Mandela and Öcalan: A reimagined dialogue between titans of democracy

Nelson Mandela and Abdullah Öcalan, two monumental figures from disparate corners of the world, share an unbreakable bond in their relentless pursuit of justice, freedom and human dignity.

▪️Öcalan has been imprisoned in Turkey’s İmralı Island prison for nearly 25 years under severe conditions of isolation. Mandela was held on another island prison, Robben Island, for 18 of his 27 years behind bars in South Africa.

For this entirely fictional dialogue I wrote for Medya News, I was inspired by a similar recent piece which set up an imagined conversation between the Kurdish political leader and Mohandas Gandhi, the iconic father of the modern Indian nation. I wanted to explore the links between Öcalan, often referred to as “Apo”, and Mandela, affectionately known as “Madiba”. These titles acknowledge the significance of their roles in their respective struggles and the impact they have had on their peoples, and on the world.

🌹 This channel is dedicated to the remembering and for the commemoration of the Martyrs of the People's Revolution, taking place in Kurdistan.

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Dieser Kanal ist der Erinnerung und dem Gedenken an die Märtyrer der Volksrevolution in Kurdistan gewidmet. 🌹

The anniversary of the invasion of Serekaniyê: "My soul burned a lot"

During the attack on Serekani in 2019, the fascist Turkish state violated the laws of war and dropped phosphorus and chemical weapons (poison) on the civilian population. One of the victims in Serekani was an 11-year-old boy named Mohammed Hamid. Muhammad, who has now grown up and lives in the Washokani (Hasekê) camp, tells his story of the year 2019 when the Turkish government attacked Serekani with chemical weapons. With his story, he draws attention to the brutal attacks of fascist Turks.

Mohammed also draws attention to the fascist Turkish state, which is still using chemical weapons against guerrillas, and Mohammed says that this is unacceptable.

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❗️Turkish aggression continues in North and East Syria

▪️The Turkish fascist state continues to bombard the town of Ain Issa and its surroundings with heavy weaponry. Additionally, warplanes are reportedly circling over the city.

▪️Villages Rotan and Şelhûmiyê near the town of Tirbespiyê are being shelled with howitzers.

▪️The village of Til Şeyir in Kobanê is under heavy artillery bombardment.

▪️Esadiye and Rabiat villages, as well as the center of Zirgan, are being bombed.

▪️The surroundings of Til Rifat town, including Şêx Îsa, Belûniyê, Metarê Miniqê, and Eyndeqnê villages, are under heavy artillery fire.

▪️Shelling with heavy weaponry has started on a point belonging to the Syrian government forces in Ziyaretê village of Kobanê, as well as in Cêşan, Xerebisan, Koran, Sêlim, and Xurxurî villages.

▪️The Turkish army and its militia groups are shelling the villages of El Seyeda and El-Cat in the north of the city of Manbij in the Northern Aleppo region with artillery and rockets.

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The power of the people!

Video filmed by Kurdish reporter Baderkhan Ahmad in Qamishli Heart and Eye Hospital.

Dozens of local residents answered the call of the hospital to donate blood.

Many wounded are arriving at the #Derik hospital due to the heavy Turkish bombing of the area

➡️ Local population of Derik calls to donate blood for the wounded

Hospitals of Rojava call on the people to donate blood to treat the high amount of wounded caused by an intense wave of Turkish attacks across Northern Syria

This mother arrived at a hospital to donate blood:

📢 "Until our last drop of blood, we are ready to give it!"

❗️Fighter Aircraft Mobility in Amûde, Qamişlo, Dêrîk and Raqqa

Warplanes belonging to the Turkish state are flying around the border line of the Cizre region. At the same time, unidentified warplanes are roaming the skies of Raqqa.

As we said here, the turkish fascist state, amid of what is happening in the Middle East, continue their attacks in Syria and Iraq.

This night there were five F-16C/Ds used in the attacks. Guidance was provided as standard by Akinci drones, and the targets of the strikes were the positions in the provinces of Hasakah, Raqqa and Aleppo.

▪️As results of last night and this morning attacks, civilians were injured in Dirêbsiyê and in Derîk a center of the Asayish were targeted, is not clear the number of martyrs and injured but is said to be a high number. A statement will be shared later on today.

The international conspiracy of 9th of October against Rêber APO - FREEDOM FOR OCALAN! 🕊

On this day, in 1998, the leader Abdullah Ocalan was exposed to an international conspiracy in which the hegemonic forces in capitalist modernity and its tails from the nation-states in the region participated.

24 years go on 15 February 1999 Rêber APO was kidnapped in Kenya by Turkish special agents which CIA and Mossad behind the mission and they send Ocalan back to Turkey without fair trial for long imprisonment. The kidnap of leader Ocalan was regarded by the Kurds as the outcome of an international conspiracy that involving the security services of several nations including the CIA, MI5 and Mossad.

📌 The last time there was any information with Ocalan was in March 25, 2021 during a phone call with his brother Mehmet Ocalan;

In the city of Amed (Diyarbakir), the people that showed up to protest the International Conspiracy against Rêber APO were detained by police.

However the people protested with slogans of "Bijî berxwedana İmralı" despite the police blockade in many parts of the city.

▪️Citizens protested the conspiracy with slogans on the streets of Rezan district. The police intervened in the protests and detained an old woman on the grounds that she was "shouting slogans". It was learned that more than 50 people were detained during the intervention to the protests.

As result of the illegal attack yesterday night on Derik, 29 members of Asayish were martyred. This is a massacre committed by the turkish fascist state.

"The Turkish raid that targeted a training academy for the Internal Security Forces in Derik countryside resulted in 29 casualties and 28 wounded. They are members of the Narcotics Control Section.

The Autonomous Administration in northeastern Syria declares three days of public mourning."

🌹 The martyrs toll has risen to 44 and 39 injured since the beginning of the attacks 3 days ago. Most of them are civilians.

✌️ UNDER HEAVY ATTACKS OF THE TURKISH FASCIST STATE THE PEOPLE OF ROJAVA SHOW THEIR STRENGHT!

Thousands of people in the cantons of Qamishlo, Derik, Kobane, Heseke and Raqqa took the streets today to demand the physical freedom of Rêber APO - Abdullah Ocalan, as it enters the 25th year since the beginning of the International Conspiracy in 9th October, 1998 even as the region is being bombed by turkish warplanes and drones.

📌 The last time there was any information with Ocalan was in March 25, 2021 during a phone call with his brother Mehmet Ocalan;

📌 Rezan Sarıca and Nevroz Uysal, two of Öcalan’s lawyers, were able to meet with their clients after 8 years on May 2-22, June 12-18 and August 7, 2019.