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“We want peace. But we will not surrender.”

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Freedom in the Mountains: Visiting the PKK in the Qandil Region
Over the past few months, Turkish media has reported repeatedly that hundreds of fighters have been killed during bombardments in the Qandil mountains, the stronghold of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, PKK. The Qandil region straddles the borders between Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. We cannot deny feeling uneasy, as the driver of our vehicle navigates the tight switchbacks on the way to the guerrilla.
But images of hideous bombardments are not strong enough to tear our attention away from the awe-inspiring landscape. The Qandil mountains are by far the most beautiful region I have ever seen. Two guerrilla fighters stop us briefly, greet us, and send us on our way. Between crystal-clear mountain streams, green forests, and magnificent peaks, we see images of Abdullah Öcalan and Sakine Cansiz.
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ARTE documentary on Kurdish woman fighters on Women’s Day

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German-French TV channel ARTE is broadcasting a new documentary on the struggle of woman fighters in Kurdistan. The documentary entitled ‘Kurdistan, Girls at War (Der Freiheitskampf der Kurdinnen/Kurdistan, La Guerre des Filles) was prepared by Mylene Sauloy, documents Sauloy’s visits to Rojava and Shengal in 2015, and will be broadcast this evening. ARTE will broadcast the documentary at 22:35 in its French channel and 21:55 in its German channel (European Time).
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Turchia. Appello alla resistenza da donne detenute

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Nella prigione, femminile di Sincan ad Ankara, le prigioniere di MLKP (Partito comunista di Turchia marxista-leninista), TKP/ML (Partito comunista di Turchia/marxista-leninista) e MKP (Partito comunista maoista di Turchia) hanno condotto una serie di azioni contro le operazioni di annientamento compiute da AKP e a favore della resistenza opposta dagli organi di autogoverno in Kurdistan, con le quali hanno agito in carcere e hanno chiamato tutti a sostenere la resistenza in Kurdistan.
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War against AKP-ISIS/Daesh: YPG defeat the Islamic-fascists again in Girê Spî, denounce the attacks as a breach of the ceasefire (Turkey, Kurdistan, Syria)

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TEV-DEM: AKP and its gangs attack Rojava

Monday, February 29, 2016 1:15 PM
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Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) issued a written statement on the 25 separate attacks ISIS gangs carried out on Girê Spî from Turkey and Raqqa on February 27.
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