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• 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.
• Salih Muslim: Erdoğan's actions constitute a danger to the whole world 

  “Turkey is attacking the entire world with NATO power and NATO should now stop this at least. Otherwise, the whole world is on the verge of a great danger because of Erdoğan’s actions,” said Salih Muslim of the PYD.
• Karayilan: We fight for a brighter future 

  “The losses of the Turkish state in the war in Kurdistan are very high, but we don't want to count the dead. Rather, we say: you cannot liquidate the PKK, destroy the Kurds and stop the freedom movement by killing,” said Murat Karayilan.
• Rojava Information Centre publishes new report about the Rojava Revolution  

  History of the Revolution: Much Achieved, Still Much to be Done, is the title of the new report about the Rojava Revolution published by RIC.
• PKK: The revolution of Rojava will continue to grow and expand 

  On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Rojava revolution, the PKK said: "We are convinced that the revolution will continue to grow and develop in the coming period."
• Ten years ago, the Rojava Revolution 

  Ten years ago, on 19 July 2012, the Kurds found their own “Freedom Day” when the people of Kobane took control of their own destiny, repelling Assad’s Syrian forces and embarked on establishing their own self-government.
• KCK: It is everyone's duty to defend the Rojava Revolution against occupation 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency stated that the Rojava Revolution is the common revolution of all peoples, women, the oppressed and humanity, and it is a duty for everyone to defend the Rojava Revolution against occupation.
• Book Review: “Their Blood Got Mixed. Revolutionary Rojava and the War on ISIS” by Janet Biehl 

  “Their Blood Got Mixed. Revolutionary Rojava and the War on ISIS” by Janet Biehl is "an excellent introduction into revolutionary Rojava," writes Reimar Heider.
• 'The people of Bashur crossed the borders and joined the Rojava Revolution struggle' 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Representative Evîn Swed said that the people of South Kurdistan showed great interest in the Rojava Revolution, despite the KDP government’s attitude, and took an active role in it.
• Turkish army preparations to use chemical weapons captured on video 

  The preparations of the Turkish army to use chemical weapons were captured on video on Werxelê Hill. Turkish soldiers are seen laying hoses that spray compressed air to release chemical gases into the war tunnel.
• HPG commander Malazgirt: Every step costs the enemy a high price 

  HPG commander Amed Malazgirt underlines that the Turkish army pays a high price for every step forward, adding that this will only get worse with the duration of the war.
• 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.
• Turkey’s criminal record of phosphorus bombs 

  The Turkish army is committing war crimes by using phosphorus bombs in addition to other chemical weapons in its war in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq), ongoing since April 14, 2022.
• Fuat Kav: The 1982 hunger strike was a turning point 

  Fuat Kav is one of the survivors of the great hunger strike in Amed prison in 1982. He tells ANF what the situation was like in the prisons of the Turkish military junta at the time and what he lived during that time.
• Union members decreased during AKP rule 

  During the government of the AKP, the number of workers in Turkey tripled, but the organization among workers fell from 57.98 percent to 12.76 percent. One of the biggest obstacles was the right of objection to Collective Agreements.
• Turkish use of chemical weapons and international silence 

  The Turkish state is relying massively on the use of banned chemical warfare agents. By playing the veto card in the NATO accession process of Sweden and Finland, it has once again bought international silence.
• Turkey should face international court over Yazidi genocide, says report  

  Turkey should face charges in front of the international court of justice for being complicit in acts of genocide against the Yazidi people, says a report compiled by a group of prominent human rights lawyers.
• 31 years ago, the murder of HEP Diyarbakır Provincial chair Vedat Aydın 

  It has been 31 years since politician Vedat Aydın was taken from his home by JITEM and then murdered. His brother, Veysi Aydın, said: "Vedat's legacy is that the struggle he supported became a mass struggle, and this was the mistake of the state."
• MED TUHAD-FED: Support the Justice Vigils for prisoners 

  MED TUHAD-FED co-chair Zeki Baran drew attention to the Justice Vigil carried out by the relatives of the prisoners in four regions and called on everyone to support them.
• Xelîl: NATO gives green light for Turkish occupation attack 

  Analysing the NATO summit in Madrid, PYD politician Aldar Xelîl stated that, with the accession decision for Sweden and Finland, an indirect commitment has also been given to an invasion in northern Syria.
• Iran Human Rights: At least 251 people executed in first 6 months of 2022 

  The Iran Human Rights said that at least 251 people including 6 women and 67 Baluch minorities were executed in Iranian prisons in the first six months of 2022. This is double the number of executions in the same period in 2021.
• 'We will write Kurdish victory in history' 

  YJA Star guerrilla Delal Nûda Avet spoke about guerrillas’ preparations and goals on the 7th day of the resistance in Şikefta Birîndara. "We will write another Kurdish victory, PKK victory in history,” she said.
• Teachers in winter, seasonal workers in summer 

  With the closure of schools, many teachers who teach in private courses are forced to resign and become unemployed. There are those who go to collect tea and those who go to work in hotels to survive the summer.