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Our guest in this episode is Viyan Qerecox - Internationalist with the Kurdish Freedom Movement.

Sources for this episode -

66 women killed, 149 abducted, 178 tortured in Afrin - https://anfenglish.com/news/66-women-...

Afrin Human Rights Organisation appeals to the UN: ‘Stop the attacks on Tall Rifat’ - https://medyanews.net/afrin-human-rig...
Syria: Are water supplies being weaponized by Turkey? https://egyptindependent.com/syria-ar...

Leyla Güven: Turkey sentences Kurdish politician to 22 years in prison - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-euro...

Turkish charm offensive for a new war - https://civaka-azad.org/tuerkische-ch...

Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Developing Female Kurdish Militia Drama for TV - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...

Details on the letter writing campaign to show soldar

The Freedom for Ocalan Report is a production of the trade union Freedom for Ocalan campaign.

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Twitter - @OcalanFree

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Our guest in this episode is Nik Matheou - Internationalist with the Kurdish Freedom Movement.

Sources for this episode -

US commissioner impressed by Rojava religious freedom, ethnic equality - https://www.rudaw.net/english/interview/21112020

Turkey Detains 72 Kurdish Lawyers and Rights Activists - https://balkaninsight.com/2020/11/20/turkey-detains-72-kurdish-lawyers-and-rights-activists/

Kurds ‘oppressed’ in Turkey: top Erdogan aide - https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/201120201

Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal reshapes regional geopolitics - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/10/nagorno-karabakh-peace-deal-turkey-russia-reshapes-regional-geopolitics

Turkey blocks EU inspection of cargo vessel travelling to Libya - https://www.euronews.com/2020/11/23/turkey-blocks-an-eu-mission-inspection-of-a-cargo-vessel-travelling-to-libya

Please support the open enquiry from the UK Parliament APPG on Kurdistan in Syria and Turkey - Terms of reference and details for how to make a submission pinned at the APPG Twitter account

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The Freedom for Ocalan Report is a production of the trade union Freedom for Ocalan campaign.

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Twitter - @OcalanFree
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Our guest in this episode is Elif Sarican - Co-Chair of The Kurdish Assembly UK.

Sources for this episode -

Database former ISIS fighters - https://rojavainformationcenter.com/2020/10/database-former-isis-members-now-part-of-turkish-backed-forces-in-sere-kaniye-and-tel-abyad/

Council of Europe discusses the arrest of journalists in Van - https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/council-of-europe-discusses-the-arrest-of-journalists-in-van-47253

Four provincial HDP officials detained in fresh raids by Turkish police - https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/turkey/22102020

Armenian president: 'Turkey has a completely destructive role in Nagorno-Karabakh' - https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-interview/20201019-armenian-president-turkey-has-a-completely-destructive-role-in-nagorno-karabakh

Turkish president threatens Syrian Kurds amid increasing clashes in northeast Syria - https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/d4f32d61-621a-4120-bb6c-9b9d7b8f9b6f

Mehmud Osman: The source of the problems is the Turkish state - https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/mehmud-osman-the-source-of-the-problems-is-the-turkish-state-47199

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In this episode, we speak to Nik Matheou solidarity organiser and activists with the Kurdish liberation movement, about the political philosophy developed by Abdullah Ocalan - Democratic Confederalism.

Developed in part whilst Ocalan is subjected to the brutal and extreme isolation of Imrali prison Island, Democratic Confederalism is a radical form of grassroots democracy that represents a departure from the emphasis on statehood many liberation movements include.

In this episode Nik explains;

✊The roots of the ideology and its role in the radical legacy of 1968.

♀️The inspirational role women have played in developing and building this political system.

🤝How this system works in practice in Turkey and the Autonomous Administration of North & East Syria or Rojava.

For more information please go to 👇

https://freedomforocalan.org

https://rojavainformationcenter.com

https://komun-academy.com

https://www.akpress.org/democratic-autonomy-in-north-kurdistan.html

This was a production of the trade union Freedom for Ocalan campaign, based in the UK. The music is Unsilenced by Ketsa and is licensed under creative commons.

The campaign is fighting to end the brutal and imprisonment of Kurdish political leader Abdullah Ocalan.

We stand shoulder to shoulder with the Kurdish people in their struggle for liberty and freedom from oppression and with all progressive forces in Turkey.

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In this episode, we speak to Shavanah Taj General Secretary of TUC Wales about her recent experience as part of an international peace delegation to Imrali island prison.

The delegation set out to petition the Turkish government to allow them to visit imprisoned Kurdish political leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been detained at Turkeys equivalent of Robben Island for 21 years.

The delegation was denied this basic human right but was able to meet with progressive unions and representatives of The People’s Democratic Party (HDP).

In this episode Shavanah explains;

• Turkeys deterioration into a police state.
• The inspirational gender equality politics of HDP.
• The incredible resilience of Trade Union activists in Turkey.
• Welsh solidarity with the Kurdish community.
• How you can get involved and support progressive forces in Turkey.

This episode is also available on YouTube

This was a production of the UK based trade union-backed Freedom for Ocalan campaign.

The campaign is fighting to end the brutal and cruel imprisonment of Kurdish political leader Abdullah Ocalan.

We stand shoulder to shoulder with the Kurdish people in their struggle for liberty and freedom from oppression and with all progressive forces in Turkey.

Please like and share and don’t forget to leave a review.

More information at www.freedomforocalan.org

In this episode, we speak with Elif Sarican, who you can follow on twitter @ElifXeyal about;

• The third month of the so-called "Operation Peace Spring"
• Erdogan’s attempt at ethnic cleansing and the international response
• The US withdrawal and the implications
• Democracy in the Middle East
• Turkeys support of ISIS
• The recent attacks on the Yazidi and the continuation of ISIS policy against them by the Turkish state

And more…….

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