Podcast appearances and mentions of abdullah ocalan

El Partido de los Trabajadores del Kurdistán anunció su disolución. Tras 40 años enfrentado con el Estado turco, analizamos cuáles serán las vías de aplicación de las demandas políticas del movimiento liderado por Abdullah Ocalan con Karlos Zurutuza, periodista especializado en conflictos en Oriente Medio.La familia real catarí pretende regalar a Donald Trump un avión, visto incluso por los Republicanos como un soborno. Entendemos las dinámicas de corrupción internacional con Fernando Jiménez Sánchez, de International Transparency. A su vez, el mandatario estadounidense ha querido eliminar el derecho de nacionalidad por nacimiento en su país. Con el abogado Arsenio G. Cores, entendemos los motivos tras las bases jurídicas que tienen los Estados para conceder nacionalidades.

Will the call for the PKK to disarm end in a new era of peace for the Kurds, or is this just another turn in a tortured history? In February, Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, released a jaw-dropping written message to his followers from his jail cell, calling for the group to lay down arms and disband. In this series we explore the Kurdish issue - the persecution, the resistance and their attempts to form a state. We ask what does the future hold for one of the largest stateless ethnic groups in the world scattered across Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran.

Will the call for the PKK to disarm end in a new era of peace for the Kurds, or is this just another turn in a tortured history? In February, Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, released a jaw-dropping written message to his followers from his jail cell, calling for the group to lay down arms and disband. In this series we explore the Kurdish issue - the persecution, the resistance and their attempts to form a state. We ask what does the future hold for one of the largest stateless ethnic groups in the world scattered across Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran.

Will the call for the PKK to disarm end in a new era of peace for the Kurds, or is this just another turn in a tortured history? In February, Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, released a jaw-dropping written message to his followers from his jail cell, calling for the group to lay down arms and disband. In this series we explore the Kurdish issue - the persecution, the resistance and their attempts to form a state. We ask what does the future hold for one of the largest stateless ethnic groups in the world scattered across Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran.

Will the call for the PKK to disarm end in a new era of peace for the Kurds, or is this just another turn in a tortured history? In February, Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, released a jaw-dropping written message to his followers from his jail cell, calling for the group to lay down arms and disband. In this series we explore the Kurdish issue - the persecution, the resistance and their attempts to form a state. We ask what does the future hold for one of the largest stateless ethnic groups in the world scattered across Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran.

Will the call for the PKK to disarm end in a new era of peace for the Kurds, or is this just another turn in a tortured history? In February, Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, released a jaw-dropping written message to his followers from his jail cell, calling for the group to lay down arms and disband. In this series we explore the Kurdish issue - the persecution, the resistance and their attempts to form a state. We ask what the future holds for one of the largest stateless ethnic groups in the world scattered across Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran.

C'était il y a un mois, le 27 février : le chef historique du PKK appelait son organisation à se dissoudre et à déposer les armes. Comment cet appel d'Abdullah Ocalan a-t-il été perçu, en particulier dans les régions kurdes de Turquie ? C'est un reportage de Céline Pierre-Magnani à Diyarbakir, dans le sud-est de la Turquie. Photo : Ilyas Akengin - AFP Merci pour votre écoute Transversales, c'est également en direct tous les samedis de 12h à 13h00 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes de Transversales sur notre plateforme Auvio.be : https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/492 Retrouvez tous les contenus de la RTBF sur notre plateforme Auvio.beRetrouvez également notre offre info ci-dessous :Le Monde en Direct : https://audmns.com/TkxEWMELes Clés : https://audmns.com/DvbCVrHLe Tournant : https://audmns.com/moqIRoC5 Minutes pour Comprendre : https://audmns.com/dHiHssrLes couleurs de l'info : https://audmns.com/MYzowgwMatin Première : https://audmns.com/aldzXlmEt ses séquences-phares : L'Invité Politique : https://audmns.com/LNCogwP L'édito politique « Les Coulisses du Pouvoir » : https://audmns.com/vXWPcqx L'humour de Matin Première : https://audmns.com/tbdbwoQN'oubliez pas de vous y abonner pour ne rien manquer.Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In a letter from jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan called for the PKK to dissolve and stop their conflict with Turkey. We'll discuss what this means for Kurdish people and more with Dr. Mean Djene Bajalan.   Get tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco, "Is Trump the end of, The End of History" here: https://www.universe.com/events/is-trump-the-end-of-history-tickets-J30WT9   Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles   Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6169594914668544

