Hawar News Agency Plan 12-5-2026

A member of the Syrian Initiative for the Freedom of Leader Abdullah Ocalan, Amna Khadro, affirmed that resolving the Kurdish issue is directly linked to ending the isolation imposed on Leader Ocalan and securing his physical freedom. She stated that the call he launched for peace and a democratic society constituted a historic opportunity to resolve the conflict in Turkey and the Middle East, criticizing the Turkish authorities for their slow pace in taking practical and serious steps toward the peace process. (Photos and video attached).

Representatives of Hasakah Governorate in the Syrian parliament, totaling 13 seats, are expected to be selected through an indirect mechanism under which Ahmad al-Sharaa will appoint the holders of 5 seats, while 8 others will be elected through local electoral bodies formed under the supervision of the subcommittees affiliated with the Higher Elections Committee. How will this mechanism be managed, and what are the stages of the electoral process?

Syrians are living through a severe economic crisis due to economic collapse, rising prices, and the loss of job opportunities, pushing the majority of the population below the extreme poverty line amid increasing inability to secure bread, medicine, and electricity, worsening malnutrition, and declining basic services, despite the availability of goods in markets that people cannot afford to buy.

The issue of Kurdish land ownership tops the integration process agenda, as the conditions of those affected by the “Exceptional Census” policies and the “Arab Belt Project” are being discussed within the meetings of the integration committees linked to the January 29 agreement. It is emphasized that restoring rights is part of the ongoing understandings, while no official body or mechanism has yet been identified to process these requests.

The Secretary of the Kurdish Democratic Roj Party in Syria, Kovan Kannou, affirmed that the current phase Syria is going through requires strengthening joint action and relying on Kurdish unity of decision to protect achievements and guarantee the constitutional rights of the Kurdish people. (Photos and video attached).

The villages stretching between Tel Tamr and Zirghan reflect a vast scene of destruction after years of war and displacement, with limited returns of residents attempting to repair their homes amid widespread rubble and the absence of basic necessities, including the family of Turki al-Wajri. (Photos and video attached).

The Council of Martyrs’ Families in the city of Al-Darbasiyah is organizing the funeral ceremony for martyr Mahmoud Majed Bakr (nom de guerre: Serbest) at the Martyr Rustem Cudi Shrine in the village of Barkafri at 10:00. (Photos and video attached).

Residents of Amuda city will hold a mass march in support of the Women’s Protection Units under the slogan “Women’s Protection Units Are Our Existence,” starting from the Free Woman Roundabout at 10:30. (Photos and video attached).

Kongra Star in the city of Garkê Legê is organizing a march in support of the Women’s Protection Units, starting from Martyr Khabat Square at 11:00. (Photos and video attached).

The Women’s Council of the Kurdish Lawyers Union is organizing a legal seminar titled “Together to Guarantee Women’s Rights in the Syrian Constitution” at Miriland Cafeteria in Qamishlo at 11:00. (Photos and video attached).

As part of the Kurdish Language Day activities, Kongra Star will deliver a statement at the Free Woman Square in Kobani at 11:00. Meanwhile, the Literature Council in Rojava–Qamishlo is organizing a Kurdish Book Fair lasting three days with the participation of several publishing houses and institutions at “Shler” Library in Qamishlo at 10:00. The event will include the signing of the book Xwerist by writer Abbas Ismail at 17:00. (Photos and video attached).

The Mohammad Sheikho Center for Culture and Art in Qamishlo will screen the film Dûr Rêya (The Long Road) at 17:00. (Photos and video attached).

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