Hawar News Agency Plan –  21, 4, 2025

On April 22, Kurds celebrate Kurdish Press Day, commemorating the beginning of a free media struggle since the publication of the "Kurdistan" newspaper in 1898, and honoring journalists who faced repression.

Displaced residents of Afrin affirmed that there is no security in Afrin as long as the Turkish state and its mercenaries are present. They stated: “We want to return to our land and homes under the banner of our party.” (Photos and videos attached)

A member of the Martyrs' Families Council in the city of Amuda stressed that the fundamental solution to the Kurdish issue begins with achieving the physical freedom of leader Abdullah Ocalan and the necessity for the Turkish state to recognize the rights of the Kurdish people, who have declared their readiness to implement the call for peace and democratic society. (Photos and videos attached)

In a significant step to support the poultry sector and boost local production in the region, the Economic and Agricultural Council in Raqqa Canton established a cooperative association specialized in chick production under the name “Mother of Poultry,” the first of its kind in Raqqa Canton. (Photos and videos attached)

Since 2021, the Internal Security Forces in North and East Syria, supported by the Women's Protection Units and the Syrian Democratic Forces, have conducted five security campaigns in al-Hol Camp to pursue ISIS cells and limit the spread of extremist ideology.

On the occasion of Kurdish Press Day:

Kobani University will host a lecture in the university hall at 10:00 AM.

The Free Media Union will distribute the Martyr Mazloum Bakok Awards for Dedication at the Mohammed Sheikho Center for Culture and Art in Qamishlo at 10:30 AM.

The Union of Kurdish Writers and Intellectuals in Rojava will hold a seminar at its center in Qamishlo at 7:00 PM. (Photos and videos attached)

Residents of Qamishlo will march to demand the physical freedom of leader Abdullah Ocalan, starting from Osman Sabri Roundabout. Residents of Hasakah will also march from the Dove Roundabout in the Tel Hajar neighborhood at the same time, 11:00 AM. (Photos and videos attached)

The Baqi Khido Center for Culture and Art in Kobani will present a short play about the resistance at the Tishrin Dam at 12:00 PM. (Photos and videos attached)

The Democratic Armenian Youth Movement will hold an event in front of the UNHCR building in Qamishlo to commemorate the martyrs of the Armenian massacres at 1:00 PM.

Residents of al-Shaddadi will hold a funeral for SDF martyr Thamer Akla Ibrahim at the Martyrs' Cemetery in al-Shaddadi. The ceremony will also include an absentee memorial for martyr Abdel Hakim Alwan at 11:00 AM. (Photos and videos attached)

On the 127th anniversary of the publication of the "Kurdistan" newspaper, Hasakah and Serekaniye organizations of the Kurdish Democratic Unity Party in Syria (Yekiti) will host a panel discussion on Kurdish journalism in light of current developments at the Reading Park in Hasakah at 6:00 PM. (Photos and videos attached)

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