For months Turkey's President Erdogan has avoided wading into the latest peace process with Turkey's Kurds and the PKK. Last week he broke his silence, saying he was prepared to meet with members of the country's pro-Kurdish DEM Party who have played a key role in talks with Abdullah Ocalan. Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor's chief correspondent based in Paris and covering major stories on Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa, joins Thanos Davelis to break down what Erdogan's willingness to engage with Kurdish leaders means for this process.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Turkey's Erdogan says he's ready to meet with Kurds brokering peace with PKKTurkey's Erdogan discusses Russia-Ukraine war, Syria in first official call with TrumpErdoğan's top rival detained, faces block to presidential candidacyTurkey detains Erdogan's main rival on array of chargesJake Sullivan: ‘We worked behind the scenes'

It's a volatile world these days. While Europe wonders if it's just lost its US security umbrella, while a Gaza ceasefire hangs by a thread, while Syria figures out how to hold it together after the fall of Assad, major regional player Turkey looks to get its own house in order with the announced dissolution of a 40-year-old Kurdish insurgency. Why did Recep Tayyip Erdogan and imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan agree to open a path to peace? And why now?  Will it work this time? The pair have tried and failed before to bury the hatchet.We discuss the cross-border consequences in Iraq, where many guerrillas have their base, and in Syria, where Ankara-backed militias are openly fighting Syrian YPG Kurdish fighters, the secular Syrian Kurds who as part of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have the backing of US troops as they take on the remnants of the Islamic State group.On that score, will that support from Washington continue? With Iran in retreat and Russia elsewhere occupied, how does the Trump administration see its role?Produced by Rebecca Gnignati, Ilayda Habib and Aurore Laborie. 

Last week Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the PKK, called on the movement to lay down its arms and dissolve. Ocalan's historic announcement has many hoping that it will bring an end to nearly 4 decades of conflict between Ankara and the country's Kurds. On Friday, Thanos Davelis spoke to Giran Ozcan, the Executive Director of the Kurdish Peace Institute and a former representative of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in the US, to break down this historic call from Ocalan, and look at what we should keep an eye on as this process unfolds. Since our discussion, the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:End of an era? PKK leader Ocalan orders militants to end war with Turkey, 'dissolve'Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with TurkeyRubio reaffirms US-Greek strategic importance in meeting with GerapetritisMitsotakis says government will work to make trains safePASOK push for no-confidence vote against government

The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, has called for an end to the fight against the Turkish state. This may open the door to ending four decades of conflict that has claimed over 40,000 lives. RFI's correspondent in Istanbul looks at the implications for the wider region. In a packed conference hall in an Istanbul hotel, Ahmet Turk, a leading member of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Dem Party, read a statement by Ocalan calling for the organization, which he founded, to disarm and dissolve itself, declaring an end to the decades-long conflict. The PKK, designated as a terrorist organization by the European Union and the United States, has been fighting for autonomy and Kurdish minority rights in Turkey since the 1980s.Ocalan, imprisoned in a Turkish jail since 1999, made his disarmament call after the PKK suffered significant military setbacks in recent years. "The PKK is almost finished within the borders of Turkey," explained Mesut Yegen, a political scientist at the Istanbul-based Reform Institute.However, Yegen claims with the PKK now primarily based in northern Iraq on Turkey's frontier, while its affiliate in Syria, the SDF, controls a large swathe of territory bordering Turkey all sides still have an interest in peace."We know that the Turkish state needs a peace process because it's worried about the future development in the region in Syria and Iraq," added Yegen.Turkey looks for regional help in its battle against Kurdish rebels in Iraq Cautious responseThe Turkish government gave a cautious response to Ocalan's statement, saying it's waiting for the PKK to disarm. The PKK leadership based in Iraq, ahead of Ocalan's statement, declared it is looking for gestures from the government before any disarmament."The peace process in Turkey will largely depend on what emerges, what kind of a deal emerges inside Syria," Asli Aydintasbas, a visiting senior fellow with the Brookings Institution in Washington, said."So we're also seeing Turkey be more cautious. That doesn't mean, you know, Turkey won't reverse course if it feels there's no room to go with Syrian Kurds or inside the peace process in Turkey."Turkish armed forces are massed on the Syrian border with Ankara, demanding the SDF merge with the Syrian army under the control of Syria's new rulers, with whom the Turkish government has close ties.For now, the SDF leader Mazloum Abdi declared his force is not bound by Ocalan's disarmament call while demanding Ankara end its ongoing attacks on its troops.Turkey's Saturday Mothers keep up vigil for lost relativesScepticismAnalyst Mesut Yegen adds that ending the PKK conflict will come at a price for Ankara.  "They're (PKK) expecting that in return for that, the state promises that at least a kind of autonomy or status for Syrian Kurds is going to be recognised by the Syrian regime, the new regime, and that the Turkish state also supports this kind of solution."In addition to this, of course, the expectation is that some reforms will be implemented in Turkey with regards to the Kurdish question."Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has distanced himself from the current efforts to end the conflict, other than saying a historic opportunity exists for Kurds and Turks to live in peace but offering no concessions.For months, a crackdown on Turkey's legal Kurdish movement continues, with the removal of elected mayors and arrests of journalists and human rights activists. Trial of alleged PKK figures accused of financing terror begins in FranceTurkish commentator on Turkey's Politikyol news portal, Sezin Oney, warns unless the causes of the conflict are addressed, there's little hope of a permanent peace. "Probably, any disarmament or any disbanding of PKK would be a gimmick," warns Oney."It wouldn't be a real actual disbanding, and it might just appear in a year under a different name. Because they would still have the pretext to argue that armed struggle is necessary because the Kurds in Turkey don't have their democratic rights."With previous peace efforts failing, opinion polls indicate that the public remains sceptical of this latest effort. But for 75-year-old Ocalan, analysts warn it may be his last chance of any hope of freedom.

