On the way to The Hague, where my good friend Anja #Meulenbelt will receive the most prestigious literary prize of the Netherlands, the PC Hooftprijs. Moroccon suit, Kurdish jewelry, Palestinian bracelet, my own hair colour :-)
✪ Duran Kalkan:
“Our comrades’ graves have been desecrated, their bones are nowhere to be found. They tell us to come into the state’s merciful embrace, so that justice may be applied to us. First, let us see some justice.”
“There’s no mention of the Kurds in Bahçeli’s roadmap. Unity of effort is needed for a democratic republic, but the AKP is trying to serve only its own power by destroying all alternatives.”
“If they think we and the people will accept the notion that ‘the PKK should disband, and Abdullah Öcalan should carry on languishing in İmralı,’ they’re sorely mistaken; we’re not fools, we mind our words and our actions, but this won’t be accepted.”
Abdullah Öcalan’s message for peace carries a power that Imrali island’s isolation could never silence.
As peace begins when dialogue replaces denial, and millions of Kurds still see Öcalan as the key voice capable of opening that path.
On the anniversary of the Halabja massacre, we remember the thousands of Kurdish civilians who lost their lives to chemical weapons on 16 March 1988.
Their suffering remains a painful reminder of the consequences of impunity.
We emphasize that our struggle will continue until justice prevails and such crimes are never again committed against any people.
#Halabja
#HalabjaGenocide
@karimfranceschi the CIA knows the PJAK are already armed. Trump will sell them out to Erdogan in a second like he did with SDF & civilians in #Rojava multiple times.
I can't imagine PJAK/KDPI/etc trusting Trump to keep his word. look at the times he screwed #Rojava over & left them in the lurch to appease Erdogan!? guaranteed full autonomy of Rojhelat needs to happen either way. as it has for over 100 years.
The CNN report feels completely detached from reality. The premise of the CIA "arming" Iranian Kurdish groups ignores the fact that these factions— like PJAK and the KDPI — are already well-established militant organizations with their own significant arsenals.
This raises a glaring question: if the existing groups are already armed, who is the intended recipient? Kurdish civilians? Furthermore, the "leak" itself is a massive red flag. An operation of this magnitude would require total OpSec;
The idea that the CIA would hand this story to the press just days before a supposed uprising reeks of a setup. It doesn’t look like journalism; it looks like a tactic to put Kurdish "sleeper armed units" in the crosshairs. By broadcasting these claims, they trigger immediate, heavy-handed repressive measures from the regime. This puts the units under immense pressure, forcing them to either move prematurely or get crushed in the crackdown.
@MylesCaggins Trump betrayed Rojava in October 2019. promised if SDF removed border fortifications, Turkey wouldn't attack. SDF did. Turkish/jihadist forces invaded & looted & murdered many civilians in Ras al Ain/Serekaniye. don't trust him.
“Obstacles should be removed so that I can move around and work... The ‘Right to Hope’ is mentioned with my name but this is not just something related to me. It is now related to thousands of people.”
― Abdullah Öcalan ⚖️ #RightToHope
Li Kobanê merasîma 5 şehîdan
Cenazeyên şervanê QSD`ê Salih Doşka (Slih Ebdî) û şervanê Hêzên Komandos Birûsk (Mihemed Ebas) ên ku di navbera 20-23'yê Çileya îsal di berxwedana li hemberî êrişên komên hikumeta demkî de li Sirînê şehîd bibûn, îro bi merasîmeke girseyî li Pakrewangeha Şehîd Dîcle ya bajarê Kobanê hatin veşartin.
Ji bo şervanên YPJ'ê Arîn Mîrkan (Emîne Ehmed) û Rûken Botan (Hewa Ogurlu) ên ku 21'ê Çileya îsal li Reqayê û şervanê YPG`ê Egîd Amanos (Eymen Nebî) ê 17`ê Çileyê li Dêr Hafirê di êrişên komên hikumeta demkî de şehîd bûbûn, merasîma xiyabî hat çêkirin. Şêniyan cenazeyê şehîd Salih Doşka û Birûsk bi tiliyên dayikan û dirûşma "Şehîd namirin" spartin axê.
#YPJ #YPG #DefendRojava
#DefendKobane
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Abdullah Öcalan’s words carry weight because they are carved from war and tempered by time.
Replacing revenge with reflection, and rage with responsibility.
In island darkness, he has drafted a doctrine of dignity and given a roadmap towards democracy to millions of Kurds. ☀️