Abdullah Öcalan shared the following message during a family meeting on the occasion of Eid: “I extend my greetings to our people on the Feast of Sacrifice without sacrifice. Greetings to all our people."
Öcalan and other six prisoners receive visits from families on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.
IHD Istanbul Branch Chair Jiyan Tosun stated that the execution regulation contains an inequality and said: “If we are going to talk about a process, democratisation and rule of law, everyone should turn their eyes to prisons.”
Dr Thomas Jeffrey Miley from Cambridge University evaluated Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom as an integral part of the peace process.
In a letter to Abdullah Öcalan, philosopher Alain Badiou said, “Under these circumstances, our strongest wish is that your channels of communication be opened. We are with you to the end.”
People’s Labour Party (HEP) Amed (Diyarbakır) Provincial Chair Vedat Aydin, who was mudered by JITEM, sommemorated at his grave. Speaking here DEM Party Women’s Assembly Spokesperson Halide Turkoglu said that they will build the democratic society desired by those who paid the price.
CHP mayors of Avcılar, Büyükçekmece, Gaziosmanpaşa, Cehyan and Seyhan who were arrested in Istanbul-based investigations were suspended from office.
Women who were subjected to strip searches during visits in Urfa Prison said, “They remove our headscarves and take off our clothes.”
DEM Party will organize one thousand 950 meetings as well as “Democracy Festivals” and gathering to explain the new process.
Haci Haykir, a political prisoner held for 31 years, was denied release by the Administrative and Observation Board of Burdur High-Security Closed Prison on the grounds that he did not declare “neutrality”. His release scheduled for June 6, was postponed for eight montsh. His wife, Sirin Haykir, called the decision unjust and said, “If they truly want peace, they must and such practices.”
Sertip Şen, a shepherd killed six years ago by Speacialist Sergeant M.T. in Gever. Abdullah Şen, the son of Sertip Şen, emphasized that the state must take steps towards peace and ensure the fair prosecution of those responsible for killings.
Serxwebûn newspaper announced that it ended its 44-year publishing life with the PKK's decision to dissolve and end the armed struggle. It was stated that Serxwebûn will continue to live and play a role in new media organs in the new period.
Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan presents a comprehensive document on the new period in historical, philosophical, theoretical and political terms in a historical perspective consisting of an introduction and 7 articles sent to the 12th Congress of the PKK. Serxwebûn newspaper published the perspective on its last issue.
According to Sosyo Politik's survey on the process, 71.5 percent of the citizens supported the PKK's congress decisions. The majority of citizens stated that the responsibility for the positive outcome of the process lies with the parliament and the government.
Pointing out that "online abuse" against children has gained new areas with the development of technology, James Stevenson said, "AI-generated child sexual abuse material (AI-Gen CSAM) is a major concern. Fake images and videos can be created without a child’s awareness or involvement and then used to threaten and extort the child through claims the material is real."