Danny and Derek, the greatest news anchors since Lennon/McCartney. This week: Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan calls for the group's disarmament (0:32); Syria hosts a “National Dialogue” conference to work through the country's transition (6:34); Israel and Hamas salvage a hostage deal, but the end looms on Saturday (10:07); Yoon's impeachment trial concludes in South Korea (20:46); in Sudan, increased fighting rages around Al-Fashir (23:27), the military makes gains in the country's south (25:13), and the RSF and military set up dueling governments (26:43); Ukraine and the US potentially agree on a minerals deal (29:42); the results of the German election (34:41); Austria's government attempts to form a coalition (38:17); Trump ends a sanctions waiver for Venezuela (40:35); the Trump admin muses kicking Canada out of the Five Eyes intelligence sharing network (42:29); the US announces tariffs on the EU, potentially Canada, and maybe even Mexico (44:20); Trump announces the “gold card” visa plan (46:45); and Trump's attempts at a humanitarian aid blockade continue (48:45). Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and much more content. Join the Discord! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danny and Derek, the greatest news anchors since Lennon/McCartney. This week's American Prestige News Roundup: Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan calls for the group's disarmament (0:32); Syria hosts a “National Dialogue” conference to work through the country's transition (6:34); Israel and Hamas salvage a hostage deal, but the end looms on Saturday (10:07); Yoon's impeachment trial concludes in South Korea (20:46); in Sudan, increased fighting rages around Al-Fashir (23:27), the military makes gains in the country's south (25:13), and the RSF and military set up dueling governments (26:43); Ukraine and the US potentially agree on a minerals deal (29:42); the results of the German election (34:41); Austria's government attempts to form a coalition (38:17); Trump ends a sanctions waiver for Venezuela (40:35); the Trump admin muses kicking Canada out of the Five Eyes intelligence sharing network (42:29); the US announces tariffs on the EU, potentially Canada, and maybe even Mexico (44:20); Trump announces the “gold card” visa plan (46:45); and Trump's attempts at a humanitarian aid blockade continue (48:45).Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

durée : 00:03:18 - Géopolitique - Le fondateur emprisonné du Parti des travailleurs kurdes, Abdullah Ocalan, a demandé à ses partisans d'abandonner les armes et de dissoudre leur parti. Une initiative de paix qui peut avoir des répercussions au-delà de la Turquie, également en Syrie.

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at the White House with the critical minerals deal high on the agenda. Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for his PKK party to disarm could open the door to peace with Turkey. A growing measles outbreak is giving Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior – a vaccine skeptic – an early test. And Apple shareholders vote to keep the tech giant's DEI policies in place despite pressure from Trump. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Find the Recommended Read here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, A'ndre examines former President Trump's decision to fire General CQ Brown as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, exploring the implications for U.S. military leadership, civil-military relations, and his potential replacement, LTG Dan Caine. He then turns to the U.S.-Ukraine critical minerals agreement, analyzing its potential to reshape the war effort while deepening U.S. strategic investment in the region. Lastly, he discusses the latest developments within the FBI under new Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, viewed as political loyalists who may upend dynamics within the bureau. Also covered: North Korea's expanded troop deployment to Ukraine, Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for the PKK to disband, and Thailand's deportation of Uyghurs.

durée : 00:03:18 - Géopolitique - Le fondateur emprisonné du Parti des travailleurs kurdes, Abdullah Ocalan, a demandé à ses partisans d'abandonner les armes et de dissoudre leur parti. Une initiative de paix qui peut avoir des répercussions au-delà de la Turquie, également en Syrie.

The leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, Abdullah Ocalan made a historic call for the group to lay down arms and disband. Meanwhile, escalating violence in Jenin and Tulkarm has displaced 40,000 Palestinians, recalling decades-old military operations and adding to Gaza's destruction, with more than 48,000 dead.   This episode features Robert Tollast, military affairs reporter and Greg Tanner, head of multimedia.

