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• “A plan with 99 percent no way out” VI 

  Before October 9, all oppression tools were in use. Turkish threats were accompanied by NATO’s concentration and military exercise. Syria, forced by Egypt and Iran, was in search. Öcalan tried to get out of the way which was one in a hundred.
• Pre-9 October period and the 1 September 1998 ceasefire - V 

  According to the Kurdish People’s Leader, the efforts for ceasefire and the Turkish General Staff clearing the way for dialogue was a trick but he still didn’t want to be side breaking the ceasefire.
• Bayık: The KCK campaign will bring us closer to our goal 

  KCK Executive Council co-chair, Cemil Bayık, spoke to Sterk Tv about Kurdistan, Turkey, the developments in the Middle East as well as the campaign launched by the KCK called 'End isolation, fascism, occupation; Time to Ensure Freedom".
• The period of first two ceasefires – IV 

  Öcalan effectuated two significant ceasefires in the first half of 1990 as the war in Kurdistan was escalating. While the hand he thrusted out for peace hanged in the air, the Turkish state organised new massacres.
• Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s days in the Middle East - III 

  The actions within the context of “international conspiracy” against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan date back to 1986. But against all efforts of defamation and elimination by enemies of Kurdish people, Öcalan managed to become the leader of the Kurds.
• Based on an organized and active living - II 

  “It should be known that since the age of seven, I have always focused on living in an organized and active manner. In fact, organization requires action; action requires organization. Organization and action should be understood as a state of life.”
• The short story of Kurdistan Revolution – I 

  Pushing aside the pervading curse all over it, Kurdistan has hosted new births. The revolution of Kurdistan began with Öcalan opening his eyes to the world in the village of Amara.
• "Bijî Serok Apo" - The story of a slogan 

  The slogan "Bijî Serok Apo" - "Long live Chairman Apo" can be heard at Newroz celebrations, demonstrations, guerrilla actions and funerals of the martyrs. What is the story behind this slogan?
• Ali Bedirxan: Let's ensure freedom of Öcalan as soon as possible 

  The Kurdish parties, organizations and forces must unite and get the rights of the Kurds and march towards freedom, says director Ali Bedirxan.
• “Millions of Kurds are not scapegoat for Erdoğan’s ambitions” 

  Tsukerman said: “Erdogan dehumanizes millions of Kurds and claims that they are a "bogeyman" that threatens Turkey ... and the Turkish regime takes the Jewish community as a hostage ... and occupies Arab lands while criticizing the French colonial past."
• RiseUp4Rojava calls for week of international resistance 

  RiseUp4Rojava calls for "a week of solidarity, a week of strengthening the antifascist struggle globally, a week of civil disobedience against fascist rule, capitalist exploitation and imperialist devastation of our livelihoods!"
• NCDK releases documentary in memory of Olof Palme 

  The Kurdish Democratic Community Center Sweden (NCDK) released a video in memory of Olof Palme.
• Racist attacks against Kurds: 5 dead in 7 years and many wounded 

  Considering the historical background, racist attacks in Turkey seem to be a current issue. Sometimes they were planned with direct involvement of the state and sometimes by subcontracting paramilitary structures.
• 12 September 1980: The military coup continues today 

  Today marks the 40th anniversary of the most violent of military coups suffered by Turkey in the XX and XXI century.
• Anthropologist Patrick Huff talks about Democratic Confederalism 

  Dr. Jeff Miley interviews Dr. Patrick Huff about Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdish Freedom Movement, and the Democratic Confederalism Project.
• Turkish low intensity war, a report by RiseUp4Rojava 

  RiseUp4Rojava and International Red Help have compiled an important report which analyses the hostile actions carried out during several months of the "ceasefire" at the end of 2019 by Turkey and its proxies against Rojava.
• The US involvement in Shengal 

  If Shengal had been taken over by ISIS, it would be possible to conquest the whole of Rojava starting from Cizre thus liquidating the revolution. Rumours have it that this dirty plan was devised by the US, Turkey and the KDP, to be executed by ISIS.
• Belfast Council says no to street signs in both Irish and English 

  Proposals for dual Irish and English language street signs in Belfast were voted down as the leader of the self-called cross-community Alliance Party said that the sight of the Irish language in public is “contentious”.
• Besê Hozat: Rojava sets a wrong agenda 

  “For a revolutionary popular war, it is not enough for the SDF to fight and for everyone else to help them a little bit. The time for demonstrations is over. This form of action is not what Rojava needs now,” says Besê Hozat of the KCK.
• Gaffar: We are inspired by the Kurdish movement and people 

  ​​​​​​​“We are inspired by the Kurdish movement and by the Kurdish people especially when it comes to the fight against ISIS. We have to learn from them and continue the same fight against Taliban here in Afghanistan,” says Gaffar.
• Dismantling myths, Ferda Çetin 

  Nowadays, there is another epidemic as widespread as COVID-19, it is a more dangerous one, it is the conflict and tension threatening Southern Kurdistan, Rojava and Shengal. It is the intellectual infection!
• KDP opens new bases for Turkish intelligence services  

  In places specifically indicated by the MIT, new centers are established in the presence of special units of the KDP.
• Karayilan: Germany and Canada responsible for Turkish massacres 

  In connection with the international support for Turkish combat drones, Murat Karayilan has accused the German government of "hostility towards the Kurds". He said: "Yesterday Saddam Hussein, today Erdogan. Germany provides arms assistance in massacres."
• Imrali is the place 

  It's a tiny island. The place where the biggest hero is held in the square where the main operation is waged.
• Guerrilla and popular resistance unmask the KDP 

  The sayings used in the past in Kurdish society are still very meaningful today.