IPPNW physician Dr. Gisela Penteker called for the release of Abdullah Öcalan, stating that isolation is torture and affects the entire society. Imprisoned for more than 24 years on the prison island of Imrali, the Kurdish people's leader, Abdullah Öcalan, has been held incommunicado for 31 months now, without any contact with the outside world. The complete lack of information regarding [...]

Progressive International coordinator David Adler has urged Europe to demand Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan's release. Europe has a particular responsibility to act quickly, firmly and decisively to demand the release of imprisoned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan, said political economist and Progressive International General Coordinator David Adler. Adler expressed deep concern about the perceived reluctance [...]

Gerîla TV published footage of a guerrilla action against the Turkish occupation forces in Heftanîn, where two soldiers were killed at Girê Şehîd Silava. The online portal Gerîla TV has published footage of a guerrilla action against the Turkish occupation forces in the Heftanîn region of the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq). The action was carried [...]

There was another drone attack on an American air base in Hewlêr, South Kurdistan. According to the information received, an attack was carried out using two armed drones on the largest American air base located in Herir, in the province of Hewlêr. No information could be obtained about the results of the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. [...]

The Turkish state continues its uninterrupted bombardment of the villages of Shehba and Afrin. The Turkish state and its mercenaries bombed the village of Shewarxa in Afrin's Shera district and the surroundings of Shehba's Til Tifet district on Thursday night. The invaders also hit the village of Şealê in Shehba. Detailed information about the attacks could not be obtained.