Since April last year, the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in talks with imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. The goal is to get his organization to end its 40 year-long armed campaign against the Turkish state. But one of Turkey's demands, that Ocalan's concessions extend to northeast Syria where a PKK-linked group has been in control since 2012, is unrealistic, says Kurdish Peace Institute director Giran Ozcan.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Top lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish People's Equality and Democracy Party have now met with Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the PKK, on a few occasions, generating some buzz around the potential for a deal that could bring the decades-long conflict between the Turkish state and the Kurds to an end. This is taking place amid seismic geopolitical shifts in the region, especially in Syria. Henri Barkey, an adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Cohen chair in international relations at Lehigh University, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into the latest efforts to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Turkey, Kurds move toward peace deal as lawmakers meet with PKK leader OcalanWhat to know about the latest effort to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflictGreece strongly objects to sale of Meteor missile to TurkeyMitsotakis denies cover-up accusations in Tempe railway disaster

Nûçegîhan Hatice Kamer ji Amedê di raporta xwe de behsa Parlamenterên DEM partiyê Sirri Sureyya Onder û Pervîn Buldan dike ku piştî Wezareta Dadê ya Tirkiyê destûra serdana hevdîtina bi Abdullah Ocalan re pejirand çûn Girava Girtîgeha Îmraliyê.

Full Episode 12-30-24 - In this episode, Broken Record gives a spicy take on Luigi, and no I don't mean Waluigi. We also discuss Turkey supposedly negotiating with Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdish revolutionary hero. 

The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is holding exploratory talks with Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK, to end the 40-year-old Kurdish conflict. Turkey has made clear its expectation that the PKK lay down its arms and end the conflict. What would it take for the PKK to comply? Giran Ozcan, executive director of the Kurdish Peace Institute in Washington, believes Turkey needs to grant its estimated 16 million Kurds basic rights such as being able to teach and learn their long banned mother tongue if the effort is to succeed.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With the world's attention focused on Ukraine, Turkey has escalated its campaign against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) across its own borders in Iraq and Syria. Meghan Bodette, director of research at the Kurdish Peace Institute in Washington DC, tells Al-Monitor that Turkey is increasingly targeting activists, politicians and other civilian figures associated with the Kurdish political movement founded by imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. This is because Turkey fears the legitimacy such individuals lend to Kurdish aspirations. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Turkish leaders continue to threaten another military offensive against the Syrian Kurds. But they need either the Kremlin's or Washington's approval to mount any such offensive in the zones that are under Russian and US control. Salih Muslim, the leader of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party that hold power in northeast Syria says Erdogan is unpredictable and might carry out a military operation.Muslim recalls in this conversaton with Amberin Zaman the days when he used to travel to Turkey when Ankara was holding peace talks with the Kurdistan Workers Party leader Abdullah Ocalan and his commanders in the field. Muslim says until Turkey solves its Kurdish question there cannot be peace in the region.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. NewsreportsDiscussion about issues relating to delivery drivers focusing on the Green Left article Menulog starts trial but gig economy worker's security remains precarious Interviews and DiscussionPre-recorded Green Left podcast where Green Left Sydney correspondent Peter Boyle speaks with Niels Henrik Hooge from Friends of the Earth Denmark and Søren Søndergaard, an MP from the Red-Green Alliance in Denmark, about Ecosocialist-Indigenous party Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) winning the largest vote in Greenlandic elections held on April 4. The vote was effectively a referendum on whether a Chinese-Australian rare earth and uranium mining project should go ahead in part of the food producing belt along Greenland's eastern coast. IA won 37% of the vote and 12 out of 31 seats in the Greenland parliament on a platform opposing the toxic mining project. You can listen to the individual interview here.Interview with Bronya Lipski from Environmental Justice Australia about the risk of energy behemoth AGL 'cutting and running' at some point in the future and leaving behind massive cleanup bills for its three coal fired power stations (Bayswater, Liddell and Loy Yang A) and Camden coal seam gas field.Lipski outlines the ecological impacts of ash dams at coal fired power stations which leave behind a legacy of millions of tonnes of heavy metal contaminated slurry that must be contained to stop it polluting groundwater and releasing toxic dust. The massive brown coal mine adjacent that feeds Loy Yang A must also be rehabilitated and covered to prevent fires like the 2014 Hazelwood mine fire. AGL has allocated a grossly inadequate fund for rehabilitation and cleanup of the 4 sites and is racking up big losses at its coal fired power stations, which it has split off from its renewables and retail arm. You can listen to the individual interview here.Interview with Green Left Sydney correspondent and Rojava SolidaritySydney member Peter Boyle about the campaign to free Kurdish political activist Abdullah Ocalan from isolation on a heavily guarded prison Island in Turkey. Imprisoned since 1999 by the Turkish State, Boyle said that Ocalan can be compared to South African leader Nelson Mandela both in terms of the oppression he and the Kurdish people have faced and also in terms of the politically transformative effect that his release would likely have. Australians For Kurdistan are hosting an international webinar on their youtube page about the campaign to free Ocalan. You can listen to the individual interview here. 

