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• Gulistan Gulo: New Syrian governance model must ensure equal representation 

  Gulistan Gulo from the Kongra Star Coordination said: "The protection of women's rights and 50% representation in Syria's new constitution is very important for us."
• Peoples’ Platform Europe to meet in Vienna 

  Progressive, left, socialist and ecology activists from across Europe will gather in Vienna on 14-16 February for a major conference, "Peoples' Platform Europe", aimed at strengthening grassroots organising.
• Hozat: Women are the leading force in change, transformation, and democratization 

  Besê Hozat said that "no solution, no work, and no struggle can be successful without women being active and the subject of the process."
• Hozat: Öcalan seeks a democratic solution to the Kurdish question and the democratization of Turkey 

  Besê Hozat said that Öcalan "is working in Imrali for a democratic solution to the Kurdish question and the democratization of Turkey. If this process develops, if the Kurdish question is solved, the issue of weapons will be addressed."
• Besê Hozat: Conditions must be created for Abdullah Öcalan to play his role 

  Besê Hozat said that "in order for Rêber Apo to work freely, share messages, and make calls, the isolation must be lifted immediately."
• Prof. Özgen: The Turkish state tries to control the dialogue process through attacks on Rojava 

  Prof. Neşe Özgen said that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is attempting to control the dialogue process through ongoing attacks but lacks bargaining power due to his weakened position.
• Sozdar Avesta: Kurdish people are resisting genocide 

  Sozdar Avesta paid tribute to the people resisting in Tishrin Dam.
• Ten years ago, the liberation of Kobanê 

  Ten years have passed since the liberation of Kobanê. The strategic battle of Kobanê took place between 15 September 2014 and 25-26 January 2015, when it was liberated.
• Sozdar Avesta: The government should take steps to show it wants to solve the Kurdish question 

  Sozdar Avesta said that Abdullah Öcalan has a roadmap for the solution to the Kurdish question, but the state is not clear, and added that some steps are needed.
• Kalkan: Guerrillas created the ground for Abdullah Öcalan to take the initiative 

  Kalkan said that "the war rages not only in the Medya Defense Areas, it is in every area of northern Kurdistan. The war is not only in the mountains, but in the plains, in the city, everywhere."
• Kalkan: Öcalan wants a solution based on the democratization of Turkey, and we support this 

  Kalkan said that "a democratized Turkey will lead to a democratized Middle East. And a democratized Middle East will lead to progress in democratic and free life for humanity."
• Duran Kalkan: Our chief negotiator is Abdullah Öcalan 

  Duran Kalkan said that they have "always been behind the processes carried out by Abdullah Öcalan", but at present "part from words, we don’t see anything in practice."
• Basque and Catalan politicians ask Committee of Ministers to take action for the release of Öcalan 

  Senators and deputies of the Basque Country and Catalonia sent two separate letters to the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, saying that the healthy conduct of negotiations with Abdullah Öcalan is only possible with his freedom.
• Cemil Bayik: Our people should increase their struggle  

  Bayik said that "the Turkish state cannot influence the Kurdish people with such psychological and special warfare methods".
• Cemil Bayik: Turkey is weaker than ever before 

  Bayik said: "HTS did not come to power by its own power; some people brought it to power, and it was not Turkey. A new Syria is being built and it is based on protecting Israel and global capital."
• No justice for journalist Hrant Dink 18 years after his murder 

  On 10 January, just nine days before the 18th anniversary of the murder of Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, a court decided to apply the statute of limitation to one of the trials for the killing of the journalist.
• Cemil Bayik: AKP does not want problems to be solved, but to deepen further 

  Interview with Cemil Bayik, co-chair of the KCK Executive Council, on the current process regarding the solving of the Kurdish question.
• Tognoni: The greatest crime against Rojava is the denial of the possibility of a future 

  The Secretary General of the Permanent People's Tribunal, Gianni Tognoni, said that "the model implemented in Rojava shows that solutions are possible and that the real crime is the denial of solutions."
• Prof. Franco Cavalli: Kurds have created a democratic system that is a model for the world 

  Prof. Dr. Franco Cavalli said that the Rojava model represents the only hope for peace and democracy in the Middle East.
• Müftüoğlu: Protests against poverty will rise 

  Millions of workers were given a shameful increase in the minimum wage, then insufficient raises were given to civil servants and retirees. Labor economist Özgür Müftüoğlu said that protests against poverty will intensify.
• Rojava: The struggle of Kurdish truth against historical defamation propaganda 

  Turkey is waging an intensive propaganda campaign alongside its military attacks to destroy the revolutionary popular movement in Rojava. This strategy reflects a modern version of historical massacres.
• At least 92 people killed in Turkish attacks against Northern and Eastern Syria 

  The Turkish state and its proxies have killed 92 people and injured 43 others during their occupation attacks against Northern and Eastern Syria from November 2024 to early 2025.
• Remzi Kartal: Turkey’s approach towards Rojava is a litmus test 

  KONGRA GEL co-chair Remzi Kartal said that "Turkey’s approach towards Rojava is a litmus test".
• Kaya: Rojava represents an important opportunity for all Kurds 

  PIA co-chair Ahmet Kaya said that Rojava represents an important opportunity for the Kurds after 100 years.
• Zubeyir Aydar: Leader Öcalan must be able to move freely 

  KCK Executive Committee member Zübeyir Aydar stated that Öcalan cannot be kept within four walls. "Conditions must be established for him to move freely."