Hawar News Agency Plan –24, 10, 2025

The 9th Martyr Herkul International Book Fair hosts 24 publishing houses from outside the Autonomous Administration regions of North and East Syria, presenting more than 4,000 books in Arabic, Kurdish, and Turkish. (Photos and videos attached.)

Residents of the city of Girke Lege condemned the continued isolation imposed by the Turkish state on leader Abdullah Ocalan and the authorities’ prevention of an official parliamentary committee from meeting him. They described the decision as a political move aimed at silencing the voice of freedom and democratic thought. (Photos and videos attached.)

A member of the General Council of the Future Syria Party stated that the Baath Party’s rule through single-party ideology has had disastrous consequences for Syrian society, stressing that political pluralism is a national necessity to ensure participatory decision-making and reflect the diversity of Syrian society. (Photos and videos attached.)

Livestock breeding in Homs has seen a significant decline in recent months, which observers attribute to governmental neglect, economic crises, drought, and the deterioration of natural pastures. The livestock sector faces severe challenges threatening its sustainability, most notably rising feed costs, shortage of medicines and vaccines, and the urgent need for support to breeders and stabilization of livestock production in the region.

Amid tents that offer no protection from summer heat or winter cold, women forcibly displaced from the city of Serê Kaniyê  continue to struggle against harsh living conditions. Despite this, they hold onto hope and determination for a safe return to their homes after the expulsion of the occupation and its mercenaries. (Photos and videos attached.)

Researchers and activists stated that the Turkish authorities are pursuing a “Turanist policy” aimed at consolidating occupation in the region by extending the missions of its army in Syria and Iraq under old pretexts, noting that Turkey is not serious about implementing the peace agreement with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

The Syrian Interim Government continues to push hundreds of public employees to resign by transferring them to work outside their home provinces, replacing them with contract-based workers. This policy has caused severe humanitarian and social crises.

The 9th Martyr Herkul International Book Fair, organized by the Culture Authority of North and East Syria and the Jazira Canton, continues on its fifth day at Azadi Park in Qamishlo, starting at 11:00 a.m. (Photos and videos attached.)

The Kurdish Progressive Democratic Party in Syria commemorates the sixth anniversary of the passing of its former secretary Abdul Hamid Darwish at Rawabi Hall in Qamishlo, starting at 11:00 a.m. (Photos and videos attached.)

The Mesopotamia Movement for Democratic Culture and Art in North and East Syria is organizing a celebration in the city of Derik in support of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), starting at 4:00 p.m. (Photos and videos attached.)

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