Olá a todos e a todas ouvintes do Antinomia, sejam mais uma vez bem vindos e bem vindas ao Leituras Libertárias, projeto que busca compartilhar um pouco com vocês as nossas leituras sobre a história, teorias e práticas do anarquismo. Hoje vamos fazer a leitura de um trecho do texto “A Esquerda que se foi, uma reflexão pessoal” de Murray Bookchin, importante personagem da esquerda norte americana e que se tornou uma das referências teóricas e política de Abdullah Ocalan, líder do PKK e do movimento Curdo como um todo.

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

Benvenute e benvenuti, io sono Zorba e questo è Se un ribelle spento. Dalla prossima settimana, ogni Lunedì alle 8:00 sarà disponibile una nuova puntata in podcast, su Spotify e tutte le principali piattaforme online oltre che sul sito internet seunrispellespento.org. Di cosa parleremo in questo podcast? Parleremo di ribelli, ovviamente. Di tutti i ribelli che abbiamo citato nella canzone L'ultimo respiro fa da testamento di Fronte Unico. Ascolteremo le loro voci, quando possibile, vi leggerò le loro parole e cercherò di raccontarvi le loro storie e perché sono dei modelli da seguire per tutti quelli che come noi si sentono ribelli. Perché la caratteristica che li lega è che purtroppo sono quasi tutti morti, uccisi sempre dal sistema oppressivo che cercavano di combattere. Dai loro esempi possiamo imparare molto, e possiamo condividere quella santa rabbia che ci permette di smuoverci dalla nostra indifferenza per cercare di cambiare in meglio il mondo che ci circonda. Perché loro non ci sono più, sono spenti. Ma ci hanno passato un testimone, che tocca a noi prendere in mano e portare avanti, prima di passarlo a qualcun altro. Perché il loro ultimo respiro, la loro morte, è come un testamento che designa come eredi tutte quelle e quelli che hanno il coraggio di prenderlo. Ci sentiamo la prossima settimana, per la prima puntata di Se un ribelle spento. Parlermo di Abdullah Ocalan, leader del popolo Curdo, della sua prigionia e di come nonostante l'isolamento disumano in cui è costretto a vivere nel carcere di Imrali, sia riuscito a scrivere un documento che è tra i più rivoluzionari di questo nuovo millennio. Ciao a tutte e a tutti, la domanda che vi faccio da qui alla fine di questa esperienza non cambierà mai: se un ribelle spento passa il testimone, siamo pronti a prenderlo?

Featuring the latest news in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Australian Newshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-20/hannah-baxter-camp-hill-car-fire-suspected-murder-suicide/11981348A discussion about the case of domestic violence and murder of Hannah Baxter and the failures of the police and media response to it.InterviewsA interview and discussion with Duroyan Fertl a activist and member of Sinn Fein based in Denmark about the results and political ramifications of the Irish Elections and what could potentially happen next as no government has being formed at this stage. Listen to the interview here. A interview with Kurdish solidarity activist and Socialist Alliance member Peter Boyle about his recent trip to Brussells where he was part of the annual Long March to free Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan attended by thousands of Kurdish solidarity activists and members of the Kurdish community in Europe and his attendance of a conference held in Brussels titled "“The European Union, Turkey, the Middle East and the Kurds”  organised by European Union Turkey Civic Commission and supported by the European United Left — Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL), the Greens/European Free Alliance and the Socialists and Democrats (S&D). Listen to the interview here. A interview with Katie George who is a member of the Save Banyule – Tunnel not Trench campaign speaking about the impacts that the proposed North-East Link will have on her community. Listen to the interview here. 

