready to die. The 14 July Martyrs 

  Kemal Pir is one of the founders of the PKK. With PKK members Kemal Pir, Hayri Durmuş, Akif Yılmaz and Ali Çiçek, he announced, on 14 July 1982, the beginning of a death fast to protest the conditions of Diyarbakır Prison.
• 13 July 1930 - Zilan Valley massacre 

  On July 13, 1930, the last Ararat uprising was crushed in the Zilan valley. 93 years later, it is still unclear how many victims the massacre claimed. Eyewitnesses estimate that up to 55,000 civilians and partisans were killed.
• Kurds should stand up for Öcalan and shake the whole world 

  They want to darken our sun once again. Courage, companionship, honour, dignity, divinity, pride and success can be achieved by standing up for Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kalkan: Turkey wants to force NATO to agree to a genocide in Kurdistan 

  Duran Kalkan said that Turkey wants to force NATO to agree to a genocide in Kurdistan. The North Atlantic Alliance is to replace the Treaty of Lausanne.
• KNK: Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and the whole Kurdish people under threat of total execution 

  Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and the whole Kurdish people under threat of total execution 
• HDP Europe: Stop killing Kurdish activists! 

  The HDP European Representation called on international organizations to put pressure on Turkey to end its attacks targeting Kurdish activists in both South Kurdistan and Rojava and shared the letter sent by the Kurdish Political Refugees to the UN.
• Caritas involved in a pro-Turkish assimilation project in occupied Afrin 

  The Catholic aid organization Caritas is involved in a pro-Turkish assimilation project in Turkey-occupied Afrin.
• Sabri Ok: Imrali administration gives threatening letters to Öcalan 

  Sabri Ok, a member of the KCK Executive Council, said that the Turkish state and the Imrali administration gave anonymous and unaddressed threatening letters to Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Vartînîs massacre case risks ending in impunity 

  The Turkish judiciary and administration, protecting the murderers of 9 members of the same family in Altınova on 3 October 1993, is pushing for the statute of limitations in the case to expire.
• Defend Kurdistan launches international days of action from 17 to 23 July 

  Defend Kurdistan launched international days of action from 17 to 23 July with the slogan "Stop the drone war - defend the revolution in Rojava".
• Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the killing of HEP Diyarbakır Provincial chair Vedat Aydın 

  32 years ago, HEP Diyarbakır Provincial chair Vedat Aydın was taken from his home by JITEM and then murdered. His body was recovered two days later.
• Rojava Information Centre releases ISIS sleeper cells report for the month of June 

  The Rojava Information Centre has released its report on ISIS sleeper cell for the month of June.
• KNK Co-Chair Karamus: The Kurds want official status 

  In 1923, the Treaty of Lausanne established the quadripartition of Kurdistan and the disenfranchisement of the Kurdish people. With a conference in Switzerland, the KNK wants to take a stand against this and demand an official status.
• Surname Law, the first step towards Turkification 

  In Turkey, the Surname Law was passed in 1934 as a means of Turkification. While on the one hand, there were military attacks, on the other hand, there were attempts to assimilate the peoples through laws such as the Surname Law.
• Turkish election observations and British counter-terrorism policing of activists - PART TWO 

  Vala Francis was part of a delegation that went to Turkey to monitor the elections. On her return to London, she was arrested by the anti-terror police and asked if she had met PKK members and what she thought of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Every dish in Kurdistan has a story 

  Sehriban Matyar and Şimel Beyik, who research and present the local dishes and flavors of Kurdistan to the people of Amed, say that each dish has its own story.
• Two labour unions, one common struggle 

  At a time when the unions are subjected to severe criticism, the Dev Yapı-İş Union and the İnşaat İş Union are carrying out many joint actions.
• Russia uses Erdoğan as a means of pressure 

  Journalist Yusuf Karadaş analyses that Turkey serves Russia mainly as a tool to put pressure on Rojava. Russia is trying to make an agreement between the regime and Rojava more difficult and at the same time build up pressure on the USA.
• Turkish election observations and British counter-terrorism policing of activists - PART ONE 

  Vala Francis was part of a delegation that went to Turkey to monitor the elections. On her return to London, she was arrested by the anti-terror police and asked if she had met PKK members and what she thought of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Turkey among ten worst countries for workers' rights, says ITUC  

  The Global Rights Index by ITUC confirms Turkey as one of the ten worst countries in the world in terms of workers' rights.