ANHA agency plan, September 16, 2026

- "We do not want merely three lessons; learning in our mother tongue is our right." With these words, students and their families expressed their rejection of the decision to limit Kurdish language instruction to three classes per week. They emphasized that the Kurdish language is a cultural and educational right and that thousands of martyrs sacrificed their lives to preserve it and ensure its continued teaching. (Photos and video attached).

- Hama and its countryside are facing a worsening housing crisis characterized by soaring rents and a widening gap between supply and demand. Calls are mounting for market regulation and fair pricing standards, coinciding with government efforts to increase housing units and meet the needs of returnees.

- A new transport route connecting the Al-Waer neighborhood, Homs University, and the Southern Bus Terminal is being tested for its ability to meet the needs of students and employees. There are calls to withhold final judgment on the trial until the university term begins, as actual demand and peak times will only become clear once students return to campus.

- Amina Osi, a member of Kongra Star, discussed the impact of the "Woman, Life, Freedom" uprising, stating: "The 'Woman, Life, Freedom' philosophy is undoubtedly an alternative to 21st-century systems a system in which women find themselves free and view themselves as an essential element of life." (Photos and video attached).

- The Tel Tamr Municipality is continuing its street rehabilitation and paving work as part of its 2026 service plan. Completion has reached approximately 90 percent, with crews working at the remaining sites. The project, which covers about 5,000 linear meters and utilizes nearly 4,000 cubic meters of asphalt mix, is moving toward completion. (Photos and video included).

- The Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM) is issuing a statement in the city of Darbasiyah rejecting the decision by the Transitional Government's Ministry of Education to limit Kurdish language instruction to three classes per week, and demanding that the curriculum be taught in Kurdish, at 12:00. (Photos and video included).

The Democratic Islam Conference is organizing a scientific lecture entitled “Religious Coexistence: From Difference to Empathy and Cooperation,” at Al-Shallah Mosque in the city of Qamishlo, at 10:00. (Attached with photos and video).

The sit-in tent of the people of Deirk, demanding that curricula be taught in the Kurdish language and constitutional recognition of the Kurdish language, continues on its seventh day, at 10:00. (Attached with photos and video).

The Democratic Union Party will hold a meeting in Mount Kazwan in Al-Hasakah at 10:00, and will also organize an event at the Aram Dikran Center for Culture and Art in the town of Rmelan, at 18:00 on the occasion of its founding anniversary. (Attached with photos and video).

- A sit-in tent will be set up in front of the building of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the city of Qamishlo at 09:00. It will continue for two days, and the Democratic Society Movement in the city of Darbasiyah will make a statement at 12:00. In rejection of the decision of the Ministry of Education in the transitional government to limit the teaching of the Kurdish language to three classes per week, and to demand that the curriculum be taught in the Kurdish language. (Photos and video attached).

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