Sujets traités :  - 5 000 personnes dans les rues de Strasbourg samedi après midi. Dans le cortège, essentiellement des Kurdes ou pro kurdes, majoritairement venus d’Allemagne. Ils ont battu le pavé dans la capitale alsacienne à l’occasion de leur désormais grande manifestation annuelle. Un rassemblement pour protester contre l’incarcération d’Abdullah Ocalan, arrêté en février 1999. Les opposants s’opposent à sa détention en isolement sur l’ile prison d’Imrali, située au nord ouest des cotes turcs, où le prisonnier n’a quasiment aucun contact avec le monde extérieur. - On reste à Strasbourg où 40 médecins ont donné leur démission de leurs fonctions administratives jeudi. Ils réclament de grosses réformes afin d’avoir de meilleurs moyens humains et financiers. Pour eux, les dernières contraintes imposées par les politiques successives ne leur permettent plus d’exercer leur métier de soignant correctement. - Marche blanche contre le braconnage, 300 personnes réunies à Saint Amarin ce samedi. Cette manifestation fait suite à la mort d’un lynx, probablement tué par balle à Fellering, non loin de Thann, survenue le 16 janvier dernier. - Parmi les personnes présentes, on retrouve de nombreux représentant d’association de défense de la nature telle que la LPO, la ligue de protection des oiseaux, Alsace Nature ou encore les défenseurs des grands carnivores.   - Langues régionales, l’assemblée vote un texte appauvri. Dans la nuit à jeudi, les députés devaient voter pour une proposition de loi visant à promouvoir les langues régionales en les reconnaissant comme patrimoine linguistique. Problème, toute la partie enseignement a été supprimée par la majorité. Une catastrophe pour les défenseurs de cette loi en Alsace car, devant la diminution du nombre de dialectophones, seul l’apprentissage dans un cadre scolaire permet d’inverser la tendance. Reste maintenant à voir si la nouvelle collectivité européenne d’Alsace pourra pérenniser les cours de dialecte. - Municipales à Neuf Brisach, Richard Alvarez, le maire sortant, se présente pour un troisième mandat. Pour le moment, il est le seul à s’être déclaré pour la commune. Avec sa liste renouvelée à 50% et intitulée Avec vous, relevons les défis de demain, il y retourne à la demande de plusieurs habitants. Objectif : continuer le développement de Neuf Brisach, faire sa promotion avec différents projets qui seront bientôt dévoilés par le candidat. - A Sélestat, Denis Digel a quant à lui dévoile son projet en fin de semaine dernière. Il s’articule autour de sept thématiques, on l’écoute.  - Emmanuel Macrons en déplacement en Alsace demain. Il se rendra à Mulhouse dans le cadre d’une visite dédiée à la question du communautarisme ainsi que la lutte contre le séparatisme, le financement des lieux de culte et de celui des Imam. - A Colmar, une exhibition alcoolisée. Vendredi, en milieu d’après-midi, un homme s’est mis à nu dans la rue des clefs, au milieu des passants. Il a même poursuivi plusieurs femmes. Interpellé, l’individu était déjà connu pour des faits d’ivresse. A ce moment-là, il affichait un taux de près de 2 grammes 5 d’alcool dans le sang. Deux victimes ont porté plainte, il devrait être jugé cet après-midi en comparution immédiate.  - Un vol de benêt. Début janvier, deux individus pénètrent dans un kebab situé rue de nord à Colmar. L’un est armé d’un couteau et l’autre d’une arme de poing. Le visage dissimulé, ils étaient là pour la caisse. Le gérant a tenté s’est défendu et a reçu plusieurs coups mais a réussi à arracher le bonnet le bonnet d’un des agresseurs. Les malfrats ont tout de même réussi à s’échapper avec le butin. - Mercredi matin les deux ont été interpelés. Les enquêteurs les ont retrouvé grâce à une empreinte ADN retrouvée dans le bonnet. Ils ont été tous deux mis en examen et écroués.

 Sujets traités :  5 000 personnes dans les rues de Strasbourg samedi après midi. Dans le cortège, essentiellement des Kurdes ou pro kurdes, majoritairement venus d’Allemagne. Ils ont battu le pavé dans la capitale alsacienne à l’occasion de leur désormais grande manifestation annuelle. Un rassemblement pour protester contre l’incarcération d’Abdullah Ocalan, arrêté en février 1999. Les opposants s’opposent à sa détention en isolement sur l’ile prison d’Imrali, située au nord ouest des cotes turcs, où le prisonnier n’a quasiment aucun contact avec le monde extérieur. On reste à Strasbourg où 40 médecins ont donné leur démission de leurs fonctions administratives jeudi. Ils réclament de grosses réformes afin d’avoir de meilleurs moyens humains et financiers. Pour eux, les dernières contraintes imposées par les politiques successives ne leur permettent plus d’exercer leur métier de soignant correctement. Marche blanche contre le braconnage, 300 personnes réunies à Saint Amarin ce samedi. Cette manifestation fait suite à la mort d’un lynx, probablement tué par balle à Fellering, non loin de Thann, survenue le 16 janvier dernier. Parmi les personnes présentes, on retrouve de nombreux représentant d’association de défense de la nature telle que la LPO, la ligue de protection des oiseaux, Alsace Nature ou encore les défenseurs des grands carnivores.   Langues régionales, l’assemblée vote un texte appauvri. Dans la nuit à jeudi, les députés devaient voter pour une proposition de loi visant à promouvoir les langues régionales en les reconnaissant comme patrimoine linguistique. Problème, toute la partie enseignement a été supprimée par la majorité. Une catastrophe pour les défenseurs de cette loi en Alsace car, devant la diminution du nombre de dialectophones, seul l’apprentissage dans un cadre scolaire permet d’inverser la tendance. Reste maintenant à voir si la nouvelle collectivité européenne d’Alsace pourra pérenniser les cours de dialecte. Municipales à Neuf Brisach, Richard Alvarez, le maire sortant, se présente pour un troisième mandat. Pour le moment, il est le seul à s’être déclaré pour la commune. Avec sa liste renouvelée à 50% et intitulée Avec vous, relevons les défis de demain, il y retourne à la demande de plusieurs habitants. Objectif : continuer le développement de Neuf Brisach, faire sa promotion avec différents projets qui seront bientôt dévoilés par le candidat. A Sélestat, Denis Digel a quant à lui dévoile son projet en fin de semaine dernière. Il s’articule autour de sept thématiques, on l’écoute.  Emmanuel Macrons en déplacement en Alsace demain. Il se rendra à Mulhouse dans le cadre d’une visite dédiée à la question du communautarisme ainsi que la lutte contre le séparatisme, le financement des lieux de culte et de celui des Imam. A Colmar, une exhibition alcoolisée. Vendredi, en milieu d’après-midi, un homme s’est mis à nu dans la rue des clefs, au milieu des passants. Il a même poursuivi plusieurs femmes. Interpellé, l’individu était déjà connu pour des faits d’ivresse. A ce moment-là, il affichait un taux de près de 2 grammes 5 d’alcool dans le sang. Deux victimes ont porté plainte, il devrait être jugé cet après-midi en comparution immédiate.  Un vol de benêt. Début janvier, deux individus pénètrent dans un kebab situé rue de nord à Colmar. L’un est armé d’un couteau et l’autre d’une arme de poing. Le visage dissimulé, ils étaient là pour la caisse. Le gérant a tenté s’est défendu et a reçu plusieurs coups mais a réussi à arracher le bonnet le bonnet d’un des agresseurs. Les malfrats ont tout de même réussi à s’échapper avec le butin. Mercredi matin les deux ont été interpelés. Les enquêteurs les ont retrouvé grâce à une empreinte ADN retrouvée dans le bonnet. Ils ont été tous deux mis en examen et écroués.

