Qamishlo's Newroz Message: Flame of struggle will remain burning

This morning, the Newroz 2024 celebration was launched in the town of Hemo in the city of Qamishlo, under the slogan “Freedom for Leader Apo, the solution to the Kurdish issue” with the participation of the region’s components of Kurds, Arabs and Armenians. After lighting the flame of Newroz and welcoming the attendees, the co-chair of the Democratic Union Party, Asia Abdullah congratulated resistance of fighters in the Turkish occupation prisons.

She stressed: "Resistance and protection are necessary without them, the people will be subject to annihilation.

She explained: “Our message from Newroz this year is to connect with the leader intellectually, and to show that no one can distance us from our leader, and we must end the international silence and achieve the leader Abdullah Ocalan freedom.”

Then, the co-chair of the Democratic Society Movement, Gharib Hasso, gave a speech in which he said: “Newroz is a historic day and has a culture, and the flame that Kawa the blacksmith lit is being followed by the leader Abdullah Ocalan, and for this reason we celebrate to revive this legacy in the spirit of solidarity and cohesion among peoples.”

He continued: "Over many decades, the Kurdish people have been subjected to many arbitrary policies by the countries occupying Kurdistan, which tried, by various means to distort the meaning of Newroz, but the true, essential, and historical inheritance was restored and revived by Leader Abdullah Ocalan."

The celebration will include singing performances by the HiFi Band, affiliated with Culture and Art.

Amuda

The celebration of Amuda district began after the people of the district, its towns and villages flocked to Newroz Square in the village of Jhager Bazar, with a minute of silence. Then the people listened to an audio recording of Leader Abdullah Ocalan, in which he spoke about the importance of the holiday for the Kurdish people. Then the Newroz flame was lit.

 The member of the Kongra Star Coordination Committee, Ramzia Muhammad, gave a speech in which she praised the continuing struggle in the face of all the attacks launched on the people of NE Syria and in the mountains of Kurdistan.

She considered the continuing struggle to be “the strongest response to the occupiers and enemies despite the brutal and barbaric methods used to intimidate the people."

She stated, "It is our responsibility to protect the gains of the revolution that were achieved thanks to the thought and philosophy of Leader Ocalan," and stressed, "The flame of freedom will rise and will not be extinguished thanks to our resistance and solidarity until victory is achieved."

In turn, member of the Democratic Union Party, Muhammad Abdel Rahim, blessed all peoples struggling against oppressive policies and occupiers on Newroz.

He stressed that "the freedom of leader Abdullah Ocalan is a guarantee of resolving the crises of all peoples, and on this basis we must spread his thought to thwart the policies of capitalist global systems."

He called for unity against all conspiracies targeting resistant peoples, breaking isolation, and achieving the freedom of leader Abdullah Ocalan."

The celebration continues with artistic groups presenting songs and theatrical performances

Tirbespiyê

The Newroz 2024 celebration, which was organized in the village of Drejek in Tirbespiyê district, continues with speeches, the first of which is the speech of Kongra Star Administrator Zainab Murad, in which she explained, “The revolutionary people’s war has proven its worth against the occupiers, because it is the only way to thwart their plans, so we must realize that we are facing major hostile plans that target our existence."

She added, "Today these components are subjected to a war of extermination by Turkish fascism amid international silence, but from here we affirm the continuation of our unity and solidarity against all conspiracies."

In turn, the co-chair of the Union of Municipalities in al-Jazera Canton, Suleiman Arab, said in a speech on behalf of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the North and East Syria region, that Newroz means victory, resistance, and unity, and he continued: “The truth of Newroz is that Kawa the blacksmith overthrew the authority of injustice."

Arab noted that: "Victory is near. Let us end occupation and tyranny and raise the banner of freedom and brotherhood."

 He concluded by saying, "We, in the Autonomous Administration, are determined to win, stand against all rulers and darkness, and achieve stability for our people."

Girkê Legê

The speeches of the Çil Agha and Girkê Legê celebration organized in the village of Halik also emphasized the necessity of achieving the physical freedom of the leader Abdullah Ocalan, as the member of the Democratic Union Party, Parvin Yusuf, said in her speech that their struggle continues in the spirit of the oppressed Dogan and Zilan until the physical freedom of the leader Abdullah Ocalan is achieved.

She continued, " We will resist and struggle in the face of genocide, and will protect our gains under the democratic nation project."

She added, "In the spirit of struggle in the mountains of Kurdistan and Imrali, we will resist and guarantee victory and freedom."

  She stressed, "Newroz is resistance and uprising. We will fight in its spirit against genocide, with the leadership of free women, the philosophy of our leader, the approach of our martyrs, and our democratic project."

In turn, the co-chair of the Peoples’ Council in al-Jazera canton, Hikmat Habib, said in his speech, “We are the owners of the project of the democratic nation and Autonomous Administration which was established thanks to the thought and philosophy of leader Abdullah Ocalan. Therefore, his freedom must be achieved and the Kurdish issue resolved.

He continued, "In the spirit of Newroz, we, the Arabs, Syriacs, and Kurds, will defeat the dictatorial regimes, the authorities controlling Turkey, and rebuild the infrastructure that Erdogan destroyed."

Derik

In the celebration of the city of Derik, which was held in the village of Mamshur, after lighting the flame of Newroz, the co-chair of the Democratic Society Movement, Rokan Ahmed, confirmed that Newroz represents a day of new resurrection for peoples who have gotten rid of injustice. She called for "escalating the struggle and fighting until establishment peace among societies.

Then, the co-chair of the Executive Council  Talaat Younis, delivered a speech in which he said, “Newroz is freedom, peace, consolidating the brotherhood of peoples on this basis, the struggle must be expanded among all components of society to achieve victory.”

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