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YPJ soldiers in Syria hold up a painting of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan
[Kurdish Struggle / Creative Commons]
SINN Fein sent a message of solidarity to hundreds of Kurdish hunger strikers on the 185th day of their protest over the treatment of jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan today.
The party’s foreign affairs and defence spokesman John Brady urged the Turkish government to meet the demands of the six-month-long hunger strike which has seen rolling action in hundreds of prisons.
The hunger strikes started in November 2020 on the anniversary of the foundation of the PKK.
VIJAY PRASHAD details how US support for Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa allowed him to break the resistance of the autonomous Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
The independent TD’s campaign has put important issues like Irish reunification and military neutrality at the heart of the political conversation, argues SEAN MacBRADAIGH
Why not pay a visit to Feile an Phobail, a people’s festival of community arts with roots in the days of internment without trial, and where the spirit of solidarity remains undimmed, says LYNDA WALKER