Faye and Austin collect eyewitness accounts of the revolution in Rojava — the remote corner of northeastern Syria where Kurds and other peoples organized to defend themselves from ISIS, and constructed an experimental new society in the midst of the Syrian Civil War. Based on the political theory of Abdullah Ocalan, synthesizing socialism, feminism, and the writings of American anarchist Murray Bookchin, northeast Syria's Democratic Confederalist system has been an inspiration to socialists and anarchists the world over. Today the Rojavan Revolution is in a dire and uncertain position, betrayed by the Trump administration, caught between a genocidal invasion by Turkey from the north, and the authoritarian Syrian state to the south.To document what has transpired in the region, we've interviewed journalist Robert Evans who visited Rojava in August 2019, as well as Josh and Charlie, two members of the International Brigades of the Syrian Democratic Forces, who fought in the liberation of Raqqa from ISIS in 2016-2017. We hope that their first-hand perspectives can help shed light on the situation in the region, and inspire western socialists and anarchists to learn from Rojava and apply lessons from their revolution to their own activism and organizing.Guests:Robert EvansTwitter: @IwriteOKBehind the Bastards: https://www.behindthebastards.com/It Could Happen Here: https://www.itcouldhappenherepod.com/Worst Year Ever: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-worst-year-ever-49377032/Charlie & JoshTwitter: @SabCharlieSocialist Rifle AssociationWebsite: https://socialistra.org/Twitter: @SocialistRAInstagram: @SocialistRAFacebook: @SocialistRifleFaye's Twitter: @FayeEcklar

Vaush is here! The furries discuss Abdullah Ocalan's theory of democratic confederalism, the founding theory behind the anarchist experiment in Rojava. Things get... Hairy (pun intended).

My decision to “become an artist” can be broken down into two dimensions: “I was born to make art,” and “I have to do something with my life.” The first is an expression of some innate identity—that I have an artistic disposition and that making art is a manifestation of who I am—and the second is about finding a solution to a problem—that I ought to spend my life doing what I am good at and what brings me fulfillment, and that making art is how I am somehow trying to solve that problem. I think much of my earlier work had to do with working out the first dimension: what identifies my artistic decisions as apart from any of my other decisions?; how can I reify the creative thought processes and structures and biases and attitudes that shape my own work? The last five years, however, things have shifted to the second dimension. The show “Mom” that I did in 2013 at Kirk’s Apartment in Chicago was a bridge between the two dimensions: it started with wondering about the ways my mother has played a role in shaping my visual experience of the world, or my sense of style and taste, by the kinds of visual and sensory experiences I was conditioned to appreciate growing up, but it also was trying to make explicit the ways in which using the source material of maternal influence could in effect help work through—in real life—issues with my actual mother (to simplify: if the show was beautiful, she would feel honored, and it would bring us closer together). Since that show, this slightly buffoonish and hyperbolic instrumentalization of the avant grade project (that art be joined into life to make it better) to make my life better by, for example, making me feel better about my use of time, exposing me to more interesting people, helping me mature and accept myself, making my parents feel proud, giving me more to offer my friends or my daughter, turning me into an honorable participant in society, helping me find meaning or rent money or a sense of direction, yadda yadda yadda—this somewhat jokey reduction—bad life + good art = good life—has been central to every new work I’ve put out there.       - Diego Leclery The book mentioned in the Interview is Prison Writings: The Roots of Civilization by Abdullah Ocalan. Me Playing Civilization, 2014, Performance at the Whitney Biennial Proboscis Monkey 2017 unfired clay 10 x 11 x 13 inches

