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• Adem Uzun and Lloyd Russell-Moyle speak about Turkey's war crimes 

  Adem Uzun and Lloyd Russell-Moyle spoke about Turkey's war crimes.
• Revolutionary People's War against the occupation in Rojava - Part One 

  The Turkish state threatened a new occupation of Rojava. The people organized itself and started a resistance in every aspect, from the military to all segments and institutions of society.
• A group of activists from Hamburg take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil 

  A group of activists from Hamburg took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil, which continued in Strasbourg.
• Patrons and members of Peace in Kurdistan salute 38th year of PKK's struggle 

  The patrons and members of Peace in Kurdistan salute the 38th year of the PKK's struggle.
• What happened on 15 August 1984? 

  15 August 1984 is a historical turning point and marks the beginning of the military struggle of the Kurdish freedom movement, which today is one of the most modern guerrilla movements and a mass popular movement.
• 15 August 1984, the day the Kurds lit a fire of hope 

  15 August 1984 is an important date for the Turkish-Kurdish conflict as it marks the first PKK attack, led by Mahsum Korkmaz, known as Egîd.
• Karayılan: The guerrilla of the 21st century will prove its invincibility 

  Speaking to ANF ANF, HPG commander Murat Karayilan talks about the development of the guerrillas since the beginning of the armed struggle in Kurdistan and addresses the question of whether the time of guerrilla warfare is over and what role women play.
• Turkey attacked Northern and Eastern Syria 3,761 times in past 8 months, killing 33 and wounding 124 

  Turkey has attacked the autonomous region of northeast Syria 3,763 times since the beginning of the year. 33 people died and 124 people were injured. The intensity of the attacks has increased greatly in recent months.
• Attacks on Cem Evis 

  Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu personally planned and organized the recent attacks on Cem Evis (Cem Houses) in Ankara. The attacker is also his man. This attack will be used as an instrument get some Alevis on the side of the government.
• Lindsey German on Turkey's war crimes and killing of 9 Arab civilians in South Kurdistan 

  Convener of the Stop the War Coalition, Lindsey German, spoke about Turkey's war crimes.
• Dr. Arsalan Ghani comments on Turkey's war crimes 

  Dr. Arsalan Ghani comments on Turkey's war crimes
• New report by RIC maps groups conforming Syrian National Army  

  A new report by RIC maps groups conforming the Syrian National Army (SNA).
• "The Cell Without Night" – A play about the imprisonment and political thought of Abdullah Öcalan 

  “The Cell Without Night” (La celda sin noche) explores what it means to be incarcerated, to live in isolation and how resistance is born under the most difficult conditions. portrays the life and political thought of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Başaran: You don't have to choose the lesser evil, there is an alternative, and it's HDP! 

  “Society is not without solutions and alternatives. You don't have to choose the lesser evil. There is a third way and social force that is being recreated every day from across society; her name is HDP,” says Ayşe Acar Başaran.
• New report about Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  The Committee Against the Use of Chemical Weapons in South Kurdistan has published a new report called "Turkey's use of chemical weapons in South Kurdistan continues. Why is the OPCW not acting against the use of banned weapons?"
• Sinn Fein MP Francie Molloy talks about Turkey's war crimes 

  Francie Molloy, Sinn Fein MP, was interviewed about Turkey’s illegal war in Iraqi Kurdistan.
• Genocide of 2014 and ongoing threats against Shengal’s Ezidi community 

  On the eighth anniversary of the ISIS genocide against Ezidi Kurds in Shengal (Sinjar) the Ezidi Women’s Freedom Movement (TAJE) sent a dossier to the UN offices, international institutions, NGOs, academics and to international figures including the Pope.
• REPAK publishes dossier to mark 8th anniversary of genocide of the Yazidi people by ISIS 

  REPAK published a dossier on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the genocide of the Yazidi people at the hands of ISIS in the Shengal region.
• Eight years ago the Yazidi community faced ISIS genocide in Shengal 

  The 74th genocide arrived at the doors of the Yazidi community on 3 August 2014. The Islamic State killed, raped, kidnapped thousands in Shengal.
• Kurdistan National Congress: How can Turkey be stopped? 

  The Kurdistan National Congress published a document on the new and very justified debate that began in the international community after the Turkish massacre in Zakho.
• Karayılan: The Treaty of Lausanne is against the Kurds and all the peoples of the region 

  The AKP-MHP government wants to maintain its power by shedding blood. By waging a war against the Kurds and North-East Syria before the elections, it wants to manipulate nationalist feelings and to achieve results, according to Murat Karayılan of the PKK.
• Film review: “Jiyan’s Story” 

  Reimar Heider reviewed the movie “Jiyan’s Story” (2017) by A. Halûk Ünal.
• Karayılan: PKK has nothing to do with the Zakho massacre 

  PKK Executive Committee Member Murat Karayılan stated that a Kurdish and Iraqi national stance could be developed against the increasing Turkish colonialism and aggression in South Kurdistan.
• Poet Ferhat Merde: Some rushed to defend Shengal, while others left and fled 

  Speaking on the occasion of the anniversary of the Shengal massacre, poet Ferhat Merde said: "The Freedom Movement protected the Yazidi people against ISIS mercenaries. Some rushed to defend Shengal, while others left and fled."
• Dirk Campbell about Turkey's war crimes 

  YPJ martyr Anna Campbell's, Dirk Campbell, spoke about Turkey's war crimes.