Freedom struggles – a weekly news review

The PKK, founded 45 years ago on Monday, has given birth to all the
different organisations that make up the Kurdish Freedom Movement.
Terrorist listing allowed the London celebrations of this
anniversary to be attacked by the police. By contrast, Japan has
shortened their list of international terrorist organisations to
exclude the PKK – along with other groups such as Hamas. This
week’s review also looks at the nature of Hamas; the hypocrisy of
Turkey’s words of support for Palestine while they continue to
trade with Israel; the impact of current events on North and East
Syria - especially as described by the SDF’s Commander in Chief,
Mazloum Abdi; judicial corruption in Turkey; and some frightening
statistics from Iran.