  Valentines special featuring disruptive delights from:   – A chat with Glasgow Autonomous Bookfair being hosted at Glasgow Autonomous Space (00:01:55 – 00:10:00) – ACAB Andy reflecting on the Stansted 15 sentences and giving the lowdown on newly enacted terrorism legislation (00:12:30 – 00:24:20) – Words from Nikita Woolfe and Andy Worthington on their documentary Concrete Soldiers about resistance to estate ‘regeneration' and the new Inspire2Resist handbook (00:27:30 – 00:46:00) – Announcements and some words about the Valentines Day Massacre from Professor G (00:48:25 – 00:56:00) – Discussing the geopolitics of Rojava and leadership within the Kurdish struggle with a comrade participating in the annual ‘Long March‘ in solidarity with Abdullah Ocalan (00:56:20 – 01:25:00) – Tunes courtesy of our comrade in the US Lil Guillotine – Playing out with Part 2 of 3 of DJ Salamander's Afrivision set featuring tracks from across the African continent (01:25:15 – 02:19:20)   Download the full show below, or you can download just the chat show and/or dj set separately here: Show: https://is.gd/di_228_show DJ Set: https://is.gd/di_228_afrivision2019pt2

The locals in mainly Kurdish Northern Syria, or Rojava (western Kurdistan) have managed, since the Assad regime lost control of the area, to implement a bottom-up "Democratic Confederal" structure - designed largely by Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the kurdish marxist rebel group PKK, who has been imprisoned in a Turkish prison for decades. The system was inspired in part by the writings of Murray Bookchin, founder of the Social Ecology movement. Democratically run militias from the area have cleared Islamic State forces from the region, with USA air support. Strong emphasis is placed on the equality of women, and many ethnic groups are now involved in highly localised decision making bodies. This equality is designed into the democratic confederal system, with co-rule by male and female delegates, and deputy positions reserved for ehtnic groups not holding the top position in an organisation. A unique feature of this system is that it does NOT seek to form its own state, or accept the rule of any state. The bottom up democracy takes care of things without the need for a structure which only results in centralisation and monopoly of power and the troubles which accompany such centralisation. Fionn Skiatis from Australians for Kurdistan has been studying the movement for years, and joined Behind the Lines for a yarn about it. We only covered a part of the story and hope to return to it soon. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says it's time for Iranian-backed militias who helped Iraq defeat Islamic State to "go home" after a rare meeting with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. A US-backed The Kurdish-led militia known as the Syrian Democratic Forces has declared victory over the Islamic State group in its former "capital" of Raqqa, declaring the northern Syrian city free of any extremist presence after a four-month battle that left it in ruins. - Suudi Arabistan ve Katarida resmi ziyaretlerde bulunan Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Dışişleri Bakanı Rex Tillerson, Irak'ta IŞİD'e karşı mücadelede sona doğru gelindiği için başta İranlı savaşçılar olmak üzere tüm yabancı savaşçıların ülkelerine dönmesi gerektiğini söyledi.

Stasera siamo stati con Ulrike Merkel, della Comunità luterana torinese, che ci ha spiegato nel dettaglio il concerto di musica classica di lunedì 6 febbraio sera alle 21 al Teatro Regio di Torino in occasione dei festeggiamenti per i 500 anni della Riforma Protestante. Musiche di Bach, Haydn e Mendelsonn.Poi siamo stati con Marcello Galetti e Daniel Ruffino per raccontare la nuova rassegna invernale di Mi Rifugio al Cinema che è iniziata venerdì 3 febbraio al Rifugio Re Carlo Alberto a Luserna San Giovanni.Infine saremo con Dario Mosso per parlare della Serata per la cittadinanza onoraria pinerolese a Abdullah Ocalan, leader curdo del Pkk in carcere da vent'anni in Turchia.

In 1999, Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of Turkey's Kurdish rebel group, the PKK, was arrested. He has been in jail ever since. We hear why the relationship between the Turkish state and the Kurds is so fraught, from the Kurdish political activist Adem Uzun. (Photo: Turkish Kurds hold posters of Abdullah Ocalan. Credit: AP)